In-Space Operations Training on Tap

Rendezvous training and other practice for tasks in space are on the menu today for the…

Indiana Astronaut to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission

NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, who was born in Portland, Ind., and considers Montpelier, Ind., his hometown,…

Meteorite Found On Mars Yields Clues About Planet’s Past

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that…

NASA’S Orion Spacecraft Makes Stops During Florida-Texas Trek

A full scale mockup of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle soon will be moved from Florida…

Research for the Future

The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft takes off from Edwards Air…

NASA and ATK To Conduct Full-Scale Motor Test For Ares I Rocket

NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the new…

NASA and International Space University Hold Moon Panel

A panel of robotics engineers, lunar scientists and spacecraft flight directors will gather at NASA's Ames…

NASA Ames Research Center News and Features 2009-08-09 23:57:29

Successful Countdown Practice Highlights Week

The astronauts of space shuttle Discovery, along with the launch and mission control teams in Florida…

Crew Winding Up Busy Training Week at Kennedy

With a dress rehearsal countdown behind them, the astronauts of STS-128 will survey the payload bay…