| 10.16.08 - Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman
NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately.
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| 10.16.08 - Administrator's Statement on Signing of the NASA Authorization Act
The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after the signing by the president of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008
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| 10.15.08 - NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Lunar Rover Tests in Arizona
NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24.
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| 10.15.08 - NASA to Discuss Mission to Study Sun's Weakening Protective Bubble
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission.
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| 10.14.08 - NASA Sets Media Briefing for Crews on International Space Station
The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:20 p.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 20. Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions.
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| 10.14.08 - NASA to Webcast IBEX Spacecraft Launch on Pegasus Rocket Oct. 19
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. Called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, the spacecraft will conduct extremely high-altitude orbits above Earth to investigate and capture images of processes taking place at the farthest reaches of the solar system.
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| 10.14.08 - NASA Releases Documentary Celebrating Agency's First 50 Years
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, NASA will premiere the documentary "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" on NASA Television's Public and Education channels Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. EDT.
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| 10.14.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Rolls Off Launch Pad Monday
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 10.12.08 - New Crew Blasts Off for International Space Station
A new crew that will live and work aboard the International Space Station rocketed into orbit early Sunday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
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| 10.10.08 - NASA to Provide Update to Hubble Anomaly Status
NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 14, to brief reporters about the status of efforts to revive the data handling unit that failed on the Hubble Space Telescope in late-September.
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| 10.9.08 - NASA to Provide Mars Science Laboratory Launch Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10, to brief reporters after a meeting held by the agency's administrator concerning the Mars Science Laboratory, or MSL.
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| 10.9.08 - NASA Sets Briefings for Next Shuttle Mission to the Space Station
NASA will hold a series of news briefings on Monday, Nov. 3, to preview the upcoming space shuttle Endeavour mission that will outfit the International Space Station for six-person crews.
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| 10.8.08 - NASA Selects ITT for Space Communications Network Services
NASA has selected ITT Corporation, Advanced Engineering and Sciences of Herndon, Va., to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under the Space Communications Network Services contract.
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| 10.08.08 - NASA Issues Space Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition Report
NASA is releasing an updated version of the Workforce Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday.
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| 10.08.08 - Spinoff 2008 Highlights NASA Innovations In Everyday Life
The 2008 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary.
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| 10.07.08 - NASA Astronaut Talks With Student Chess Opponents Thursday
NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff will meet his opponents in the ongoing Earth vs. space chess match Thursday, Oct. 9.
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| 10.06.08 - Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa
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| 10.06.08 - NASA Awards Future Vehicle Aircraft Research Contracts
NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12.4 million to six industry teams to study advanced concepts for subsonic and supersonic commercial transport aircraft that could enter service in 25 to 30 years.
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| 10.06.08 - NASA Spacecraft Ready to Explore Outer Solar System
The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19.
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| 10.06.08 - NASA And The Adler Planetarium Host NASA Future Forum In Chicago
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago
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| 10.02.08 - NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
NASA has awarded five-year grants to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
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| 10.02.08 - NASA Sets Media Credentials Deadlines for Next Shuttle Flight
NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted to launch Nov. 16.
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| 10.02.08 - NASA to Discuss Mission to Explore the Edge of the Solar System
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first spacecraft that will image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space.
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| 10.01.08 - NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
NASA has awarded a two-year, $650 million contract extension to The Boeing Co. to continue engineering support of the International Space Station to Sept. 30, 2010.
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| 10.01.08 - NASA TV Coverage Set For Space Station Crew Exchange
NASA Television will broadcast the launch of the next International Space Station crew Oct. 12.
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| 10.01.08 - NASA'S Messenger Spacecraft Returns To Mercury
A NASA spacecraft will conduct the second of three flybys of Mercury on Oct. 6.
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| 09.30.08 - 'Smog Blog' For Central America And Caribbean Debuts
NASA and its partners today unveiled a new way to connect satellite air quality data with communities in Central America and the Caribbean.
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| 09.30.08 - NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-129 Mission
NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission
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| 09.30.08 - NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers
A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to design tools for moon rovers.
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| 09.30.08 - Cabana to Succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center Director
NASA announced Tuesday that William Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is leaving the agency in mid-October to pursue opportunities in the private sector.
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| 09.29.08 - NASA to Preview Second Mercury Flyby
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to preview the Oct. 6 flyby of Mercury by the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, or MESSENGER, spacecraft.
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| 09.29.08 - NASA to Discuss Hubble Anomaly and Servicing Mission Launch Delay
NASA will host a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT today to discuss a significant Hubble Space Telescope anomaly that occurred this weekend affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth.
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| 09.29.08 - NASA Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds.
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| 09.29.08 - NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site
NASA will update its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service, or NAOMS, Web site Tuesday to add more information from pilot survey responses.
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| 09.26.08 - NASA Ames Awards Contract For Intelligent Systems Support
NASA's Ames Research Center Friday awarded a contract with a maximum value of $300 million to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc. (SGT Inc.), of Greenbelt, Md., for intelligent systems research and development support.
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| 09.26.08 - NASA Astronaut in Space Challenges Earthlings in Chess Match
It will be Earth vs. space in a unique chess match, and you can help Earth win.
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| 09.25.08 - NASA to Discuss Phoenix Mars Mission Science Data
NASA will hold a media briefing Monday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the latest developments, findings and upcoming science opportunities of the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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| 09.25.08 - NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian
Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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| 09.25.08 - Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission
Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.
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| 09.25.08 - Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 On NASA Web Site
Conversations between astronauts aboard the International Space Station and flight controllers on the ground now are available for the public to hear live 24/7.
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| 09.25.08 - NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone.
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| 09.25.08 - NASA Discusses Lunar Exploration Concepts and Plans
NASA managers briefed industry representatives, members of academia and reporters Thursday about the agency's initial plans for the Ares V heavy-lift rocket and Altair lunar lander.
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| 09.24.08 - NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference
The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT.
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| 09.24.08 - NASA and the Levine School Combine Space and Music
NASA and the Levine School of Music in Washington will host astronaut Leland Melvin, legendary music producer Quincy Jones and musician-producer Pharrell Williams on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. EDT.
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| 09.23.08 - Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low
Data from the Ulysses spacecraft show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available.
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| 09.23.08 - 50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet
NASA Television and www.nasa.gov will broadcast a gala event commemorating the agency's Golden Anniversary on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. EDT.
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| 09.23.08 - NASA to Preview Next Space Station Expedition
The work of the next International Space Station residents will be previewed in a briefing broadcast on NASA Television at 1 p.m. CDT Thursday, Sept. 25, from NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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| 09.22.08 - NASA And Air Force Work To Establish Hypersonic Science Centers
NASA and the United States Air Force are looking for university and industry partners as they work to advance hypersonic research.
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| 09.22.08 - NASA's Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than 20 times larger than its home for the past two years.
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| 09.19.08 - NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Holds Unique Media Event, TCDT
For the first time since July 2001, two space shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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| 09.19.08 - NASA's Swift Catches Farthest-Ever Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast, designated GRB 080913, arose from an exploding star 12.8 billion light-years away.
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| 09.19.08 - Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves To Launch Pad 39B
For the first time since July 2001, two shuttles are on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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| 09.18.08 - NASA Announces Information Technology Contract Extension
NASA has extended the Unified NASA Information Technology Services, or UNITeS, contract with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego.
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| 09.18.08 - NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun
NASA will hold a media teleconference Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss data from the joint NASA and European Space Agency Ulysses mission that reveals the sun's solar wind is at a 50-year low.
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| 09.18.08 - NASA's Johnson Space Center To Reopen Monday After Ike
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston is scheduled to reopen Monday, Sept. 22, ending its closure related to Hurricane Ike.
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| 09.17.08 - NASA eClips: A New Approach to Learning
NASA is making available a free Web-based educational product to learners of all ages across the country.
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| 09.16.08 - Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage For 2008
Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for the year.
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| 09.15.08 - NASA Uses Commercial Microgravity Flight Services For First Time
NASA for the first time last week used microgravity research flights aboard commercially-owned aircraft to test hardware and technologies.
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| 09.15.08 - NASA Selects Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere
NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet's atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.
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| 09.11.08 - NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket.
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| 09.11.08 - Hurricane Ike Impact Felt In Space
Hurricane Ike has delayed the scheduled Friday arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship at the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth.
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| 09.11.08 - NASA'S Space Shuttle Endeavour To Move To Launch Pad Sept. 18
Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, in preparation for shuttle Atlantis' mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 09.11.08 - NASA Astronauts Connect With Lucky Las Vegas School Kids
Students will chat with NASA's Expedition 17 astronauts aboard the International Space Station from 11:15 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. PDT at the Jim Bridger Middle School.
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| 09.11.08 - NASA'S Johnson Space Center Closes For Ike
NASA's Johnson Space Center will close at noon CDT Thursday and remain closed until the threat of Hurricane Ike has passed.
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| 09.10.08 - NASA's Ares I Rocket Passes Review To Reach Critical Milestone
NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.
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| 09.10.08 - NASA To Hold Future Forum In Boston
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept 18, at Boston's Museum of Science to kick off next week's Future Forum.
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| 09.10.08 - NASA Ames Awards Contract for Information Technology Support
NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Wednesday awarded a bridge contract for information technology support to Perot Systems Government Services Inc. of Fairfax, Va.
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| 09.10.08 - NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology
NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and taking initial steps toward a non-nuclear technology demonstration of this type of system.
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| 09.10.08 - "Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely At Earth
Data from satellites and observatories around the globe show a jet from a powerful stellar explosion witnessed March 19 was aimed almost directly at Earth.
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| 09.09.08 - NASA Awards Education Research Grants To Minority Universities
NASA's Office of Education is awarding research grants totaling nearly $35 million to seven minority institutions.
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| 09.08.08 - NASA To Hold Briefing About Lunar Exploration Concepts And Plans
NASA To Hold Briefing About Lunar Exploration Concepts And Plans
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| 09.08.08 - Report Explores Use Of Earth Data To Support National Priorities
The nation faces challenges in utilizing Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health, according to a NASA-sponsored report issued Monday by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
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| 09.08.08 - NASA To Brief Media About Completion Of Ares I Rocket Design Review
NASA will host a teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT, to discuss the conclusion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.
