With the conduct of the pointing test, engineers have concluded that the damaged wheels are not…
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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 Ends Attempts to Fully Recover Kepler Spacecraft, Potential New Missions Considered
NASA announces the end of Kepler reaction wheel testing, and the end of the prime mission…
Spaceflight Alters Bacterial Social Networks
When astronauts launch into space, a microbial entourage follows. Researching these microbes in microgravity may minimize…
NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference
NASA will host a news teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT Aug. 15, to discuss the status…
SOFIA in New Zealand—Much Attempted, Much Achieved
The SOFIA observatory wraps up its first Southern Hemisphere deployment, flying nine astronomical science missions from…
NASA Ames Celebrates Achievements, Marks Curiosity’s First Anniversary on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover today marked one year on Mars after its successful landing on Aug. 5,…
Kepler Mission Manager Update: Pointing Test
The next step of the exploratory recovery effort will be a system-level performance test to determine…
Media and Public Invited to View Curiosity Landing’s First Anniversary Broadcast
Media and the public are invited to watch a live NASA TV broadcast from NASA Headquarters…