Orion Spacecraft Stationary Recovery Test at Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia

On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia,…

Kepler Mission Manager Update: Pointing Test Results

With the conduct of the pointing test, engineers have concluded that the damaged wheels are not…

Learning by Doing: NASA’s Airborne Research Experience for Educators

A dozen teachers from across the country came to Southern California for a 10-day Airborne Research…

NASA Invites Media to Preview Pollution-Climate Science Flights Aug. 22

NASA has changed the day for a behind-the-scenes look at the agency's airborne campaign to study…

NASA Selects Innovative Technology Proposals for Suborbital Flights

NASA has selected for possible flight demonstration 10 proposals from six U.S. states for reusable, suborbital…

NASA Exercises Expendable Launch Vehicle Contract Option

NASA has exercised the first option on a contract providing integrated services for the preparation and…

Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center

The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.…

NASA Aircraft Take to Skies over Houston for Air Pollution Study

A multi-year NASA science mission soon will be airborne over Houston to help scientists measure and…

NASA Ends Attempts to Fully Recover Kepler Spacecraft, Potential New Missions Considered

Following months of analysis and testing, the Kepler Space Telescope team is ending its attempts to…

NASA, Commercial Crew Partners Fund Additional Development Milestones

NASA announced Thursday it is adding some additional milestones to agreements with three U.S. commercial companies…