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May 2, 2016

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down in Pacific Ocean

SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule returned to Earth today Thursday, wrapping up the private spaceflight company's sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station.

May 2, 2016

US Air Force launches X-37B space plane on 4th mystery mission

The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane blasted into Earth orbit Wednesday, kicking off the robotic vehicle's clandestine fourth mission — as well as the first flight of a tiny solar-sailing spacecraft.

May 2, 2016

Tiny solar sail 'Cubesat' launching with X-37B space plane on Wednesday

A tiny solar-sailing spacecraft will hitch a ride on the rocket that blasts the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane into orbit on its latest mystery mission May 20.

May 2, 2016

NASA experiment hitches ride on US Air Force's X-37B space plane

The United States Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane will carry a NASA experiment to orbit when it launches on its next mystery mission May 20.

May 2, 2016

Bill Nye launches Kickstarter to push solar sailing Cubesat to space

Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.

May 2, 2016

Venus plane pushed for next NASA New Frontiers mission

Northrop Grumman is developing an inflatable, propeller-powered aircraft for a years-long cruise in the sulfurous skies of Venus and is gearing up to enter the concept in NASA's next New Frontiers planetary science competition.

May 2, 2016

New NASA images may solve Ceres 'bright spot' puzzle

A series of new NASA images may explain the unusual bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres that have been puzzling scientists.

May 2, 2016

NASA funds 'squid rover,' 14 other far-out space tech ideas

NASA has funded 15 ambitious tech concepts in the hopes that one or more of them may have a huge impact on space science or exploration down the road.

May 2, 2016

SpaceX tests astronaut escape system in unmanned Dragon launch

SpaceX tested its escape system for astronauts Wednesday, launching an unmanned Dragon crew capsule from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

May 2, 2016

Amazing photo shows SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just before crash

An amazing new photo shows the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket just before it hit the deck of a robotic ship in the Atlantic Ocean during a bold landing attempt last month.