Upside-down splashdown for IXV prototype

On 23 June 2014, the ship and crew aiming to recover Europe’s unmanned IXV spacecraft in…

IXV awaits inspection on Nos Aries deck

On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…

IXV prototype is hoisted

On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…

Looking up at hoisted IXV prototype

On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…

All eyes on IXV prototype recovery

On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…

Ames Instrument Helps Identify the First Habitable Environment on Mars, Wins Invention Award

NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, has won the 2013 NASA Government Invention of…

NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Marks First Martian Year with Mission Successes

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover will complete a Martian year -- 687 Earth days -- on June…

NASA Kicks off New Space Station Exhibit with Live Space Chat with San Diego Students

Local students and educators will gather at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego…

IXV during the last preparations

The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) flight model during the last preparations, on 20 June 2014, at…

IXV during the last preparations

The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) flight model during the last preparations, on 20 June 2014, at…