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NASA Announces New Director of Ames Research Center
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Monday the selection of Dr. Eugene L. Tu as the next…
NASA Langley to Be Recognized for Advancing Helicopter Research
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Friday, May…
Mimas Stares Back
The great eye of Saturn's moon Mimas, a 130-kilometer-wide (80-mile) impact crater called Herschel, stares out…
Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Takes Off
A team at NASA's Langley Research Center is developing a concept of a battery-powered plane that…
NASA Administrator Statement on House Authorization Bill
Statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the House of Representatives’ NASA authorization bill
NASA Invests in Hundreds of U.S. Small Businesses to Enable Future Missions
NASA has selected research and technology proposals from 254 small businesses and 39 research institutions in…
NASA Completes MESSENGER Mission with Expected Impact on Mercury’s Surface
A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end Thursday when it…
SpaceX Targets May 6 for Pad Abort Test of New Crew Spacecraft
SpaceX now is targeting Wednesday, May 6, for a pad abort test of its Crew Dragon,…
Overview of MESSENGER Spacecraft’s Impact Region on Mercury
On April 30th, this region of Mercury's surface will have a new crater! Traveling at 3.91…