Private Spaceflight Archive
01 August 2012, 07:00 AM ET
August offers a rare skywatching treat: two full moons.
31 July 2012, 12:47 PM ET
The Web has come alive with chatter about a UFO hovering over the opening ceremony of the Olympics. But it sure looks a lot like a blimp.
31 July 2012, 09:00 AM ET
A robotic Russian cargo ship big farewell to the International Space Station.
26 July 2012, 01:37 PM ET
Salyut 1, the first space station, paved the way for future manned orbital platforms.
26 July 2012, 08:00 AM ET
One of many space station concepts, the Manned Orbiting Laboratory was planned for launch in 1969.
25 July 2012, 01:32 PM ET
One of the dragon constellation's stars used to be the North Star
25 July 2012, 01:01 PM ET
Researchers have identified an alien system whose planets are neatly aligned, just like our own cosmic neighborhood.
25 July 2012, 10:21 AM ET
Hundreds of thousands of stars make up the mighty Hercules Globular Cluster.
25 July 2012, 07:01 AM ET
Now is the best time of the month to see the moon's many craters.
25 July 2012, 07:00 AM ET
FITSAT-1 will test out optical communication techniques for satellites.
24 July 2012, 05:35 PM ET
The moon will appear to pass a fading Mars in the July 24 night sky.
24 July 2012, 04:06 PM ET
A humanoid robot with a female figure could eventually help out human astronauts aboard the space station.
19 July 2012, 03:17 PM ET
Russia has reconfigured its Angara rocket to launch the new ACV crew spacecraft in the works.
18 July 2012, 12:04 PM ET
July's planet-watching displays are heating up. See how to spot Saturn, Mars and the moon together.
18 July 2012, 11:03 AM ET
A series of fun events, lasting through the weekend, will help celebrate the opening of the new exhibit.
15 July 2012, 12:17 AM ET
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14 July 2012, 10:40 PM ET
The International Space Station is about to get a new trio of crewmembers.
14 July 2012, 07:00 AM ET
The trio will be visible in the early morning sky on July 15.
13 July 2012, 06:16 PM ET
The lucky winner will fly to the edge of space aboard XCOR Aerospace's Lynx.
12 July 2012, 06:25 PM ET
NASA's newest Mars rover is not the first spacecraft to attempt to land on the Red Planet.
12 July 2012, 02:21 PM ET
The huge solar flare marked the second X-class sun storm in a week.
10 July 2012, 08:01 AM ET
Europe's $788 million Euclid mission will launch an ambitious space telescope to map dark matter and dark energy.
09 July 2012, 05:20 PM ET
A look at what has become of those involved in NASA's final space shuttle mission.
09 July 2012, 04:00 PM ET
The odd clapping noise is generated just 230 feet or so Earth's surface, researchers say.
08 July 2012, 07:00 AM ET
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