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| 09.08.08 - NASA Debuts 50th Anniversary Art Book
To celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary in October, the agency is releasing the book "NASA/ART - 50 Years of Exploration," a historic collection of almost a half-century of space-inspired artwork.
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| 09.07.08 - Statement of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Aug. 18 Email
"The leaked internal email fails to provide the contextual framework for my remarks, and my support for the administration's policies."
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| 09.05.08 - NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT
NASA has adjusted the target launch dates for the two remaining space shuttle missions in 2008.
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| 09.04.08 - NASA Accepts Aeronautics Scholarship Applications
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept scholarship applications from Sept. 5, 2008, through Jan. 16, 2009, for the academic year beginning in fall 2009.
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| 09.04.08 - NASA To Announce Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Findings
NASA will hold a media teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss new results regarding the gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, which was visible to the naked eye.
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| 09.04.08 - NASA Challenges Students to Imagine Supersonic Airliner
A new NASA competition is challenging students in high school and college to research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade.
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| 09.03.08 - NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility to Resume Operations Thursday
NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is fully operational and will reopen Thursday, Sept. 4.
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| 09.03.08 - NASA Sets Shuttle Atlantis' Move To Launch Pad Thursday
Space shuttle Atlantis is tentatively scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10 a.m. EDT, on Thursday, Sept. 4.
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| 09.03.08 - Media Briefing on Use of Earth Data to Support National Priorities
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. EDT, to present the results of a study on how the U.S. government currently uses Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health.
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| 09.03.08 - NASA TV To Air The Next Space Station Cargo Ship Arrival
The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week. NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live.
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| 09.03.08 - NASA's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds
NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars.
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| 09.02.08 - NASA's Stennis Remains Closed After Gustav, Will Reopen Thursday
Because of Hurricane Gustav's impact on employees who live in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast in south Mississippi, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center will remain closed Wednesday, Sept. 3. The center will reopen for normal business hours Thursday, Sept. 4.
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| 08.29.08 - Stennis Space Center to Close for Hurricane Gustav
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center will close Friday, Aug. 29, at 4:30 p.m. CDT due to the approach of tropical storm Gustav, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. .
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| 08.29.08 - NASA'S Michoud Assembly Facility Closes For Hurricane Gustav
NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans will close at midnight Saturday, Aug. 30, to all but essential support personnel because of the approach and expected landfall of tropical storm Gustav, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane.
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| 08.29.08 - NASA and AARP Celebrate 50 Years of Inspiration, Innovation and Discovery
NASA will join AARP in their Life at 50+ National Event and Expo as the two organizations each celebrate a half of century of remarkable achievements.
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| 08.29.08 - NASA To Announce New Carl Sagan Fellowships
NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, Cullman Hall of the Universe, American Museum of Natural History in New York, to announce its new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration.
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| 08.28.08 - NASA Updates Shuttle Atlantis' Move To Launch Pad Tuesday
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
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| 08.28.08 - NASA And Challenger Center Combining Efforts For Students
NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va., announced Thursday a cooperative Space Act Agreement.
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| 08.26.08 - NASA Renames Observatory For Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky
NASA's newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has begun its mission of exploring the universe in high-energy gamma rays.
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| 08.26.08 - NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing Out of Victoria Crater
NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet's surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large Martian crater to examine exposed ancient rock layers.
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| 08.25.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
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| 08.25.08 - NASA Invites Media To Experience Lunar Exploration Up Close
Reporters will have a unique chance to experience lunar life, including driving across and touching a simulated moonscape, on Monday, Sept. 8, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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| 08.22.08 - Media Telecon Scheduled To Discuss Rocket Launch Failure
Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, will hold a media teleconference Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. EDT to discuss this morning's failure of a rocket launch carrying two NASA hypersonic experimental payloads.
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| 08.22.08 - NASA and ATK Investigate Failed Launch Of Hypersonic Experiments
An Alliant Techsystems suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments was destroyed by range safety officials shortly after liftoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Friday. No injuries or property damage were reported.
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| 08.21.08 - NASA Kennedy to Reopen for Normal Operations Friday
Managers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., plan to reopen the center for normal operations Friday morning for workers' first shift.
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| 08.21.08 - NASA Ames Awards Contract for Engineering Support
Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Thursday awarded a cost plus fixed fee indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity task order contract valued at $42 million to ASRC Research and Technology Solutions (ARTS), of Greenbelt, Md.
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| 08.21.08 - Fay Delays NASA Kennedy Space Center Partial Reopening
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| 08.20.08 - NASA Kennedy Space Center Partly Reopens
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| 08.20.08 - Space Station Provides Boost To High School Students In California
Students from Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., who are taking part in a 48 hour space station simulation, will get an extra boost when they receive a call from the real International Space Station.
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| 08.19.08 - NASA Ames Awards Contract For Aerospace Testing Support
NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Monday awarded a contract modification valued at $34.8 million to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn.
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| 08.19.08 - NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications & Navigation
NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years.
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| 08.19.08 - NASA to Announce New Name For GLAST, First Light Findings
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, August 26, at 2 p.m. EDT, to announce the first results from NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope and the observatory's new name.
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| 08.19.08 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center Closes for Tropical Storm Fay
NASA's Kennedy Space Center will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 19, because of the potential threat from Tropical Storm Fay. Current plans call for the center to be closed for 24 hours.
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| 08.18.08 - NASA Engineers Complete Engine Test Series For Ares I Rocket
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine. The J-2X powers the upper stage of the Ares I rocket, which will launch human explorers to the International Space Station and to the moon.
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| 08.15.08 - NASA To Take Corrective Action In Spacesuit Contract Protest
NASA has concluded that corrective action is appropriate in the Government Accountability Office bid protest of Exploration Systems & Technology, Inc. NASA determined that a compliance issue requires the termination of the contract for the Constellation Space Suit System with Oceaneering International, Inc. of Houston for the convenience of the government
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| 08.15.08 - NASA Kennedy Space Center Awards Custodial Services Contract
NASA has selected Brevard Achievement Center Inc., of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| 08.13.08 - NASA Astronaut Ready to Answer Your Questions From Space
Flying 220 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to take your questions.
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| 08.12.08 - Prizes Awarded At NASA's General Aviation Technology Challenge
NASA awarded a total of $97,000 in prizes at the 2008 General Aviation Technology Challenge.
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| 08.11.08 - NASA 'Inspire' Interns Work To Become Future Explorers And Innovators
In the coming weeks, high school and college students across the country will soon be heading back to school. A fortunate few will share some unique experiences. They will tell how they were at NASA for two months conducting cutting-edge research and working to send American astronauts to the moon and beyond.
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| 08.11.08 - NASA to Realign Constellation Program Milestones
In a news conference Monday, NASA managers discussed how the agency will be adjusting the budget, schedule and technical performance milestones for its Constellation Program to ensure the first crewed flight of the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule in March 2015.
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| 08.11.08 - Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases Annual Report
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2007 Annual Report. The report examines NASA's safety performance and advises the agency on ways to better that performance.
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| 08.11.08 - Hubble Unveils Colorful Star Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit
In commemoration of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100,000th orbit during its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists aimed Hubble to take a snapshot of a dazzling region of celestial birth and renewal.
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| 08.11.08 - NASA to Brief Reporters About Constellation Program
NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. EDT, to brief reporters about ongoing assessments regarding the budget and schedule for the Constellation Program.
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| 08.08.08 - NASA Awards Enterprise Architecture Services Contract
NASA has awarded an enterprise architecture services contract to Information Dynamics of Elyria, Ohio. Agency-wide services under the contract will include business and data architecture, technical architecture, architecture integration and governance, and compliance reporting services.
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| 08.08.08 - Space Station Invaded By Students From Outer Space Base
Arizona Kids and teens are set to blast their local libraries into orbit after completing Outer Space Base, a library series of space science programs in Tucson.
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| 08.07.08 - NASA Awards Global Hawk Support Contract To Northrop Grumman
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Division of San Diego for engineering and technical services in support of the center's planned operation of two Global Hawk aircraft.
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| 08.07.08 - NASA TV to Air Interviews With Hubble Servicing Astronauts
NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 a.m. EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11.
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| 08.06.08 - NASA Awards Glenn Research Center Support Services Contract
NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a follow-on contract to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for a variety of tasks including work involved in computer science, computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development and Web services at the center.
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| 08.05.08 - NASA's Johnson Space Center to Reopen Wednesday
NASA's Johnson Space Center, closed Monday afternoon and Tuesday because of tropical storm Edouard, will reopen for normal operations Wednesday.
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| 08.05.08 - NASA Awards Space Radiobiology Research Grants
NASA's Human Research Program will fund nine proposals from six states to investigate questions about the affects of space radiation on human explorers.
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| 08.05.08 - NASA to Broadcast Historical Highlights in High Definition
NASA Television will broadcast a special high definition feed of two hours of highlights from America's human spaceflight history as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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| 08.04.08 - NASA Awards Medical and Environmental Support Contract
NASA has selected Innovative Health Applications, LLC , or IHA, of Cape Canaveral, Florida, to provide medical and environmental services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| 08.04.08 - NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data
Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy
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| 08.04.08 - NASA Names Irvine Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics
NASA Associate Administrator for Aeronautics Research Jaiwon Shin on Monday announced that Thomas B. Irvine will be the deputy associate administrator for the agency's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, effective immediately.
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| 08.04.08 - NASA's Johnson Space Center Closed for Edouard
NASA's Johnson Space Center closed at 12 p.m. CDT Monday and will remain closed through Tuesday because of the threat of tropical storm Edouard. Plans call for the center to reopen Wednesday.
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| 08.01.08 - Take an Interactive Journey Through NASA's First Fifty Years of Exploration
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the space act that created NASA.
