One astronaut, two cosmonauts and 32 live fish left Earth for the International Space Station(ISS) Tuesday morning (Oct. 23), lifting off from a Russian launch pad that has not been used for manned missions for almost three decades. Full story
A private rocket is set to launch toward the International Space Station next week, and viewers in Florida will have an awesome view. Full story
A private rocket NASA is counting on to make robotic cargo flights to the International Space Station achieved a key milestone Monday as its first stage rolled out to its Virginia launch pad for the first time. Full story
Viral video has captured a gopher living under a rocket launch pad in Kazakhstan. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports.
The Atlantis shuttle sits on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, ready for the final countdown of a three-decade long shuttle program. NBC's Tom Costello reports.
A NASA investigation into the death of a space shuttle worker who fell from a launch pad at the agency's Florida spaceport last week has turned up no signs of foul play, or failures in safety equipment, a top shuttle official says. Full story
Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket vents fuel as it sits on the launch pad at the NASA facility on Wallops Island Va., Wednesday April 17, 2013. A technical problem scrubbed the launch for the day.
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported from its assembly hangar to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 26.
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is transported to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2013. The Soyuz will carry U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station on March 29. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (K
The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is lifted to its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2013. The Soyuz will carry U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station on March 29. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHS
