MOSCOW, May 29 (UPI) -- A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked Friday with the International Space Station to begin a 180-day mission, Russian officials said.

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, May 26 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says the Soyuz rocket that will take Expedition 20 crew members to the International Space Station is ready for launch.

OTTAWA, May 13 (UPI) -- Two new Canadian astronauts are to begin human spaceflight training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Canadian Space Agency said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will air live TV coverage of the next Russian Soyuz mission, including launch and arrival at the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission, which is targeted for launch in October 2009.

OTTAWA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A veteran of two U.S. space shuttle missions was named the new chief of the Canadian Space Agency by the federal industry minister Tuesday.

LONGUEUIL, Quebec, April 1 (UPI) -- The Canadian Space Agency is set to start recruiting for two new astronaut trainees, the federal Industry minister responsible for the agency announced.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. space officials set March 11 as the official launch date for the space shuttle Endeavour on its mission to the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency announced plans Tuesday to move space shuttle Endeavour to its launch pad in advance of its March 11 launch.