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| 07.31.08 - NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended
Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
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| 07.31.08 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Scholarship Recipients
Twenty-five graduate and undergraduate students have been selected as the first recipients of NASA's Aeronautics Scholarship.
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| 07.31.08 - NASA Tests Moon Imaging Spacecraft at Goddard
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, has completed the first round of environmental testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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| 07.30.08 - NASA Confirms Liquid Lake On Saturn Moon
NASA scientists have concluded that at least one of the large lakes observed on Saturn’s moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons, and have positively identified ethane.
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| 07.30.08 - NASA Lunar Science Institute Names First International Partner
NASA's Lunar Science Institute at Moffett Field, Calif., has announced its first international affiliate partner for conducting lunar science activities. Canada's University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, will represent the Canadian lunar science community as part of the newly established Canadian Network for Lunar Science and Exploration.
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| 07.30.08 - Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave height and wind speed.
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| 07.29.08 - NASA Hosts International Meeting For Lunar Science Discussions
NASA hosted a meeting of space agencies from nine countries last week to discuss the next steps in the ongoing scientific exploration of the moon. The meeting laid the groundwork for a new generation of lunar science.
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| 07.28.08 - NASA Awards Contracts for Concepts of Lunar Surface Systems
NASA's Constellation Program has selected 11 companies and one university to independently develop concepts that contribute to how astronauts will live and work on the moon.
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| 07.28.08 - Aviation Innovators Compete for NASA Technology Prizes
At the 2008 General Aviation Technology Challenge being held Aug. 4-10, competitors will demonstrate innovations resulting in aircraft that are safer, less expensive and easier to operate, while having fewer negative impacts on the environment.
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| 07.28.08 - NASA Phoenix Mission Scientists to Discuss Martian Studies
NASA and the University of Arizona, Tucson, will hold a media briefing Thursday, July 31, at 11 a.m. PDT, in the mission's Science Operations Center at the university.
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| 07.28.08 - NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Solar Eclipse
NASA, in partnership with the Exploratorium Science Center, San Francisco, Calif., and the University of California at Berkeley, will transmit live images of the Aug. 1, 2008, total eclipse of the sun.
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| 07.28.08 - Media Invited for Demo of Lunar Surface Manipulator Concept
A NASA concept for lifting and manipulating materials on the lunar surface will be demonstrated for reporters at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on Friday, Aug. 1.
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| 07.28.08 - NASA Sets Briefings for Hubble Space Telescope Shuttle Mission
NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 - 9 to preview the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 07.25.08 - Robotic Moon Excavation Teams Compete for NASA Technology Prize
NASA's Regolith Excavation Challenge is scheduled for Aug. 2-3, 2008, on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Teams will try to use a roving excavator to move simulate lunar soil into a bin within 30 minutes.
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| 07.24.08 - NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket
NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket.
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| 07.24.08 - NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights
Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights.
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| 07.24.08 - NASA and Internet Archive Launch Centralized Resource for Images
NASA and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San Francisco, made available the most comprehensive compilation ever of NASA's vast collection of photographs, historic film and video Thursday.
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| 07.23.08 - NASA, USDA Sign Space Station Research Agreement
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) hosted NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Secretary of Agriculture Edward T. Schafer during the signing of a memorandum of understanding to enable the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to conduct plant related research on the International Space Station.
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| 07.23.08 - Biggest Annual U.S. Air Show to Salute NASA's 50th Anniversary
NASA's 50th anniversary celebration continues this summer with special recognition at EAA AirVenture 2008, the United States' biggest annual air show, held in Oshkosh, Wis., July 28 - Aug. 3.
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| 07.22.08 - New NASA 'Fire & Smoke' Web Page Shows Latest Fire Views, Research
NASA satellites, aircraft, and research know-how have created a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle wildfires. These tools also have helped scientists understand the impact of fires and smoke on Earth's climate and ecosystems.
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| 07.22.08 - NASA's Ames, JPL Win NASA Software of Year Award
Software used to define safety margins for spacecraft re-entries and detect planets outside our solar system are co-winners of the 2007 Software of the Year Award.
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| 07.21.08 - NASA Ames Awards Contract for Financial Services Support
NASA's Ames Research Center will award a Small 8 (a) Business performance-based contract, valued at $29 million to Al-Razaq Computing Services of Houston, to provide financial services support to the center.
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| 07.21.08 - NASA Sets Media Credentials Deadlines for Next Shuttle Flight
NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to return to the Hubble Space Telescope, targeted to launch Oct. 8.
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| 07.18.08 - NASA Announces Competitive Grant Programs
The grants will focus on improving science and engineering education.
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| 07.18.08 - Ultimate 'Ask the Experts' Experience for Corpus Christi Students
Students from the STARBASE Atlantis Naval Air Station education program in Corpus Christi, Texas, will participate in a live in-flight education downlink with the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 23, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. CDT.
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| 07.17.08 - NASA Names Strain New Goddard Space Flight Center Director
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Thursday announced that Rob Strain will be the next center director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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| 07.17.08 - NASA Teleconference to Announce Northern Lights Findings
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Thursday, July 24, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the first results from a fleet of five satellites that have discovered what powers sudden brightening and rapid movements of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis.
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| 07.17.08 - Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
The heads of the International Space Station agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris on July 17, 2008.
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| 07.16.08 - NASA Assigns Crew for Equipment Delivery Mission to Space Station
NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-128. The flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station.
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| 07.16.08 - NASA Spacecraft Shows Diverse, Wet Environments on Ancient Mars
Two studies based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed that the Red Planet once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life.
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| 07.15.08 - Small Businesses to Fly New Technologies on Zero-Gravity Flights
NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program has selected seven Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, companies to participate in reduced-gravity test flights in early September.
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| 07.14.08 - NASA Awards Advanced Planning Assessment Contract
NASA has awarded an advanced planning assessment contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Va. The fixed-price contract has a maximum value of $30 million for a three-year base period beginning July 8 and two one-year options.
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| 07.14.08 - Space Agencies Continue Talks on Global Exploration Strategy
Representatives of 11 space agencies from around the world gathered in Montreal July 10 - 12 to continue the coordination of programs to extend human and robotic presence throughout the solar system.
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| 07.14.08 - NASA Awards Airspace System Research Contracts
NASA has awarded research contracts worth a total of $12 million to two industry teams to study how the introduction of new aircraft types may affect air traffic management efficiency, aviation safety and the environment in the future.
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| 07.14.08 - NASA Evaluates Sensor Technology for Future Aircraft Efficiency
NASA is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of active control of wing shape.
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| 07.11.08 - NASA Responds to California Wildfire Emergency Imaging Request
A remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor flew over much of California earlier this week, gathering information that will be used to help fight more than 300 wildfires burning within the state.
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| 07.09.08 - Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources
Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA.
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| 07.09.08 - NASA and ESA Complete Comparative Exploration Architecture Study
Over the last 6 months, representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, have been engaged in a detailed assessment of potential programs and technologies that when conducted cooperatively could one day support a human outpost on the moon.
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| 07.08.08 - NASA Extends Space Station Cargo Delivery Contract
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. in Houston, a one-year contract extension valued at $42 million to provide integration services for cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station.
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| 07.08.08 - Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews
NASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and send them on their way to the moon.
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| 07.07.08 - NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions
Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010.
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| 07.07.08 - College Students Design Future Aircraft in NASA Competition
Sixty-one students from 14 colleges and universities around the globe have imagined what the next generation of airliners and cargo planes may look like.
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| 07.03.08 - NASA Reveals New Discoveries From Mercury
Scientists have argued about the origins of Mercury's smooth plains and the source of its magnetic field for more than 30 years. Now, data from the January 2008 flyby of the planet by MESSENGER spacecraft have shown that volcanoes were involved in plains formation.
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| 07.02.08 - NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight
NASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and send them on their way to the moon.
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| 07.02.08 - STEREO Creates First Images of the Solar System's Invisible Frontier
NASA's sun-focused Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, twin spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year.
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| 07.02.08 - NASA Considers Development of Student-Led Satellite Initiative
NASA is considering the development of a university-based, student-led satellite development initiative to begin passing the space exploration torch to a new generation.
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| 07.02.08 - Space Station Spacewalks, Briefing on Tap for NASA TV
Two International Space Station residents will conduct a pair of spacewalks outside the Russian segment of the complex July 10 and 15, with coverage of both planned for NASA Television.
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| 07.01.08 - NASA to Reveal New Discoveries from Mercury
NASA will host a media teleconference Thursday, July 3, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss analysis of data from the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging spacecraft's flyby of Mercury earlier this year.
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| 07.01.08 - NASA Sets Briefing With Next Station Crew, Spaceflight Participant
NASA will hold a media briefing Wednesday, July 30, at 1 p.m. CDT, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station and an American spaceflight participant.
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| 06.30.08 - Strategic Communications Chief Hopkins Leaving NASA
NASA Chief of Strategic Communications Robert Hopkins announced Monday that he will be leaving the agency for a position in the private sector.
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| 06.30.08 - NASA Administrator Statement on the Death of Robert Seamans
Robert Seamans was one of the early leaders in launching NASA’s efforts to explore the new frontier of space.
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| 06.30.08 - Astronaut James Reilly Leaves NASA
Veteran space shuttle astronaut James Reilly has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector. Reilly flew on three space shuttle missions to two space stations.
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| 06.27.08 - Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Leave NASA
Veteran space shuttle astronaut Barbara R. Morgan will leave NASA in August to become an educator at Idaho's Boise State University.
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| 06.26.08 - NASA Awards Information Management and Communications Support Contract
NASA has selected Abacus Technology Corporation of Chevy Chase, Md., to provide information management and communications support at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| 06.26.08 - NASA Hosts Industry Day to Discuss IT Infrastructure Acquisitions
On Wednesday, July 23, NASA will host an Industry Day to discuss upcoming agency-wide acquisitions for the Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Improvement Program, or I3P.
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| 06.25.08 - Phoenix Puts Soil in Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps
The Phoenix team will hold a teleconference with news media at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 26.
