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Russia's robotic Progress 60 cargo vessel approaches the International Space Station on July 5, 2015.

On This Day in Space! July 5, 2015: Russian cargo ship arrives at space station

By Hanneke Weitering

On July 5, 2015, the Russian Progress 60 cargo ship successfully docked with the International Space Station. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off with seven satellites aboard during a launch from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on July 4, 2020. The launch failed to reach orbit.

Rocket Lab Electron launch fails to reach orbit, 7 satellites lost

By Amy Thompson

A Rocket Lab Electron booster carrying seven satellites failed to reach orbit during a Fourth of July launch Saturday.

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Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Doris Elin Urrutia

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy (left), Doug Hurley (center) and Bob Behnken celebrate the U.S. Fourth of July holiday in a video message from the International Space Station released July 2, 2020.

Astronauts celebrate Fourth of July from space station

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station are celebrating Independence Day from space.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity makes its second glide flight over Spaceport America in New Mexico on June 25, 2020.

Virgin Galactic to reveal SpaceShipTwo cabin design on July 28

By Mike Wall

We'll soon get our first look at the cabin of Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner.

Crew Compartment Trainer-2 (CCT-2), the second of two orbiter nose section mockups used to train space shuttle astronauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will be moving to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum in Oklahoma.

Tulsa Air and Space lands last of NASA's shuttle crew cabin trainers

By Robert Z. Pearlman

NASA's last space shuttle mockup still on its astronaut training room floor has landed a new educational mission in Oklahoma.

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NASA's first Space Launch System megarocket core powers up for 'green run' test

By Meghan Bartels

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed testing of NASA's next megarocket, but the monthslong process is resuming and has checked off a key milestone: powering up the core stage.

An artist's depiction of the Iris rover on the moon.

Tiny, simple moon rovers will bring cubesat science to the lunar surface

By Meghan Bartels

Cubesats have revolutionized orbital science, and a rover counterpart may soon do the same for surface science, beginning on the moon.

There's a lot going in space in 2019. Check out our up-to-date space launch schedule and calendar here!

Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!

By Hanneke Weitering

Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken conduct a spacewalk to replace batteries outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 1, 2020.

Spacewalkers complete penultimate set of battery upgrades for space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Two astronauts completed the second-to-last set of battery replacements outside of the International Space Station, advancing a multi-year project to upgrade the power system for the orbiting lab.

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken is pictured during a spacewalk to swap batteries and upgrade power systems on the International Space Station's Starboard-6 truss structure, on June 26, 2020. Behnken was joined during the six-hour and seven-minute excursion by NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (out of frame).

Going with a view? A spacewalk is the 'best view for a bathroom,' astronaut says

By Chelsea Gohd

Space is the "best view for a bathroom anywhere," says one NASA astronaut.

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken is pictured during a spacewalk to swap batteries and upgrade power systems on the International Space Station's Starboard-6 truss structure, on June 26, 2020. Behnken was joined during the six-hour and seven-minute excursion by NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (out of frame).

Astronauts are taking a spacewalk outside their space station today. Watch it live!

By Hanneke Weitering

Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk today (July 1), and you can watch it live online.

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken is pictured during a spacewalk to swap batteries and upgrade power systems on the International Space Station's Starboard-6 truss structure, on June 26, 2020. Behnken was joined during the six-hour and seven-minute excursion by NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (out of frame).

Watch live! Astronauts taking 2nd spacewalk to swap space station batteries

By Space.com Staff

Two NASA astronauts are walking in space outside the International Space Station to complete work on an upgrade of the orbiting laboratory's solar power system and you can watch it live here.

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is encapsulated in its Atlas V rocket payload fairing at NASA's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 18, 2020.

NASA delays launch of next Mars rover to no earlier than July 30

By Mike Wall

NASA has delayed the launch of its Mars rover Perseverance again, this time to no earlier than July 30, due to rocket preparation delays.

Firefly Aerospace used a Reaver rocket engine to light candles on a birthday cake to celebrate the 43rd birthday of co-founder and investor Max Polyakov in a June 30, 2020 video.

Firefly Aerospace uses rocket engine to light birthday candles in epic cake video

By Elizabeth Howell

The folks at Firefly Aerospace took a brief break from rocket development recently to fire up a rocket engine to celebrate a co-founder's birthday.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III SV03 satellite for the U.S. Space Force on June 30, 2020.

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, sticks rocket landing

By Amy Thompson

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force Tuesday (June 30) then nailed a booster landing at sea.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III SV03 navigation satellite for the U.S. Space Force stands atop its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of a planned June 30, 2020 launch.

SpaceX is launching an advanced GPS satellite for the US Space Force today. Here's how to watch.

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today, June 30, to deliver an upgraded global positioning satellite (GPS) into orbit for the U.S. Space Force and you can watch it live online.

Two drogue parachutes successfully deploy from a Boeing Starliner test article during a landing system reliability test conducted on June 21, 2020, above White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.

Boeing gives Starliner crew capsule's parachutes a workout in drop test (video)

By Mike Wall

Starliner's chutes performed well during a drop test over New Mexico's White Sands Space Harbor on June 21 that was designed to simulate an abort shortly after launch.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy snapped this photo of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle docked with the International Space Station during a spacewalk with Bob Behnken on Friday, June 26, 2020.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule looked 'pretty awesome' in spacewalk, astronaut says

By Chelsea Gohd

During last Friday's spacewalk (June 29), NASA astronauts got a "pretty awesome" view of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle docked with the International Space Station.

An image from Longjiang 2 of the solar eclipse that crossed over South America on July 2, 2019.

A tiny Chinese satellite spotted the 2019 total solar eclipse from the moon

By Andrew Jones

A tiny Chinese satellite in lunar orbit captured incredible images of a total solar eclipse over South America last year, thanks to commands from radio enthusiasts.