Kepler Mission Manager Update, July 23, 2009

Kepler remains in its science attitude and Earth-trailing, helio-centric orbit.

NASA Selects Icesat-Ii Laser Systems Engineering Contractor

NASA has selected Fibertek Inc. of Herndon, Va., for a Laser Systems Engineering Services contract.

Stennis Marks Milestone in Construction of New Test Stand

NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center marked another milestone in construction of its new rocket engine…

NASA Releases Orbiting Carbon Observatory Accident Summary

A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or…

NASA Airborne Expedition Chases Arctic Sea Ice Questions

A small NASA aircraft completed its first successful science flight Thursday as part of an expedition…

Baton Rouge Native Named CIO for NASA Stennis

Dinna LeDuff Cottrell, a native of Baton Rouge, La., and a resident of Covington, has been…

NASA Names College Winners In Supersonic Design Contest

Eight college students have summer jobs at NASA this year, thanks to their participation in a…

NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor Contract

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and…

NASA Research to Help Aircraft Avoid Ocean Storms, Turbulence

NASA is funding the development of a prototype system to provide aircraft with updates about severe…

New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice…