This story is part of a week-long series on the first decade of space tourism, which began on April 2001. Also today on SPACE.com: How space tourism is changing the face of suborbital science. Full story
The three astronauts aboard the International Space Station no longer have to worry about a small piece of space junk heading their way. Full story
Astronauts from the U.S., Russia and Italy blast off in Kazakhstan with their Soyuz spacecraft as they began a mission to the International Space Station.
This story was updated at 2:11 a.m. ET. A Soyuz space capsule landed safely in Kazakhstan Saturday (Sept. 25), returning two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to Earth after the crew solved a technical glitch that thwarted their first homecoming attempt a day earlier. Full story
This story was updated at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Three astronauts on the International Space Station are set to return to Earth tonight (Sept. 24) a full day late - but not because of problems with their Soyuz landing capsule. It was a set of stuck hooks on the station that thwarted their first homecoming a Full story
A U.S.-Russian space team sent their Easter greetings down to Earth Sunday after their Soyuz spacecraft docked flawlessly at the International Space Station. . Full story
The Soyuz spacecraft is designed to be operated by the commander in the center seat of the three-seat descent module, as you can see from this interior view of the Soyuz TMA-14.
An engineering overlay camera view from the Soyuz spacecraft shows the International Space Station against the darkness of space in this view from NASA TV May 23, 2011. REUTERS/NASA TV FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A TH
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin checks connections between the International Space Station's Poisk module and a Soyuz spacecraft after a technical glitch prevented the Soyuz's undocking on Thursday.
