In August, a Soyuz failure on an unmanned mission to resupply the space station led to a six-week suspension of flights.

BBC: Soyuz back in service after failed launch

It's not the miniature robotic space shuttle that NASA's planning to send into orbit this month, but another of the space agency's unmanned vehicles has edged closer to its beginning its mission, with the "nearly autonomous" Global Hawk aircraft having completed a key test flight bright and early on April 2nd.

ENGADGET: NASA's unmanned Global Hawk completes key test flight

Moscow (CNN) -- The Russian space agency on Monday postponed the launch of a new manned mission to the International Space Station due to last week's accident in which an unmanned cargo craft was lost, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

CNN: Russia postpones new manned space station mission