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| 06.25.08 - NASA Announces Teleconference About Launch Pad 39A Repairs
The conference will be held at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 26.
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| 06.25.08 - NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System
New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.
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| 06.25.08 - Deadline Approaching to Apply for New NASA Astronaut Class
NASA's deadline for accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class is July 1. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon.
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| 06.24.08 - Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests
Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.
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| 06.24.08 - NASA Selects California Firm for Analysis and Evaluation Services
NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, of San Diego, to provide independent analysis and evaluation of selected agency programs and projects.
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| 06.24.08 - Students at Science Camp Gear Up to Call the Space Station
"Mission BISD: All Systems Go" technology and science camp students are gearing up to chat and ask questions during a call to the International Space Station crew on Thursday, June 26, from 10:50 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. CDT.
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| 06.23.08 - NASA Announces Smithsonian Folklife Festival Activities
In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and NASA are partnering on this year's Folklife Festival.
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| 06.23.08 - NASA Study Provides Next Step to Establishing Lunar Outpost
NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish a lunar outpost.
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| 06.23.08 - Home From Space Station, New Jersey Astronaut Set for Interviews
NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman of New Jersey, who returned to Earth June 14 after three months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 27.
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| 06.20.08 - NASA Selects Explorer Mission of Opportunity Investigations
NASA has selected two science proposals to be the agency's next Explorer Program Mission of Opportunity investigations. One activity will study black holes; the other will determine how the Earth's outer atmosphere responds to external forces.
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| 06.20.08 - Mars Phoenix Media Teleconference Scheduled for Today
NASA and the University of Arizona, Tucson, will hold a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT, to report on the latest developments concerning the bright material discovered in the Martian soil by the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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| 06.20.08 - NASA Launches Ocean Satellite to Keep A Weather, Climate Eye Open
A new NASA-French space agency oceanography satellite launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change.
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| 06.19.08 - NASA, NSBRI Select Proposals to Support Crew Health on Missions
NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund a group of research proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future space exploration missions.
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| 06.18.08 - NASA Awards Kennedy Space Center Institutional Services Contract
NASA has selected EG&G Technical Services Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., to provide institutional services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| 06.18.08 - NASA, Disney Invite Kids to Explore Space With Wall-E
An animated robot and his spacefaring companion are leading a campaign by NASA and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to promote interest among schoolchildren in science and technology.
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| 06.18.08 - Smithsonian's Folklife Festival Celebrates NASA's 50 Years
Moon buggies, stardust and space food are a few of the things visitors will learn about at the "NASA: 50 Years and Beyond" program during this summer's Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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| 06.16.08 - NASA, ATK Conduct First Launch Abort System Igniter Test for Orion
NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, reached another milestone Friday with the successful test firing of a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, NASA's next generation of spaceships.
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| 06.16.08 - NASA Extends Expendable Launch Vehicles Support Contract
NASA has awarded Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., an option for the Expendable Launch Vehicles Integrated Support, or ELVIS, contract.
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| 06.14.08 - NASA's Shuttle Discovery Glides Home After Successful Mission
Space shuttle Discovery and its crew landed at 11:15 a.m. EDT Saturday, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles in space.
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| 06.13.08 - NASA Awards Constellation Program Technical Support Contract
NASA has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. in Houston a contract for technical support services for the Constellation Program, which is developing new spacecraft to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
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| 06.13.08 - NASA Tests Lunar Robots and Spacesuits on Earthly Moonscape
Conditions on the moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Wash., to prepare for future lunar expeditions.
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| 06.13.08 - NASA A Team Recipient of Celebrated Collier Trophy
NASA is part of a team that received one of the most prestigious awards in aviation on June 12.
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| 06.12.08 - Astronaut Peggy Whitson Available for Interviews in Washington
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station, will be visiting Washington on Wednesday, June 18, to participate in NASA Day on the Hill.
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| 06.12.08 - NASA Sets June 16 for Media Viewing of Kennedy Launch Pad Damage
Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center will be opened to journalists to allow viewing of a site damaged during the May 31 launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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| 06.12.08 - Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Saturday
The space shuttle Discovery crew is expected to complete its 14-day flight to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 14.
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| 06.12.08 - NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon
NASA has awarded a contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston, for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system.
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| 06.12.08 - University Faculty and Students to 'RockOn!' With NASA
NASA researchers and scientists from the United States, Germany and Japan have found a new mineral in material that likely came from a comet.
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| 06.12.08 - NASA Awards Space Shuttle Main Engine Contract Modification
NASA has signed a $16.8 million contract modification to space shuttle main engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. of Canoga Park, Calif., to incorporate an employee retention plan implemented by the company.
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| 06.12.08 - NASA Finds New Type of Comet Dust Mineral
NASA researchers and scientists from the United States, Germany and Japan have found a new mineral in material that likely came from a comet.
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| 06.12.08 - NASA Aircraft Examine Impact of Forest Fires on Arctic Climate
As the summer fire season heats up, NASA aircraft are set to follow the trail of smoke plumes from some of Earth's northernmost forest fires, examining their contribution to arctic pollution and implications for climate change.
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| 06.12.08 - International Mission Studying Sun to Conclude
After more than 17 years of pioneering solar science, a joint NASA and European Space Agency mission to study the sun will end on or about July 1.
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| 06.11.08 - NASA's GLAST Launch Successful
NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, successfully launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:05 p.m. EDT today.
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| 06.11.08 - OSTM/Jason 2 Satellite Ready for June 20 Launch From California
The launch of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason 2, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, June 20, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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| 06.10.08 - NASA to Host Daytona 500 Media Day at Kennedy Space Center
In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary and the 50th running of NASCAR's Daytona 500 in February, NASA's Kennedy Space Center will host a media day Tuesday, June 17, starting at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
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| 06.09.08 - Orion's New Launch Abort Motor Test Stand Ready for Action
NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, unveiled Thursday a new vertical test stand that will be used later this summer to support NASA's Constellation Program.
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| 06.06.08 - NASA Awards USRA Contract For Science and Technology Support
NASA has awarded a contract to the Universities Space Research Association, or USRA, of Columbia, Md., to advance understanding of the effects of the space environment on the functioning of space exploration systems.
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| 06.06.08 - NASA Awards Ground Equipment Contract for Kennedy Space Center
NASA has selected contractors for a multiple award contract to provide fabrication of ground support equipment for Constellation and other space programs at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| 06.06.08 - NASA Seeks Proposals for Lunar Science Research
NASA is looking for the right stuff to further scientific knowledge about the moon.
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| 06.06.08 - NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition Winners Announced
This competition challenged students to discuss one of two topics: how they have benefitted in their everyday lives from technologies built by NASA during the past 50 years, or, how their lives may differ 50 years in the future because of NASA technology.
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| 06.05.08 - NASA Targets GLAST Launch for No Earlier Than June 11
NASA has set no earlier than June 11 as the new target launch date for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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| 06.05.08 - NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients
NASA has awarded more than $8.5 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development in areas of importance to NASA's mission.
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| 06.05.08 - NASA to Announce Constellation Spacesuit Contract Award
NASA will host a news teleconference Thursday, June 12, at 4:30 p.m. EDT, to announce the selection of the contractor for the Constellation Program's spacesuit system.
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| 06.05.08 - NASA Invites Media to 'Space: A Journey to Our Future' Preview
NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum invite media to preview the "Space: A Journey to Our Future" traveling exhibit on Thursday, June 12, at 11 a.m. EDT.
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| 06.05.08 - Discovery, Space Station News Conference Set for Monday
The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 4:02 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 9.
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| 06.02.08 - NASA Targets GLAST launch for June 7
The launch team found additional time was needed to resolve open engineering issues.
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| 05.31.08 - NASA's Shuttle Discovery Launches With Japanese Laboratory
A fanciful vision of a lunar traffic jam took first place.
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| 05.30.08 - NASA Lunar Art Contest Winners Announced
A fanciful vision of a lunar traffic jam took first place.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Targets GLAST Launch for June 5
The launch of NASA’s GLAST spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Thursday, June 5. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT and remains unchanged through Aug. 7.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Awards Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Contract
NASA has selected the University of Colorado at Boulder for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Awards Reactor Decontamination and Decommission Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Clauss Construction of Lakeside, Calif., to complete the decontamination and preparation for a final status survey of NASA's Plum Brook Reactor Facility located in Sandusky, Ohio.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Awards Marshall Operations Support Services Contract
NASA has selected EG&G Technical Services Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., to provide facility operations and maintenance services at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Selects Small Explorer Investigations for Concept Studies
NASA has selected six candidate mission proposals for further evaluation as part of the agency's Small Explorer (SMEX) Program.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Seeks Ideas, Hosts Meeting on Lunar Surface Systems Concepts
On June 6, NASA will release a broad agency announcement soliciting lunar surface systems concept study proposals to help the agency develop plans for a return to the moon by 2020.
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| 05.29.08 - NASA Launches New Education Initiative With Disney Parks and Buzz Lightyear
As astronauts begin an important mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, May 31, one toy astronaut, Buzz Lightyear, will begin a journey to help educate children across the country.
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| 05.28.08 - NASA Invites Media to Observe Tests of Lunar Rovers and Spacesuits
News media are invited to a trek on the moon – or at least an earthly approximation of one.
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| 05.28.08 - NASA Sets Briefing on New Space Station National Lab Partners
NASA will hold a briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 30, to discuss new opportunities to use the International Space Station's unique research environment.
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| 05.28.08 - NASA Sets Briefing on New Space Station National Lab Partners
NASA will hold a briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 30, to discuss new opportunities to use the International Space Station's unique research environment.
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| 05.25.08 - NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft Lands at Martian Arctic Site
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars Sunday to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm.
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| 05.22.08 - NASA'S GLAST Space Telescope to Launch Aboard Delta II on June 3
-- Launch of NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is targeted for Tuesday, June 3, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT.
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| 05.22.08 - NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details
News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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| 05.22.08 - NASA Updates Space Shuttle Target Launch Dates
NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the station has moved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 10.
