Indiana Astronaut to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission

NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, who was born in Portland, Ind., and considers Montpelier, Ind., his hometown,…

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet’s Past

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that…

Research for the Future

The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft takes off from Edwards Air…

NASA and International Space University Hold Moon Panel

A panel of robotics engineers, lunar scientists and spacecraft flight directors will gather at NASA's Ames…

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Successful Countdown Practice Highlights Week

The astronauts of space shuttle Discovery, along with the launch and mission control teams in Florida…

Crew Winding Up Busy Training Week at Kennedy

With a dress rehearsal countdown behind them, the astronauts of STS-128 will survey the payload bay…

Practice Countdown Under Way

The seven astronauts who will board Discovery in a few weeks to ride into space are…

Summer Heat

A white-hot flame surrounded by red hot exhaust shoots from a recent test of the J-2X…

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft to Stop at Stennis During Trek

A full-scale mockup of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle will be on display for free public…