Proba-2 flies into its Russian launch site – Image

Credits: ESA

Discovery to Undock Today

Today's wakeup song was "Beautiful Day" by U2, played for Tim Kopra at 11 a.m. EDT.…

NASA Awards SOFIA Contract Option to L-3 Communications

NASA has awarded a contract modification to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for…

Kepler Mission Manager Update, Sept. 8, 2009

As it nears 11,000,000 miles distance from Earth, the Kepler spacecraft continues to scan the Milky…

NASA Awards Helium Contract

NASA has selected five companies to provide liquid and gaseous helium for 17 agency locations, including…

Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Set to Return to Earth Thursday

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth Thursday after a…

LCROSS Selects Crater With Best Chance of Finding Water

NASA’s search for lunar water now has an address. Learn about the target crater for the…

NASA Selects Target Crater for Lunar Impact of LCROSS Spacecraft

NASA has identified the spot where it will search for water on the moon.

Reflection

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang is visible in the reflection of NASA astronaut Danny Olivas's…

Crews Bid Farewell, Leonardo Back in Discovery

The shuttle and station crews have bid each other farewell and are in the process of…