NASA Awards SOFIA Contract Option to L-3 Communications

NASA has awarded a contract modification to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for…

U.S. and Canada Sign Agreement on Civil Space Cooperation

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Canadian Space Agency President Steve MacLean signed a framework agreement Wednesday…

Discovery to Perform Landing Tests Wednesday

On Wednesday, space shuttle Discovery's crew will peform the Flight Control System checkout and the Reaction…

Crew Performing Final Inspection of Discovery

After performing a flawless undocking and flyaround, the STS-128 crew now is set to conduct a…

Post-Mission Management Team Briefing Moved to 5:45 p.m.

The STS-128 post-Mission Management Team news briefing will now begin at 5:45 p.m. EDT on NASA…

Discovery Undocks

Pilot Kevin Ford undocked Space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station at 3:26 p.m. EDT…

Discovery to Undock Today

Today's wakeup song was "Beautiful Day" by U2, played for Tim Kopra at 11 a.m. EDT.…

LCROSS Selects Crater With Best Chance of Finding Water

NASA’s search for lunar water now has an address. Learn about the target crater for the…

NASA Selects Target Crater for Lunar Impact of LCROSS Spacecraft

NASA has identified the spot where it will search for water on the moon.

Kepler Mission Manager Update, Sept. 8, 2009

As it nears 11,000,000 miles distance from Earth, the Kepler spacecraft continues to scan the Milky…