- Penultimate Space Shuttle Crew Discusses Recent Mission
The last crew to fly aboard space shuttle Endeavour will discuss its mission to the International Space Station — the penultimate flight of the shuttle program.
Archive for July, 2011
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 29
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 28
- Update – New Event Time Nasa To Unveil Vesta Images At News Conference
NASA will host a news conference on Monday, Aug. 1, at noon EDT, to discuss the Dawn spacecraft’s successful orbit insertion around Vesta on July 15 and unveil the first full-frame images from Dawn’s framing camera.
- Penultimate Space Shuttle Crew Discusses Recent Mission
The last crew to fly aboard space shuttle Endeavour will discuss its mission to the International Space Station — the penultimate flight of the shuttle program.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 27
- NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Mated to Its Rocket
NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its last significant terrestrial journey on Wednesday, with a 15-mile (25-kilometer) trip from Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., to its launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
- NASA’s Wise Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth’s Orbit
Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known “Trojan” asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth.
- NASA Awards Space Technology Research Fellowship Grants
NASA has selected the inaugural class of Space Technology Research Fellows.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 26
- NASA and International Partners Discuss New Uses for Space Station
The Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) for the International Space Station partner agencies met Tuesday, July 26, to discuss how to use the space station as a test bed for technologies that will enable missions beyond low Earth orbit.
- NASA Selects Four Universities For 2012 X-Hab Innovation Challenge
NASA has selected four universities to design habitat and science concepts that could be used by future deep space explorers.
- NASA Tests Future Deep Space Vehicle For Water Landings
As NASA closes the chapter on the Space Shuttle Program, a new era of exploration vehicles is beginning to take off.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 25
- NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Interns From Ball Aerospace And United Launch Alliance In Colorado
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will visit Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, July 26, to meet with summer interns from Ball and United Launch Alliance (ULA).
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 22
- NASA Tests Future Deep Space Vehicle For Water Landings
As NASA closes the chapter on the Space Shuttle Program, a new era of exploration vehicles is beginning to take off.
- NASA Briefing To Preview Upcoming Mission To Jupiter
NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming Juno mission to Jupiter.
- NASA IT Summit Reaches For "Stellar" Results
NASA is gearing up for a conference in San Francisco that aims to improve the quality of Information Technology (IT) at the agency, while drawing on the expertise and innovative spirit of California’s Silicon Valley.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 21
- NASA’S Final Space Shuttle Mission Begins With Atlantis’ Launch
Space shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:26 a.m. EDT Friday.
- NASA Administrator Commemorates Final Space Shuttle Landing
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today issued this statement about the final landing of the Space Shuttle Program:
- NASA Begins Commercial Partnership With United Launch
Through a new agreement, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will provide technical information to NASA about using the Atlas V rocket to launch astronauts into space. The announcement was made Monday at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 20
- NASA’S Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
- NASA Deputy Administrator Is Keynote Speaker At NewSpace 2011
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will provide opening keynote remarks at the Space Frontier Foundation’s annual NewSpace Conference at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 28.
- Next Space Station Crew Available For Media Interviews
The next crew to launch to the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, July 27 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 19
- NASA Book Available For Visually Impaired To Learn About Moon
NASA has released a new book for visually impaired people to experience the wonders of the moon.
- Two NASA Probes Tackle New Mission: Studying The Moon
Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the moon to study its interior and surface composition.
- Media Invited To Cape Canaveral Job Fair On July 26
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Brevard Workforce are partnering to host a job fair with private sector companies and federal employers from across the country on July 26.
Today’s NASA Breaking News
Author: adminJul 18
- NASA Announcing Landing Site For New Mars Rover
NASA and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 22 to announce the selected landing site for the agency’s latest Mars rover.
- NASA Dawn Spacecraft Returns Close-Up Image Of Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta.
- NASA Begins Commercial Partnership With United Launch
Through a new agreement, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will provide technical information to NASA about using the Atlas V rocket to launch astronauts into space. The announcement was made Monday at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.