Astronaut Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, used his recently minted ham radio license for the first time November…
NEXT ISS CREW NAMED
Veteran NASA astronaut John Phillips and seasoned Russian Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev are the next crew of…
SWIFT SATELLITE LAUNCHES SUCCESSFULLY
NASA’s Swift satellite was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The satellite…
‘Spacelift’ for Vendée Globe sailor
When Marc Thiercelin set out on the Vendée Globe, one of the world’s toughest sailing races,…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-040
The Expedition 10 crew is easing into the second month of its six-month stay onboard the…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-039
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…
HUMANS PLUS ROBOTICS EQUALS SUCCESS
Members of NASA’s human and robotic programs are cooperating in new ways to support the Vision…
The driest place on Earth
This Envisat image was acquired over northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth outside…
MAKE THE NEXT GIANT LEAP
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC), with its Phase 1 call for proposals, invites those…
CREW ADDED TO 2nd SHUTTLE FLIGHT
NASA astronauts Lisa Nowak (Cmdr., U.S. Navy) and Stephanie Wilson are joining the crew of the…