February 5, 2015 Air Force to launch secretive X-37B space plane in October The U.S. military's hush-hush robotic X-37B space plane is slated to blast off again next month, Air Force officials say.
February 5, 2015 Soyuz rocket lifts off for International Space Station When astronaut Scott Kelly embarks on a one-year space station stint next spring, his twin brother will be offering more than his usual moral support.
February 5, 2015 Land a piece of space history Space mementos including spacesuits, control panels, and one cosmonaut survival machete are among 300 of space memorabilia being auctioned off in the Space History sale at Bonhams on April 8.
February 5, 2015 SpaceX rocket explodes during launch; no injuries An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after launch on a test flight at the company's Central Texas development site.
February 5, 2015 SpaceX capsule splashes down after Space Station supply run A SpaceX capsule loaded with space station experiments is back on Earth.
February 5, 2015 New GPS satellite launched into space from Cape Canaveral The United Launch Alliance rocket that soared into space Friday will place a navigation satellite into the Global Positioning System constellation for the Air Force.Â
January 13, 2015 Mars rover Curiosity begins 1st long Martian drive NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has left its landing site, embarking upon a weeks-long Martian road trip toward its first major science target, mission officials announced Wednesday.
January 13, 2015 Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo makes history with 1st rocket-powered flight A private spaceship designed to carry space tourists made its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, reaching supersonic speeds as it paved the way toward commercial flights in the near future.
January 13, 2015 3 astronauts return to Earth after 144-day mission to space station A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan, returning the three men to Earth after a 144-day mission to the International Space Station.
January 13, 2015 10 bizarre real-life alien worlds Pink planets and diamond rain? Take a look at the 10 strangest alien worlds in outer space.