The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft breaks apart shortly after liftoff Sunday at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. John Raoux/AP hide caption
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European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy checks her Sokol pressure suit aboard the International Space Station. Cristoforetti, who set an endurance record, is among three astronauts who returned on Thursday. ESA/LANDOV hide caption
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A Proton-M rocket shown in 2013. The same type of rocket malfunctioned in mid-flight on Saturday and crashed over Siberia carrying a Mexican communications satellite. PHOTO ITAR-TASS/ITAR-TASS/Landov hide caption
Monday
In this photo posted on Twitter on Sunday, and provided by NASA, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sips espresso from a cup designed for use in zero gravity, on the International Space Station. AP hide caption
Wednesday
A Russian launch vehicle carrying the Progress M-27M cargo ship lifts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Fears mounted Wednesday that the unmanned cargo capsule was lost and may plunge back to Earth as ground control failed to gain control of the orbiting ship for a second day in a row. Roscosmos/EPA /Landov hide caption
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule nears the International Space Station on Friday, as astronauts prepare to snag it with a robotic arm. NASA TV hide caption
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Astronaut Terry Virts points to his helmet as he sits inside the International Space Station on Wednesday. AP hide caption
Thursday
Expedition 45 poses for a Star Wars themed portrait NASA hide caption
Friday
An image provided by SpaceX showing the barge that was used in an unsuccessful attempt to recover the Falcon 9 first stage. AP hide caption
Saturday
The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday. John Raoux/AP hide caption
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International Space Station Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore holds up the first object made in space with 3-D printing on Nov. 25. NASA hide caption
To Boldly Go Where No 3-D Printer Has Gone Before: Yep, Space
Friday
The new capsules are being built by Boeing and SpaceX. They look similar, but there are differences. SpaceX, The Boeing Company hide caption
Sunday
In a photo provided by NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches with the Cygnus spacecraft aboard, on Sunday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Bill Ingalls/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Leave it to the Italians to design a capsule-based espresso system for astronauts who miss their morning cup. Andrea Guermani/Courtesy of Lavazza hide caption
Monday
The new ISSpresso orbital espresso machine. Argotec hide caption