Atlantis on Track for November Launch

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida technicians are back in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 today performing…

NASA Media Briefing to Preview Major Antarctic Research Campaign

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 8, to preview…

The Heart of Darkness

Some of the coldest and darkest dust in space shines brightly in this infrared image from…

NASA Ames to Showcase Spectacular LCROSS Lunar Impacts

NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission will come to a dramatic conclusion at…

NASA Updates Tuesday Space Station News Conference Time

The nine residents of the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 8:55…

Pace Ramps Up for Launch

An ambitious week is wrapping up at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and NASA's Johnson…

Augustine Space Flight Committee Announces Additional Meeting

The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold a public teleconference on Thursday,…

First NASA Astronaut on Twitter Tops a Million Followers

The first astronaut to tweet from space has passed another social media milestone. NASA's Mike Massimino,…

NASA Extends Engineering, Science and Technical Services Contract

NASA has signed a contract modification with Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to exercise the…

Mariner 10

On Nov. 3, 1973, the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 spacecraft, also known as Mariner 10, was launched…