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October 21, 2015

SpaceX delays Dragon cargo launch to space station until March 30

The planned Sunday launch of a commercial Dragon space capsule packed with food and supplies for astronauts in orbit has been delayed until at least March 30, its SpaceX builders said.

October 21, 2015

Orbital Corp. launches rocket to space station after solar scare; food, ants stashed away

Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its unmanned Antares cargo rocket to the International Space Station Wednesday, following a delay after a massive solar explosion led to fears of radiation. 

October 21, 2015

Air Force's mysterious space plane nears 1 year In orbit

The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is nearing a major milestone — one year of travel in Earth orbit, performing duties in support of long-term space objectives.

October 21, 2015

America's rocketeers: Young geniuses could push the space race forward

Elon Musk led the charge by privatizing space exploration. Now, a new cadre of rocketeers at hackerspaces, schools, and rocket clubs in the U.S. are ready to take the reins.

October 21, 2015

Iran mulls Persian cat as next animal astronaut

Iran's hunt for its next animal astronaut may turn to the distinctive and locally named Persian cat, an official said Monday, in another possible step by the country's ambitious aerospace program that has also raised Western concerns about spillover military applications.

October 21, 2015

Hubble telescope helps solve galaxy-evolution mystery

New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers crack a longstanding puzzle about galaxy evolution.

October 21, 2015

Blast off! Chinese astronauts launch into orbit

A Chinese rocket roared into space Tuesday carrying a crew of three is on its way to the nation's space module orbiting Earth.

October 21, 2015

Farming on Mars? NASA ponders food supply for 2030 mission

To establish a sustainable settlement on Earth's solar system neighbor, space travelers will have to learn how to grow food on Mars, experts say.

October 21, 2015

In Texas, a spaceport struggles to soar

Texas space aficionados hope rockets will someday be launched into orbit from a beachside site near the U.S.-Mexico border, but a tight state budget and a previously frustrated attempt to land such a spaceport could complicate efforts.

October 21, 2015

Japan delivers whiskey to space station ... just a bit for research purposes only

Spirits arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. Not the ghostly ones, but the kind you drink -- distilled spirits.