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| 05.21.08 - NASA Awards Agency-Wide Protective Services Contract
NASA has awarded its consolidated protective services contract to Coastal International Security, Inc. of Lorton, Va. The contract has a maximum value of $1.56 billion, if all options are exercised.
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| 05.20.08 - NASA Announces Opportunities to View International Space Station
If you've never seen the International Space Station flying 220 miles overhead, this is the week to do so. The station will be in almost constant sunlight from Wednesday through Friday, offering an incredible view to sky gazers across the country.
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| 05.20.08 - NASA to Hold GLAST Pre-Launch News Briefing
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will hold a teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 27, for a science and mission status briefing on NASA's upcoming Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope mission.
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| 05.20.08 - Flight Director Set for Interviews as Shuttle Countdown Starts
As the next space shuttle launch countdown begins, International Space Station Flight Director Annette Hasbrook will be available for satellite interviews from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 28.
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| 05.20.08 - NASA Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor Helps Detect Biohazards
NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites.
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| 05.20.08 - NASA Honors Apollo 13 Astronaut John Swigert
NASA will honor the late astronaut John "Jack" L. Swigert, Jr., with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program.
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| 05.20.08 - NASA's 50th Anniversary Inspires Smithsonian Traveling Art Exhibit
A traveling art exhibition featuring 73 works by some of America's leading artists has been organized by the Smithsonian Institution to honor NASA's 50th birthday.
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| 05.20.08 - Joint NASA-French Satellite to Track Trends in Sea Level, Climate
A satellite that will help scientists better monitor and understand rises in global sea level, study the world's ocean circulation and its links to Earth's climate, and improve weather and climate forecasts, is undergoing final preparations for a June 15 launch from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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| 05.19.08 - NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on May 31
NASA senior managers completed a review Monday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected May 31 as the official launch date for the STS-124 mission.
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| 05.19.08 - NASA TV Airs High-Def Day in the Life of a Space Station Astronaut
NASA Television will provide a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special Video File to be broadcast beginning May 22.
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| 05.19.08 - NASA Seeks Industry Partners for Innovation Transfusion Program
NASA is seeking companies and organizations across America involved in cutting-edge innovation to partner with the agency in the Innovation Transfusion Program.
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| 05.16.08 - NASA Extends Space Station Contract With ARES Corp.
NASA Wednesday awarded ARES Corp. in Houston a one-year contract extension valued at $25.7 million for services required to continue the development and operation of the International Space Station.
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| 05.16.08 - NASA Selects Goddard Program Analysis and Control Contractor
NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. The work will support NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Flight Projects Directorate in Greenbelt.
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| 05.15.08 - NASA Briefings and TV Coverage Schedule for Phoenix Mars Landing
NASA news briefings, live commentary and updates before and after the scheduled Sunday, May 25 arrival of the agency's Phoenix Mars Lander will be available on NASA Television and on the Web.
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| 05.15.08 - NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder
New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
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| 05.14.08 - Discovery of Most Recent Supernova in Our Galaxy
The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array.
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| 05.14.08 - NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change
A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
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| 05.14.08 - NASA, NIA Announce NASA Education Television Partnership
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV, a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet.
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| 05.13.08 - NASA Assigns Part of Crew for Expedition 20 Space Station Mission
NASA and its international partners have assigned two crew members to the Expedition 20 International Space Station mission.
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| 05.13.08 - NASA to Hold Media Briefings on New Ocean-Observing Mission
NASA will hold two media briefings on Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT, on the international Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2, which is dedicated to monitoring sea-level rise and improving weather and climate forecasts.
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| 05.13.08 - High School Students Fly High in NASA Aeronautics Competition
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has selected the winners of its high school contest to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.
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| 05.13.08 - NASA's Insulation Material Named NASA Government Invention of 2007
The 2007 NASA Government Invention of the Year is a heat shield material slightly more dense than balsa wood that is designed to protect spacecraft during their fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
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| 05.13.08 - NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet May 25.
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| 05.12.08 - New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space Station
International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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| 05.12.08 - NASA Announces News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests
The J-2X engine will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA to Announce Education Initiative at San Jose Future Forum
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will announce a significant new education initiative at a NASA Future Forum on May 14 at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, Calif.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA Awards Contract for Ares I Mobile Launcher
NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA and JAXA to Conduct Joint Research on Sonic Boom Modeling
NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA Network Connects Students for Web Retrospective Series
As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21.
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| 05.08.08 - NASA to Update Media About Constellation Program Progress
NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. EDT, to provide an overview of progress made in the last few months and work ahead for NASA's Constellation Program.
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| 05.07.08 - Exhaling for Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System
Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met.
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| 05.07.08 - Students Make the Ultimate Long Distance Call to the Space Station
Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT.
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| 05.07.08 - NASA Rolls Out New Artifact Loan Program With Space Shuttle Tires
With the help of the space shuttle program, NASA kicks off a new artifact loan program for museums, planetariums, and other organizations.
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| 05.07.08 - NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt
NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years.
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| 05.07.08 - Weiler Assumes Official Role as NASA Science Chief
Administrator Michael Griffin announced Wednesday that Ed Weiler will remain as NASA's associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Weiler was named interim chief of the directorate March 26.
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| 05.07.08 - NASA TV to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Arrival
The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week, and NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live.
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| 05.06.08 - NASA to Discuss Phoenix Mission Upcoming Mars Landing
NASA has scheduled a media briefing Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. EDT, to discuss the challenges, risks and science opportunities of the scheduled May 25 landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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| 05.03.08 - Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission.
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| 05.01.08 - OSTM/Jason-2 Foreign Press Accreditation Now Due
International news media should apply now for accreditation to cover the launch of the Jason-2 satellite on the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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| 05.01.08 - Veteran Astronauts Available to Discuss Search for 2009 Class
NASA astronauts Dan Tani of Illinois and Suni Williams of Massachusetts, both past residents of the International Space Station, will be available to discuss what it takes to become an astronaut during satellite interviews on Wednesday, May 7.
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| 05.01.08 - NASA Test Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor
NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.
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| 05.01.08 - Send Your Name to the Moon With New Lunar Mission
NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
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| 04.30.08 - NASA Awards External Tank Contract Modification
NASA has signed a $39.5 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin Space Systems, New Orleans, to implement an external tank program employee retention plan.
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| 04.30.08 - NASA TV to Air 2008 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 2008 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 3 p.m. EDT. The ceremony will take place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| 04.29.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch Pad Saturday
Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, May 3, as preparations for the STS-124 mission move forward.
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| 04.28.08 - Home From Space, Iowa Astronaut Peggy Whitson Set for Interviews
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson of Iowa, who returned to Earth April 19 after approximately six months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 2.
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| 04.25.08 - Astronauts to Make Virtual Connection With Students
Astronauts flying on a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time will speak to middle school students across America simultaneously at 1:15 p.m. EDT, April 30, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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| 04.24.08 - NASA Ames Partners With M2MI For Small Satellite Development
NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and m2mi Corp., Moffett Field, Calif., announced Thursday they are taking a revolutionary step forward in improving telecommunications and networking from space.
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| 04.22.08 - NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles.
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| 04.22.08 - NASA Contract for Administrative Support Services
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has awarded a contract to Deltha-Critique Joint Venture of New Orleans, La., to provide administrative support services for the center.
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| 04.22.08 - NASA Selects Contractor for Landsat Data Continuity Mission Spacecraft
NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft.
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| 04.22.08 - NASA Hosts Media Briefing on How Ecosystems Are Changing
NASA will hold a media briefing Tuesday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the latest research documenting changes in Earth’s ecosystems using NASA remote-sensing data.
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| 04.21.08 - NASA Offers Educational Online Gaming Opportunity to Developers
Educators soon may be able take the "learning can be fun" adage to another level using computer-simulation games with new technologies created by NASA and a yet-to-be-selected game developer.
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| 04.19.08 - Expedition 16 Soyuz Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns home from a record flight.
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| 04.18.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator and Florida Governor Discuss Benefits of Space Exploration at Miami Future Forum
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist discussed Friday how space exploration gives Floridians a more competitive economy and better quality of life during a NASA Future Forum at the University of Miami.
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| 04.17.08 - NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition Television
Since humans first flew in space, nothing has captivated astronauts more than the view of home out the window of their spacecraft.
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| 04.16.08 - NASA Turns Green With Nationwide Earth Day Activities
NASA centers across America will roll out the green carpet April 22 to celebrate Earth Day and reporters are invited to hear first hand about the agency's contributions to understanding and protecting our environment.
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| 04.16.08 - NASA Statement on Student Asteroid Calculations
The Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has not changed its current estimates for the very low probability (1 in 45,000) of an Earth impact by the asteroid Apophis in 2036.
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| 04.16.08 - New NASA Moon Mission Begins Integration of Science Instruments
Several instruments that will help NASA characterize the moon's surface have been installed on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO.
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| 04.15.08 - NASA Completes First Full-Scale Motor Test for Orion Spacecraft
NASA has completed the first full-scale rocket motor test for the Constellation Program's Orion spacecraft, a test of a solid rocket that will be used to jettison the craft's launch abort system.
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| 04.15.08 - NASA Awards Space Station Water Contract to Hamilton Sundstrand
NASA has awarded a sole-source contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc. for water production services aboard the International Space Station.
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| 04.15.08 - Stephen Hawking Speaks at NASA 50th Anniversary Event
On Monday, April 21, Professor Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge will be the featured speaker at a lecture that is part of a series honoring NASA's 50th anniversary.
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| 04.15.08 - NASA Extends Cassini's Grand Tour of Saturn
NASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons.
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| 04.11.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Miami for Future Forum
On Friday, April 18, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will present the keynote address to launch a daylong event at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center celebrating the space agency's 50th birthday.
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| 04.10.08 - NASA Spacecraft Fine Tunes Course for Mars Landing
NASA engineers have adjusted the flight path of the Phoenix Mars Lander, setting the spacecraft on course for its May 25th landing on the Red Planet.
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| 04.10.08 - NASA Sets Media Briefing for Crews on Space Station
The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference from orbit at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, April 15.
