Briefing Under Way

NASA TV is carrying the Precountdown Status Briefing live. Briefing participants are Jeremy Graeber, NASA test…

Countdown Begins Today

The countdown for the final space shuttle launch begins today at 1 p.m. EDT. The STS-135…

AKATSUKI set to try and enter orbit of Venus in November 2015

Media Invited to Goddard to View NASA’s Final Shuttle Flight

Media representatives in the D.C. metro area are invited to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in…

NASA’S Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in its space odyssey of exploration and discovery.

Bright Are Saturn’s Moons

The Cassini spacecraft observed three of Saturn's moons set against the darkened night side of the…

1 material was added to “Research and Development Memorandum”.51 materials were added to “Special Publication”.

Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Final Countdown

On the Fourth of July, the four STS-135 crew members arrived in two T-38 jets at…

Astronauts En route to Kennedy

The four members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 crew are en route to Kennedy in two…

Practice key to risky, high-speed shuttle landing

I have watched as space shuttles nosedive toward the runway more than 100 times, knowing that…