WildBlue-1 satellite ready

WildBlue-1 satellite is ready for its December 8 launch on Ariane 5 The integration process has…

ROCKET MOTOR TEST HELPS SHUTTLE AND ARES 1

NASA’s Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 16, at a…

Andrew Yau probes the stormy Sun-Earth relationship

Dr. Yau has spent much of his career probing the behaviour of plasma in outer space…

NASA COMPLETES MILESTONE REVIEW OF NEXT HUMAN SPACECRAFT SYSTEM

NASA has completed a milestone first review of all systems for the Orion spacecraft and the…

Double Star mission extended

Earlier this month, ESA’s Science Programme Committee (SPC) unanimously approved a nine-month extension of ESA’s involvement…

NASA AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM TURNS 30

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30-year anniversary. The confidential reporting…

NASA’S HUBBLE FINDS EVIDENCE FOR DARK ENERGY

Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that dark energy is not a new constituent…

ARISS “CONTINGENCY NETWORK” IMPRESSES NASA

When Russian flight controllers encountered difficulties during a recent International Space Station cargo rocket docking, NASA…

WildBlue-1 satellite arrives in French Guiana

WildBlue-1 has begun its pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport following the satellite’s arrival in French Guiana…

Dr. John C. Mather wins Nobel Prize for Physics

The Nobel Prize Committee announced Tuesday that NASA scientist and Goddard Fellow Dr. John C. Mather…