Atlantis Headed for Station Docking

The crew of space shuttle Atlantis awoke at 4:28 a.m. EST to the song "Higher Ground"…

NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source

As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater…

COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary

NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly…

NASA Supercomputer Ranks Among World’s Fastest

NASA’s premiere supercomputer located at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has garnered the sixth spot…

STS-129 MCC Status Report #04

The International Space Station is just a few hours away from receiving a shipment of spares…

NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian

Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National…

STS-129 MCC Status Report #05

The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 10:51 a.m. CST to deliver…

Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit

Congressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more…

Crew Continues Docking Preps

The crew has completed the set up of the Centerline Berthing Camera System that will be…

Heat Shield Inspections Continue

The survey of the shuttle’s heat shield is ongoing. The inspection makes use of a suite…