Space shuttle Discovery is being readied today for its loading atop a flat, specialized transporter that…
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NASA and ATK Successfully Test Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor
With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully completed…
Three Storms
The current Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-13 captured this image of Hurricane Danielle heading for the…
Astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman Leave NASA
NASA astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman have announced plans to leave the agency.
Future International Space Station Crew Holds News Conference
A multinational crew that will live and work on the International Space Station will hold a…
Discovery Preps Focus on Landing Gear Tires
The tires on space shuttle Discovery will be pressurized for the final time before flight today…
Galaxy at the Edge
Spiral galaxy NGC 4921 presently is estimated to be 320 million light years distant. This image,…
NASA, Internet Archive And Flickr Launch Historic Image Collection
Three compilations of images from more than half a century of NASA history are available for…
NASA Selects Two Firms for Experimental Space Vehicle Test Flights
NASA's Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program (CRuSR) has awarded a total of approximately $475,000 to Armadillo…