Dawn Spacecraft Successfully Launched
28.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA's Dawn spacecraft began its 1.7 billion mile journey through the inner solar system to study a pair of asteroids Thursday at 7:34 a.m. EDT. Read more…
NASA Postpones Dawn Spacecraft Launch
25.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
The launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours. Read more…
NASA, NSBRI Select 17 Proposals in Space Radiation Research
25.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
The crews of future missions to the moon and Mars could face serious health risks from exposure to space radiation. Read more…
NASA Awards NOAA GOES-R Instrument Contract
25.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
NASA, in coordination with NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites Program, has awarded an instrument contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation with a total estimated value of $178 million. Read more…
IMAX Camera Returns to Space to Chronicle Hubble Space Telescope
25.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Monday that, in cooperation with NASA, the IMAX 3D camera is scheduled to return to space in 2008 aboard the space shuttle during STS-125 for production of a new film. Read more…
NASA TV Coverage Set for Station Crew Exchange
25.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
The launch of the next crew of the International Space Station, Expedition 16, and the landing of the current crew, Expedition 15, are among events to be broadcast on NASA TV from Sept. 27 to Oct. 21. Read more…
NASA Plans Black Hole Finder
21.09.2007 23:59 - source: space.com
A NASA mission to find black holes has been restarted after cancellation early last year. Read more…
NASA Orbiter Finds Possible Cave Skylights on Mars
22.09.2007 00:00 - source: nasa.gov
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano. Read more…
NASA Debuts Video of Total Solar Eclipse
21.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
Starting Friday, NASA Television will air video documenting a science expedition to Tripoli and the Sahara desert that studied a total solar eclipse. Read more…
Orbiter Provides Insights About Mars Water
21.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is examining several features on Mars that address the role of water at different times in Martian history. Read more…
NASA Opens Applications for New Astronaut Class
19.09.2007 00:02 - source: nasa.gov
Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon. Read more…
Briefings for Space Station Crew Change and Soyuz Move
20.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA will hold a pair of media briefings on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to preview the upcoming exchange of crews aboard the International Space Station. Read more…
NASA, U.S. Army Agree to Aeronautics Cooperation
20.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA and the United States Army have formed an aeronautics research partnership. Read more…
NASA Maps the Moon With Google
20.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
New higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site. Read more…
Cassini in Safe Mode After Saturn Flight
13.09.2007 00:00 - source: space.com
Cassini went into safe mode after successfully passing over the walnut-shaped Saturn moon Iapetus. Read more…
NASA Partners With Discovery Communications for 50th Anniversary
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
NASA and Discovery Communications will join in a broad media partnership to commemorate the space program's 50th anniversary. Read more…
Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
Two months after sky-darkening dust from severe storms nearly killed NASA's Mars exploration rovers, the solar-powered robots are awake and ready to continue their mission. Read more…
NASA and NIH Partner for Health Research in Space
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
News media are invited to attend the Sept. 12 signing of a memorandum of understanding between NASA and NIH for cooperation in space-related health research. Read more…
NASA Researchers Extend Life of Hot Temperature Electronic Chip
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
NASA researchers have designed and built a new circuit chip that can take the heat like never before--exceeding 1,700 hours of continuous operation at 500 degrees Celsius. Read more…
NASA Anniversary, Shuttle Crew and Science Highlighted at NextFest
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will unveil the agency's 50th anniversary logo and participate in an X PRIZE Foundation announcement at WIRED Magazine's NextFest, Sept. 13-16. Read more…
NASA Extends Support Contract for Johnson Space Center
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
NASA has awarded five one-month extensions of the Center Operations Support Services contract for Johnson Space Center to Computer Sciences Corp. Read more…
NASA Showcases Next Space Station Component
13.09.2007 22:48 - source: nasa.gov
NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold a media event at 10 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 18, to highlight the next piece to be added to the International Space Station. Read more…
McNally Selected to Lead NASA Procurement Office
14.09.2007 23:07 - source: nasa.gov
Bill McNally begins his new duties next week as assistant administrator for Procurement at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Read more…
Griffin Discusses Value of the Space Economy
18.09.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin kicked off a lecture series honoring the agency's 50th anniversary with an address Monday describing the critical role that space exploration plays in the global economy. Read more…
NASA Gives "Go" for Space Shuttle Launch on Oct. 23
19.10.2007 00:01 - source: nasa.gov
NASA senior managers Tuesday completed a detailed review of space shuttle Discovery?s readiness for flight and selected Oct. 23 as the official launch date. Read more…