October 20, 2015 New crew arrives at International Space Station A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Italy docked Monday with the International Space Station, less than six hours after launching from Russia's manned space facility in Kazakhstan.
October 20, 2015 NASA inspector blasts asteroid protection program NASA's effort to identify potentially dangerous space rocks has taken a hit.
October 20, 2015 3 space station astronauts return to Earth Three space station astronauts are back on Earth.
October 20, 2015 NASA spacecraft just one year away from Pluto Less than a year from now, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will make the first-ever visit to Pluto, potentially revolutionizing scientists' understanding of the dwarf planet.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX receives FAA approval for proposed spaceport in Texas The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) office of Commercial Space Transportation has published a "Record of Decision" giving approval for a SpaceX Texas Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas.
October 20, 2015 NASA launches satellite to monitor carbon dioxide NASA has launched its first spacecraft devoted to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping gas thought to be responsible for much of Earth's recent warming trend.
October 20, 2015 Musk: SpaceX could land humans on Mars in 10 to 12 years SpaceX founder Elon Musk thinks his private spaceflight company will have the capability to land humans on Mars within 12 years.
October 20, 2015 NASA to conduct Mars 'flying saucer' test on Earth NASA is getting ready to launch a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
October 20, 2015 US facing increased threats to its space interests, report says The United States faces increased threats to its space program as adversaries develop measures to combat satellite reconnaissance, a new report says.