05.31.05 - NASA’s Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft – less than three months from an Earth flyby that will slingshot it toward the inner solar system – successfully tested its main camera by snapping distant approach shots of Earth and the Moon.
08.03.04 - NASA's MESSENGER -- set to become the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury -- launched today at 2:15:56 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
08.02.04 - The launch of NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket was postponed this morning due to lightning potential from residual clouds that were associated with Tropical Storm Alex.
07.27.04 - The NASA Direct! Web site is featuring two webcast events and countdown coverage for MESSENGER. Programming begins July 29 at 2 p.m. EDT and concludes after launch.
07.27.04 - A prelaunch press conference will be held at the NASA News Center at KSC on Saturday, July 31, at 1 p.m. EDT. MESSENGER Mission Science Briefing and all related information can be accessed.
07.19.04 - MESSENGER is now firmly attached to the third stage of its Delta II launch vehicle in anticipation of the launch window that opens at 2:16 a.m. (EDT) on August 2.
07.15.04 - NASA's first trip to Mercury in 30 years starts on August 2 with the launch of the MESSENGER spacecraft from Cape Canaveral.
07.13.04 - The pre-launch press briefing will be held on Thursday, July 15, at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters and broadcast on NASA TV.
07.12.04 - A media opportunity for MESSENGER, a NASA space probe to conduct the first scientific investigation of Mercury as it orbits the planet, is set for Wednesday, July 14, 10:15 a.m. EDT at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near KSC.
07.02.04 - Follow the status on the MESSENGER spacecraft and mission.
07.01.04 - Technicians at Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., guide into place the second solar panel for installment on NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft.