NASA’s Life and Physical Sciences Research Programs Require More Resources to Underpin Human Exploration Aspirations, According to National Research Council Report

Β  A new National Research Council report recommends a more strategic footing for NASA’s life and physical sciences research programs in order to establish the underpinning needed for the agency’s future human space exploration aspirations. The 492-page report,...

NASA Closing on Heavy Lift, Crew Capsule Strategy

Β  Β  Β NASA is looking to late June to unveil of a comprehensive plan to transition from the space shuttle and Constellation programs to a new deep space exploration strategy fashioned around the 2010 NASA Authorization Act, the agency’s top exploration official...

Endeavour’s Crew to Break New Ground at the International Space Station

The International Space Station, a familiar destination for NASA shuttle missions, may be Endeavour’s last stop, but her crew of six astronauts promises to break new ground with the delivery of the first astronomical observatory and tests of a docking sensor for...