NASA’S J-2X Engine Kicks Off 2012 with Powerpack Testing

A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space…

NASA’s NuSTAR Ships to Vandenberg Ahead of March 14 Launch

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday…

Educators Selected to Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory

Twenty-six educators from the United States have been selected for research flights aboard SOFIA, NASA's Stratospheric…

Next-Generation Space Flight

The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), or Orion, being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin's Vertical Testing…

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck Visits Wallops

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck, left, and Robin Heard, Manager of Antares Upper Stage Ground Operations,…

NASA Administrator Visits Morgan State University; Highlights Importance of Science, Math in Creating Economy That Works for All

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit Morgan State University in Baltimore on Jan. 25 to meet…

Zero Robotics Challenge Winners Decided in High-Tech Competition

Two hundred high school students packed an auditorium at MIT on Monday, Jan. 23, for a…

Astronaut Application Deadline Approaching

Individuals interested in becoming America's future space explorers have until Friday to submit their applications. The…

Virginia Students to Speak Live With Space Station Astronauts

Students gathered at The University of Virginia College at Wise will speak with Expedition 30 Commander…

Construction Begins on Atlantis’ Permanent Home

With space shuttle Atlantis' 25-year spaceflight career now in the history books, its next mission --…