Testing NASA’s Next Deep Space Vehicle

"5...4...3...2...1...release." With that countdown, the Apollo-like test article that is a base model for the agency's…

NASA’s Chandra Observatory Images Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole

The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first…

NASA Awards Space Technology Research Fellowship Grants

NASA has selected the inaugural class of Space Technology Research Fellows.

NASA To Unveil Full-Frame Image Of Vesta At News Conference

NASA will host a news conference on Monday, Aug. 1, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss…

Driving on the Moon

Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin loaded the lunar rover with tools and equipment in…

NASA Selects Four Universities For 2012 X-Hab Innovation Challenge

NASA has selected four universities to design habitat and science concepts that could be used by…

NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station

The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met Tuesday, July 26,…

NASA Safety Chief Bryan O’Connor To Retire

Bryan O'Connor, NASA's chief of safety and mission assurance since 2002, has announced plans to retire…

NASA Sets Launch Coverage Events For Mission To Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…

Liberty Bell 7

Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into his 'Liberty Bell 7' spacecraft on July 21, 1961. The Mercury-Redstone…