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| 04.10.08 - NASA Earth Scientist to Head Programs Office in Science Directorate
Michael R. Luther has been named deputy associate administrator for programs in NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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| 04.10.08 - Space Technology Hall of Fame Inducts NASA Spinoff Technologies
During a ceremony at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs Thursday, the Space Foundation will induct three NASA-developed technologies into the Space Technology Hall of Fame.
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| 04.10.08 - NASA Launches New Science Web Site
NASA's Science Mission Directorate has launched a new Web site that provides enhanced and engaging information about NASA's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements.
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| 04.09.08 - NASA Selects 9 Small Business Technology Transfer Projects
NASA has selected nine proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Technology Transfer program. The selected projects have a total value of approximately $5.4 million.
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| 04.09.08 - NASA Sets Sights on Lunar Dust Exploration Mission
NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.
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| 04.08.08 - Media Invited to Multi-National Earth Observation Seminar
NASA will join its international partners in space-based climate change research to discuss their current and future Earth-observation programs at a seminar Friday, April 18, at the Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 5th St. NW, in Washington.
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| 04.03.08 - Statement by NASA Administrator on ATV Docking
"I am incredibly proud of and pleased for our European partners with this demonstration of a successful automated docking of the ATV cargo vehicle with the ISS," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin.
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| 04.02.08 - NASA Sets Briefings to Preview Next Space Shuttle Mission
NASA will hold a series of news media briefings May 1 to discuss the upcoming space shuttle Discovery mission, STS-124.
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| 04.02.08 - NASA TV Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Exchange
NASA Television will broadcast the launch of the next International Space Station crew April 8 and the landing of the current crew April 19.
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| 04.01.08 - NASA Nobel Prize Recipient to Focus on Telescope Science Activities
NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient John Mather will devote more of his time to providing focus and support as senior project scientist and chair of the Science Working Group for the JWST at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| 04.01.08 - International Media Accreditation Required Early for GLAST Launch
The launch of NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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| 04.01.08 - NASA Launches Airborne Study of Arctic Atmosphere, Air Pollution
NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss findings from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team.
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| 03.31.08 - NASA Sets Media Credentials Deadlines for Next Shuttle Flight
All journalists must apply for credentials to attend the liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida or cover the mission from other NASA centers. To be accredited, media must work for legitimate, verifiable news-gathering organizations. Reporters may need to submit requests for credentials at multiple NASA facilities.
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| 03.31.08 - NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Next Space Shuttle Flight
New target is 5:01 p.m. EDT on May 31.
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| 03.31.08 - News Briefing on Shuttle to Constellation Workforce Transition
NASA will hold a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 1, to discuss a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program.
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| 03.3108 - Gilbrech to Hold Media Briefing at National Space Symposium
The briefing will be at 1:15 p.m. MDT on April 8 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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| 03.31.08 - NASA to Brief Media About Ares I Rocket Vibration Report
NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss findings from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team.
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| 03.28.08 - NASA Awards Education Grant
NASA has awarded a cooperative agreement education grant to Oklahoma State University to support implementation of the INSPIRE program at NASA.
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| 03.28.08 - NASA Awards University of Alaska Data Center Contract
NASA has selected the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center.
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| 03.28.08 - NASA's Orion Space Capsule Mock-Up Heads West
NASA released Friday a photograph of the nearly 20,000-pound Orion space capsule mock-up being loaded into a C-17 cargo aircraft on Thursday, March 27, at NASA's Langley Research Center.
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| 03.27.08 - NASA Awards Nitrogen Supply and Services Contract
NASA has awarded Air Liquide Large Industries of Houston the Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station gaseous nitrogen supply and services contract.
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| 03.27.08 - NASA Sets Briefing for April Space Station Crew Change
The news conference will be Wednesday April 2.
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| 03.26.08 - NASA's Shuttle Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 8:39 p.m. EDT Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 16-day journey of nearly 6.6 million miles in space.
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| 03.26.08 - NASA Selects Virginia Corporation to Further Innovative Research
NASA has selected the National Institute of Aerospace Associates, Hampton, Va., to conduct cutting edge aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies and help prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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| 03.26.08 - NASA Awards Simulation and Software Support Contract
NASA has awarded a five-year, $49 million contract to L3 Communications - Titan Group of Niceville, Fla., to provide simulation and software technology support at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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| 03.26.08 - Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn's Geyser Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12.
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| 03.26.08 - NASA Administrator Announces Science Mission Directorate Leadership Changes
Dr. S. Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, has decided to leave the agency. Dr. Edward J. Weiler, director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will serve as interim associate administrator.
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| 03.25.08 - NASA Airs New Spacecraft's Maneuvers and Docking to Space Station
Less than three weeks after its maiden launch, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle is set to begin a series of automated approaches and make an eventual docking with the International Space Station.
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| 03.25.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator and Missouri Lt. Gov. Discuss Benefits of Space Exploration at St. Louis Future Forum
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discussed how space exploration gives Missourians a more competitive economy and better quality of life Tuesday during a NASA Future Forum in St. Louis.
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| 03.24.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour to Land Wednesday
The space shuttle Endeavour crew is expected to complete its 16-day flight to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, March 26.
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| 03.24.08 - NASA to Host Media Day During Arctic Airborne Campaign in Alaska
NASA will host a media day in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Monday, April 14, to provide reporters with a behind-the-scenes view of the largest airborne experiment ever conducted to study the impact of air pollution on the Arctic's atmospheric chemistry and changing climate.
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| 03.21.08 - NASA Moves Endeavour, Space Station Crew News Conference
The news conference with the 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the ISS, originally scheduled for 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23, has been moved to an hour earlier, and will begin at 10:18 p.m.
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| 03.20.08 - NASA Satellite Detects Record Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Halfway Across Universe
- A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye.
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| 03.20.08 - NASA to Release New Details From Close Flyby of Saturn Moon
NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 26, to present new clues on the composition of the icy plumes jetting off the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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| 03.20.08 - NASA Mission Finds New Clues to Guide the Search for Life on Mars
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits. These deposits point to places where water once was abundant and where evidence might exist of possible Martian life from the Red Planet's past.
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| 03.20.08 - Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan.
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| 03.20.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator Visits St. Louis for Future Forum
On Tuesday, March 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will present the keynote address to launch a daylong event at the Saint Louis Science Center celebrating the space agency's 50th birthday.
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| 03.19.08 - NASA Sets Endeavour, Space Station Crew News Conference
The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23.
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| 03.19.08 - NASA Statement on the Death of Arthur C. Clarke
"Although his personal odyssey here on Earth is now over, his vision lives on through his writing; he will be sorely missed."
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| 03.17.08 - NASA Awards Contracts for Design Study of Lunar Landing Craft
NASA's Constellation Program has selected five space-related companies to receive contract awards for a 210-day study to independently evaluate NASA's in-house design concept for a lunar lander.
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| 03.14.08 - NASA Awards Institutional Support Services Contract at Kennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded Rede-Critique of Metairie, La., the contract for Kennedy Space Center institutional support services.
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| 03.14.08 - Hubble Detects Organic Molecule on an Extrasolar Planet
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 19, to report on the first-ever detection of the organic molecule methane in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star.
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| 03.13.08 - Shaping the Moonscape: NASA's 15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
Each year around this time, John Tripp walks across a lunar surface, pondering the challenges ahead for explorers brave enough to take on its cratered terrain.
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| 03.13.08 - NASA Media Briefing Provides Check-Up on Polar Sea Ice
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, March 18, at 12 p.m. EDT, to present the latest satellite observations of changing sea ice conditions in Earth's northern and southern polar regions.
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| 03.12.08 - NASA Readies Hardware for Test of Astronaut Escape System
NASA has completed production of hardware for use in the first flight test of the astronaut escape system for the Constellation Program's Orion crew capsule.
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| 03.11.08 - NASA Extends Contract for Astronaut Training Facilities
NASA has issued a contract extension to Raytheon Technical Services Co. to support facilities and operations for astronaut training at Johnson Space Center and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston.
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| 03.11.08 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has released its "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics 2008" announcement. The initial version of this announcement solicits research in support of the Supersonics Project.
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| 03.11.08 - NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Begins Mission to the Space Station
Space shuttle Endeavour brought an early sunrise to the East Coast Tuesday, launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 a.m. EDT and beginning the STS-123 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 03.10.08 - NASA Selects Scientists and Investigations for Robotic Moon Mission
NASA has selected 24 scientists to initiate new investigations and assist with planned measurements to be conducted by the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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| 03.10.08 - Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented "in your face" flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.
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| 03.10.08 - Media Invited to NASA Co-Sponsored 'Polar-Palooza' Tour
"Polar-Palooza: Stories from a Changing Planet," an education initiative supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), comes to the National Geographic Society in Washington on March 13 as part of a national tour of science centers and museums.
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| 03.07.08 - WMAP Reveals Neutrinos, End of Dark Ages, First Second of Universe
NASA released this week five years of data collected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) that refines our understanding of the universe and its development.
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| 03.07.08 - NASA Awards Safety and Mission Assurance Contract at Kennedy
NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded Millennium Engineering and Integration Company of Satellite Beach, Fla., a safety and mission assurance support services contract.
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| 03.07.08 - NASA Awards Contract for Agency Bankcard Services
On Friday, NASA announced the selection of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, of Washington to provide agency bankcard services.
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| 03.06.08 - NASA Offers Ares I-X Media Opportunity at Glenn, March 13
Reporters are invited to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Thursday, March 13 at 11 a.m. EDT to view a full-scale element of NASA's Ares I-X rocket.
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| 03.06.08 - Saturn's Moon Rhea Also May Have Rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time rings may have been found around a moon.
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| 03.05.08 - NASA Announces Space Shuttle Pre-Launch and Mission Web Coverage
A pre-launch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 03.05.08 - NASA's Johnson Allows Phone Participation in Mission News Briefings
During space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, NASA's Johnson Space Center will operate a phone bridge for media briefings that occur outside of the normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT Monday through Friday.
