America has New Chapters to Write in the Exploration of Space, June Scobee Rogers tells Challenger Memorial Service
. Family, friends and co-workers gathered at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday to pay tribute to the seven astronauts who perished aboard the shuttle Challenger, which shattered moments after thundering into a blue Florida sky 25 years ago. The ceremony...Station Crew Nabs Japanese Cargo Carrier
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station welcomed the arrival of Japan’s Kounotori unmanned cargo capsule early Thursday, the first in a series of spacecraft from early corner of the world waiting their turn to dock with the orbiting science...National Day of Remembrance on Thursday to Pay Tribute to Apollo, Shuttle Astronauts
NASA and the larger space community will honor the 17 men and women who have perished in American spacecraft during ceremonies on Thursday at the Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington D. C. Additional memorials are planned this week at the Johnson Space...Japanese Supply Capsule Heads for International Space Station
A towering Japanese HII-B rocket thundered away from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan early Saturday, initiating a five-day journey to the International Space Station for Kounotori, an unmanned cargo transport carrying 5.3 tons of spare parts, food, research gear...NASA to Prepare Atlantis for a June 28 Lift Off on Extra Shuttle Mission
Shuttle program managers took a major step Thursday in their plans to launch an additional shuttle mission to the International Space Station this year, using Atlantis. Currently, Discovery’s long-delayed station assembly mission is set to lift off on Feb. 24....NASA Replaces Discovery Astronaut Injured in Bicycle Accident
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, who was injured in a Jan. 15 bicycle accident, will be replaced as one of two spacewalkers assigned to shuttle Discovery’s upcoming mission, the space agency announced on Wednesday. Veteran astronaut Steve Bowen will take...Station Commander Supports Twin Brother, Wounded Sister-in Law From Afar
The tragic shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has brought NASA astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly closer together in ways neither of the 46-year-old twins could scarcely imagine. Giffords, Mark Kelly’s wife, was among 19 people killed or...NASA Evaluates Injury to Discovery Spacewalker
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, one of two spacewalkers assigned to Shuttle Discovery’s already delayed assembly mission to the International Space Station, was injured Saturday in a bicycle accident, the space agency said in a statement. The injuries may impact his...NASA, Congress Clash Over Heavy Lift, Crew Capsule Funding, Timing
NASA began the New Year with a stir last week, when it furnished Congress with a legislatively required blueprint for a Space Launch System, a new heavy lift rocket, and a Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle — essentially a combination of rocket launcher and capsule...Follow Us
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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