Topic: International Space Station

Internet millionaire takes aim at Mars

PayPal cofounder Elon Musk’s latest enterprise just launched the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket into orbit around the Earth.

Horizon highlights: Rethinking the basics

A video-game magnate gets his journey into space

Richard Garriott, whose father was an astronaut, pays $30 million to go up Sunday to the International Space Station as a galactic tourist and working member of the space crew.

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China’s first spacewalk: no cold-war race this time

The Shenzhou 7 launches Thursday in an era of global space cooperation.

Space junk poses threat to Hubble mission

Next month's Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to repair the Hubble telescope faces an increased risk of a collision with debris because it will take place in a higher, more littered orbit than usual, NASA said Monday.

Stephen Colbert's DNA heads toward final frontier

Horizon highlights – The stories behind OLPC, NASA shields, and where cellphones RIP

Will US-Russia tensions extend to space?

Without Russia, NASA couldn’t send astronauts to the space station between 2010 and 2015.

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Video: Busy week for NASA

Phoenix Mars lander, new space-station lab, Saturn's 'bumper cars,' and looking ahead to NASA's gamma-ray observatory.

Space toilet flushes again

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Space station to get its largest lab

The shuttle launch Saturday, carrying the new module, is a key step for Japan’s space program.

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Does space need air traffic control?

As more countries race to launch satellites and manned craft, some warn of a space jam.

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