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| 03.05.08 - Media Invited to See Hardware Built to Test Astronaut Escape System
Reporters are invited to see a mock-up of the Constellation Program's Orion crew vehicle at NASA's Langley Research Center on Wednesday, March 12.
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| 03.04.08 - NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details
News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
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| 03.04.08 - NASA TV to Broadcast Maiden Launch of Europe's Station Cargo Ship
NASA Television coverage of the maiden launch of the European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ATV, to the International Space Station will begin Saturday, March 8, at 9:15 p.m. CST.
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| 03.03.08 - NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet’s north pole.
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| 03.03.08 - NASA Sets Interviews With Flight Director for Next Shuttle Mission
Dana Weigel will be available Friday, March 7, from 6 to 8 a.m. CST.
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| 02.29.08 - NASA Awards External Tank Contract Modification
NASA has signed a $47.5 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin, New Orleans, for space shuttle external fuel tanks.
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| 02.29.08 - NASA Gives 'Go' For Space Shuttle Launch On March 11
NASA senior managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected March 11 as the official launch date for the STS-123 mission.
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| 02.29.08 - NASA Moves Today's Shuttle Status News Conference to Noon EST
The NASA news conference to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission will be at noon EST, Friday, Feb. 29, at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| 02.28.08 - Home From Space, Chicago Astronaut Daniel Tani Set For Interviews
Tani, who returned to Earth Feb. 20 after approximately four months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 - 8 a.m. CST on Wednesday, March 5.
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| 02.27.08 - NASA Awards Constellation Program Support Contract
NASA has awarded SGT Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., a contract for support services for Constellation Program, which is developing new spacecraft to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
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| 02.27.08 - NASA Views Landing Site Through Eyes of Future Moon Crew
NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel.
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| 02.27.08 - NASA's Newest Concept Vehicle Takes Off-Roading Out of This World
NASA's latest concept vehicle is meant to go way off-road, as in 240,000 miles from the nearest pavement, and drive on the moon.
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| 02.27.08 - NASA Team Demonstrates Robot Technology For Moon Exploration
During the 3rd Space Exploration Conference Feb. 26-28 in Denver, NASA will exhibit a robot rover equipped with a drill designed to find water and oxygen-rich soil on the moon.
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| 02.26.08 - NASA Announces Agency Quality Award Winners
NASA has presented its highest honor for quality and technical performance, the George M. Low Award, to four companies committed to innovative management, process quality and customer service.
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| 02.26.08 - New Web Feature Shows How NASA Technologies Improve Our Lives
NASA has added to its Web site an interactive program that allows users to discover some of the many NASA technologies that positively impact everyday life.
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| 02.25.08 - Media Briefing to Discuss NASA's Newest Earth Science Missions
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Feb. 29, at 11 a.m. EST, to discuss the innovative science that will be made possible by two new Earth science missions announced earlier this month.
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| 02.25.08 - NASA Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Shuttle Transition
NASA has issued a draft programmatic environmental assessment on potential impacts resulting from the Space Shuttle Program's move toward retirement in 2010 and the transition to the Constellation Program.
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| 02.22.08 - Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews
One week after the landing of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-120 crew, which wrapped up a mission to the International Space Station in November.
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| 02.22.08 - NASA Announces News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 29, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.
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| 02.22.08 - NASA to Release Enhanced Radar Imagery of Lunar South Pole
NASA scientists have obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region and will discuss the imagery Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the 3rd Space Exploration Conference in Denver.
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| 02.22.08 - NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Charlotte CIAA Tournament
NASA is partnering with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Discovery Place Inc. to celebrate the agency's 50th anniversary by bringing the excitement of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to Charlotte, N.C.
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| 02.22.08 - NASA Selects New Deputy Associate Administrator of Strategic Partnerships and Space Shuttle Program Manager
NASA announced the selection of N. Wayne Hale, Jr. as NASA's deputy associate administrator for strategic partnerships on Friday.
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| 02.22.08 - International Solar Mission to End Following Stellar Performance
The joint NASA and European Space Agency Ulysses mission to study the sun and its influence on surrounding space is likely to cease operations in the next few months.
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| 02.21.08 - NASA Updates STS-123 Launch Rehearsal Information
NASA is updating television coverage and media access information for the practice countdown of the next space shuttle flight, STS-123.
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| 02.21.08 - NASA Co-Sponsors Ocean Voyage to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases
More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean. Researchers will battle the elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and seas.
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| 02.21.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator and Ohio Governor Discuss Benefits of Space Exploration
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Gov. Ted Strickland discussed Thursday during a Future Forum in Columbus how space exploration gives Ohioans a more competitive economy and better quality of life.
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| 02.20.08 - NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Shuttle Discovery
NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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| 02.20.08 - NASA Announces Rotary Wing Aircraft Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals.
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| 02.20.08 - Shuttle Atlantis Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 9:07 a.m. EST Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 13-day journey of nearly 5.3 million miles in space.
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| 02.19.08 - NASA Partners With Orbital Sciences for Space Transport Services
NASA selected Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services that could open new markets and pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station.
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| 02.19.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Columbus for Future Forum
On Thursday, Feb. 21, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EST, at the Center of Science and Industry, known as COSI.
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| 02.18.08 - Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set
After safely reaching its launch pad Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-123 mission.
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| 02.18.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Set to Land Wednesday
The space shuttle Atlantis crew is expected to complete a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
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| 02.15.08 - NASA Updates Endeavour's Move to Launch Pad
Rollout will begin at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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| 02.15.08 - NASA Awards Reusable Solid Rocket Motors Contract Modification
NASA has awarded a contract modification valued at $812.5 million to ATK Launch Systems Inc., of Brigham City, Utah, for continued delivery of space shuttle reusable solid rocket motors.
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| 02.15.08 - NASA Sponsors Studies of Next Generation Astronomy Missions
NASA has selected 19 science teams to conduct yearlong studies of new concepts for its next generation of major observatories.
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| 02.15.08 - NASA Sets Atlantis, Space Station Crew News Conference
The 10 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:40 a.m. CST on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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| 02.14.08 - NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates
NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008.
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| 02.13.08 - NASA Aeronautics Offers University Scholarships
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept applications from undergraduate and graduate students between Feb. 22 and Mar. 17, 2008, for its fall 2008 scholarship program.
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| 02.12.08 - NASA Announces COTS Phase I Demonstrations Selection
NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate managers will host a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 19, to announce the names of one or more companies selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services.
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| 02.12.08 - NASA Know-How Helps Athletes Rocket Through Water
When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton.
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| 02.12.08 - NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour to Move to Launch Pad Monday
Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission.
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| 02.11.08 - NASA Adjusts Date of Briefings to Preview March Shuttle Mission
NASA has rescheduled for Monday, March 3, a daylong series of briefings from the Johnson Space Center on upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123.
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| 02.11.08 - NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions
NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.
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| 02.08.08 - NASA-Funded Robot to Test Space Exploration Capabilities
Researchers will test a NASA-funded robotic probe under ice here on Earth to demonstrate whether the probe's systems can operate in a similar environment on Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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| 02.08.08 - NASA Hosts 13th Annual Preservice Teacher Conference
Feb. 14-16, NASA will provide hands-on training through workshops and seminars at its 13th annual Preservice Teacher Conference.
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| 02.08.08 - NASA Lands in Daytona to Celebrate 50th Milestones With NASCAR
In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary and the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008, NASA will participate in two racing events in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 12-17.
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| 02.07.08 - Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 02.07.08 - NASA Calls for Suggestions to Re-Name Future Telescope Mission
NASA announced Thursday that members of the public will have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST.
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| 02.06.08 - NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site
NASA updated its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) Web site Wednesday.
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| 02.04.08 - NASA Unveils $17.6 Billion Budget
NASA announced a $17.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2009 to continue exploring the solar system, building the International Space Station, studying Earth from space and conducting aeronautics research.
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| 02.01.08 - NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details
News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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| 02.01.08 - NASA And India Sign Agreement For Future Cooperation
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair signed a framework agreement establishing the terms for future cooperation between the two agencies in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
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| 02.01.08 - NASA Data Link Pollution to Rainy Summer Days in the Southeast
Rainfall data from a NASA satellite show that summertime storms in the southeastern United States shed more rainfall midweek than on weekends. Scientists say air pollution from humans is likely driving that trend.
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| 01.31.08 - NASA and The Beatles Celebrate Anniversaries by Beaming Song 'Across The Universe' Into Deep Space
For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song – The Beatles "Across the Universe" - directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.
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| 01.30.08 - NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch
NASA senior managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight. Pending closure of an issue with a shuttle radiator hose, the STS-122 mission will launch Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. EST.
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| 01.30.08 - NASA Issues Environmental Impact Statement for Constellation
On Jan. 10, NASA issued an environmental impact statement for the Constellation Program, which is developing a space transportation system that is designed to return humans to the moon by 2020.
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| 01.30.08 - NASA Spacecraft Streams Back Surprises From Mercury
The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to have characteristics similar to those of Earth's moon.
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| 01.30.08 - NASA Announces FY 09 Budget Briefings for Press
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will brief the news media about the agency's Fiscal Year 2009 budget at 2:30 p.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 4.
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| 01.29.08 - NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space
NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astronauts prepare for long-duration missions to the moon and beyond.
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| 01.28.08 - NASA Sets Media Credentials Deadlines for March Shuttle Flight
NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, targeted to launch March 11.
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| 01.28.08 - NASA Sets Briefings to Preview March Space Shuttle Mission, STS-123
NASA will discuss upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123 during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST on Feb. 29.
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| 01.28.08 - NASA to Release Science Results and New Images From Mercury Flyby
NASA will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 30, to announce scientific findings and release never-before-seen images of Mercury.
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| 01.24.08 - NASA Sets Station, Shuttle Briefings and Spacewalk Coverage
NASA will hold four media briefings next week to discuss International Space Station activities and provide a status of launch preparations for space shuttle mission STS-122.
