October 20, 2015 Russian space capsule docks at International Space Station A Soyuz space capsule carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese docked smoothly early Thursday with the International Space Station.
October 20, 2015 What will it be like to live on Mars? Inflatable and super sustainable It's been a long day, but you take one last glance around at the ochre sky and clay-colored earth before heading inside the inflatable, windowless structure you now call home.
October 20, 2015 Caffeine High: Space station getting Italian espresso maker, Italian astronaut can't wait The next space station grocery run will carry caffeine to a whole new level: Aboard the SpaceX supply ship is an authentic espresso machine straight from Italy.
October 20, 2015 Navy returns NASA's Orion after test flight NASA's new Orion spacecraft returned to dry land in Southern California after a test flight that ended with a plunge into the Pacific Ocean.
October 20, 2015 NASA gets new countdown clock just in time for Orion's launch debut; test flight Thursday NASA has a new state-of-the-art space capsule on the launch pad and a new high-tech countdown clock to go with it.
October 20, 2015 90,000 messages will be beamed to Mars Friday Radio telescopes will beam tens of thousands of messages to Mars this Friday (Nov.
October 20, 2015 Student science projects destroyed in unmanned rocket explosion Students at the Urban Promise Academy in Oakland, California, were among the teams who lost long-planned experiments -- in their case, testing red worms to turn garbage into compost in space.
October 20, 2015 NASA eyes crew deep sleep option for Mars mission A NASA-backed study explores an innovative way to dramatically cut the cost of a human expedition to Mars -- put the crew in stasis.
October 20, 2015 UAE plans first Arab spaceship to Mars in 7 years Having scaled the heights of Earth with the world's tallest tower, the United Arab Emirates is now aiming for the stars, or just a little bit closer, with an ambitions trip to Mars.
October 20, 2015 US astronauts should use trampolines to get into space, Russian official says A Russian official angered over new sanctions that the United States imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis is suggesting that American astronauts get to the International Space Station by using trampolines instead of rockets.