Weekend Testing Ahead for Engines

Space shuttle Discovery's three main engines have been installed ahead of the launch of the STS-133…

All-American Salute

Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, leaps from the lunar…

SOFIA Observatory Test Flights Prepare for Early Science

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP aircraft is currently flying the second segment of flight…

New Target Launch Date: Nov. 1

Space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission is now targeted for launch Nov. 1 at about 4:33 p.m.…

Two Engines Installed, Last One Today

Space shuttle Discovery has two of its three main engines in place and technicians will install…

NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Final Two Flights

NASA is targeting approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1 for the launch of space shuttle…

Teachers Learn Rocket Science

School is out for the summer, and those long, lazy days of summer without classes provide…

Slingshot

There are two possible explanations for this 'slingshot' in space: kickback by a triple black hole…

A Rover Gets Its Wheels

Mars rover Curiosity, the centerpiece of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, is coming together for extensive…

NASA Instrument Will Identify Clues to Martian Past

NASA's Curiosity rover, coming together for a late 2011 launch to Mars, has a newly installed…