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| 01.24.08 - NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Seattle Future Forum
Seattle's mayor signed a proclamation recognizing NASA for its contribution to the space-related economy in the Seattle region, and the day of recognition coincides with a NASA Future Forum at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Jan. 25.
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| 01.24.08 - Teams Face Off at NASA's Ames in Future City Competition
Middle school students across the country have put their visions of what future cities will look like to the test in the 16th Annual National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
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| 01.24.08 - NASA TV Upgrades Jan. 28; Media and Education Channels Unavailable
NASA Television engineers will perform system upgrades and testing on Monday, Jan. 28.
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| 01.23.08 - NASA Selects Companies for Design and Fabrication Contracts
NASA's Langley Research Center has selected four companies to provide the agency with aerospace model systems and developmental test hardware used for spaceflight, space exploration, flight tests and ground-based tests.
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| 01.22.08 - NASA Releases Findings of Astronaut Survey
NASA will release a report on an astronaut and flight surgeon health care survey Wednesday and hold a media teleconference to discuss the report at 2 p.m. EST.
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| 01.18.08 - NASA Selects Jaiwon Shin to Head Aeronautics Research
As the associate administrator, Shin will be responsible for managing the agency's aeronautics research portfolio and guiding its strategic direction.
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| 01.18.08 - Media Briefing On NASA's Earth Science Program: 21 Missions Worth
NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 12:30 p.m. EST, to discuss the agency's Earth science program and preview major activities planned for 2008.
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| 01.18.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Seattle for Future Forum
On Friday, Jan. 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. PST, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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| 01.17.08 - Calendar Marks ISS 10th Year
Covering 50 years of NASA history, the calendar has been distributed to schools nationwide.
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| 01.16.08 - Conrad Award Winners Honored
High school students were challenged to create concepts that could accelerate the personal spaceflight industry.
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| 01.16.08 - SOFIA Completes Closed-Door Test Flights
SOFIA has passed a significant mission milestone with the completion of the first phase of experimental flight tests, which confirmed the structural integrity and performance of the modified 747SP aircraft.
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| 01.15.08 - NASA TV to Air Columbia Crew Remembrance Service
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation's remembrance service honoring space shuttle Columbia's STS-107 crew.
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| 01.15.08 - Students Gear Up For NASA's Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
NASA is looking for a fast set of wheels. The 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race is set for April 4-5.
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| 01.15.08 - NASA Announces Study Proposal on Design of Human Lunar Lander
NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon.
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| 01.15.08 - NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers
At a Tuesday ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind.
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| 01.14.08 - NASA's Quest to Find Water on the Moon Moves Closer to Launch
Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.
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| 01.14.08 - NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Website
NASA updated its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service website Monday to add a Microsoft Office Excel formatted version of previously posted files containing pilot survey responses.
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| 01.11.08 - Google CEO and Chairman Speaks at NASA 50th Anniversary Event
On Thursday, Jan. 17, the chairman and chief executive officer of Google, Eric Schmidt, will be the featured speaker for part of a lecture series honoring NASA's 50th anniversary.
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| 01.11.08 - NASA Sets Briefing With Next Station Crew, Spaceflight Participant
NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST Tuesday, Jan. 15, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station and a South Korean spaceflight participant.
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| 01.11.08 - NASA Updates International Space Station Crew Assignments
NASA has updated assignments for International Space Station expedition crews. The updates reflect changes in the launch schedule for space shuttle missions that will transport rotating crew members.
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| 01.11.08 - NASA Announces Space Shuttle Launch Targets
NASA announced Feb. 7 as the target launch date for shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station and mid-March for the launch of Endeavour on STS-123.
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| 01.10.08 - Next Moon Mission Spacecraft Undergoing Critical Tests
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA's next mission to the moon, is in the midst of integration and testing at Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| 01.10.08 - NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury
On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain.
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| 01.10.08 - NASA Astronauts Offer Fitness Tips, Inspiration For New Year
For those who set fitness goals as part of their New Year's resolutions, NASA astronauts who have lived aboard the International Space Station have a few tips to face the challenge.
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| 01.09.08 - Aeronautics Associate Administrator Departs NASA for New Position
Lisa J. Porter, NASA's associate administrator of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, announced Wednesday her decision to leave the agency, effective Feb. 1.
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| 01.08.08 - NASA to Unveil Braille Book With Cosmic Images
NASA will debut a new book for blind readers at a media event and reception Jan. 15.
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| 01.08.08 - NASA Announces Details of Hubble Servicing Mission
NASA scientists and a space shuttle astronaut today outlined details of a challenging mission that will repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008.
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| 01.07.08 - NASA Teleconference to Preview MESSENGER's Flyby of Mercury
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 10, to preview the historic Jan. 14 spacecraft flight past Mercury that will explore some of the last major never-seen-before terrain in the inner solar system.
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| 01.04.08 - NASA Astronaut at Daytona Speedway Event for 50th Milestones
Astronaut Andrew Feustel will participate in NASCAR’s Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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| 01.03.08 - NASA Awards Test and Integration Services Contract to Analex Corp.
NASA has selected Analex Corp., Fairfax, Va., to provide environmental test and integration services to support projects at the Goddard Space Flight Center, and at other NASA centers.
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| 01.03.08 - NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Facilities Repair, Construction
NASA has awarded a potential 10-year, $544 million contract to CSC-Applied Technology Division of Fort Worth, Texas.
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| 01.02.08 - NASA Awards Contract for Microgravity Aircraft Services
NASA will host a media teleconference with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale at 4 p.m. CST, Thursday, Jan. 3, to discuss the status of ongoing work to prepare shuttle Atlantis for its launch to the ISS.
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| 01.02.08 - NASA Announces Teleconference About Next Shuttle Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale at 4 p.m. CST, Thursday, Jan. 3, to discuss the status of ongoing work to prepare shuttle Atlantis for its launch to the ISS.
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| 12.28.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Space Shuttle Robotics Support
NASA has awarded a potential five-year, $75.8 million contract to Canadian Commercial Corporation of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for support of hardware and software associated with the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System robotic arm.
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| 12.28.07 - NASA Media Briefing to Discuss Release of Aviation Safety Data
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Dec. 31 at 1 p.m. EST, to discuss its release of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service data.
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| 12.21.07 - NASA Extends Space Shuttle External Tank Contract
NASA has signed a $465.7 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin, New Orleans, for space shuttle external tanks.
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| 12.21.07 - Astronomers Monitor Asteroid to Pass Near Mars
Astronomers funded by NASA are monitoring the trajectory of an asteroid estimated to be 164-feet wide that is expected to cross Mars' orbital path early next year.
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| 12.21.07 - NASA Spinoff 2007 Highlights Space Innovation in Everyday Life
NASA's Spinoff 2007, an annual online and print publication featuring NASA space technologies that provide practical, tangible benefits to society, is now available.
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| 12.21.07 - NASA Names New Composite Government Invention of the Year
A device that can act like muscle and nerves to expand and contract surfaces is the 2006 NASA Government Invention of the Year.
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| 12.21.07 - Astronaut Dan Tani's Statement on the Death of His Mother
The following statement is from Daniel Tani, NASA astronaut and Expedition 16 flight engineer on the International Space Station, regarding the death of his mother.
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| 12.21.07 - NASA Delays Mars Scout Mission to 2013
NASA announced today that the next mission in the Mars Scout program, originally planned for launch in 2011, is now targeted for launch in 2013.
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| 12.20.07 - NASA Awards Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. for two satellites that will replenish the NASA communication relay network that provides telecommunications links between low Earth orbiting spacecraft and the ground.
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| 12.20.07 - NASA to Make Announcement About Mars Scout Evaluation Schedule
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST, on Friday, Dec. 21, to make an announcement about the schedule for evaluating its Mars Scout program.
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| 12.20.07 - NASA TV Coverage Set for Holiday Delivery to Space Station
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the arrival of a new shipment of food, fuel, supplies and holiday gifts to the International Space Station on the morning after Christmas.
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| 12.20.07 - NASA Statement on the Death of Astronaut Dan Tani's Mother
The following statement is from Michael Coats, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center regarding the Wednesday, Dec. 19, death of International Space Station Flight Engineer Daniel Tani's mother.
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| 12.19.07 - NASA Awards Johnson Space Center Logistics Operations Contract
NASA has awarded a potential 10-year, $89.5 million contract to L&M Technologies Inc. of Albuquerque, N.M., for logistics operations services at the Johnson Space Center.
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| 12.19.07 - NASA Awards NOAA GOES-R Lightning Mapper Instrument Contract
NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) Program, has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Palo Alto, Calif., to build the Geostationary Lightning Mapper.
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| 12.18.07 - NASA Awards Orion Project Integration Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract for Orion Project integration services to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston. The small business contract has a potential value of $49 million with options.
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| 12.17.07 - NASA to Hold Briefing Tuesday After Space Shuttle Fueling Test
NASA will hold a briefing no earlier than 3:30 p.m. CST, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to discuss the results from a fueling test of the space shuttle Atlantis.
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| 12.17.07 - NASA to Begin Testing of Engine That Will Power Ares Rockets
In December, NASA will begin testing core components of a rocket engine from the Apollo era. Data from the tests will help NASA build the next generation engine that will power the nation's new Ares launch vehicles.
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| 12.17.07 - 'Death Star' Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy
A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories.
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| 12.17.07 - NASA's Top Exploration and Discovery Stories of 2007
NASA moved forward in 2007 to explore the solar system, expand our knowledge of Earth and its place in the universe and build the International Space Station.
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| 12.14.07 - NASA TV Coverage Set for Spacewalk, Shuttle Fueling Test
NASA Television will provide simultaneous live coverage of a spacewalk by the International Space Station crew and a shuttle fueling test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
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| 12.14.07 - NASA Corrects Holiday Greeting Release
A Dec. 13 NASA media advisory incorrectly said the public could select a NASA-themed e-postcard to send to friends. That feature, which is planned for the future, is not yet available.
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| 12.13.07 - NASA Sends Spacecraft on Mission to Comet Hartley 2
NASA has approved the retargeting of the EPOXI mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oct. 11, 2010.
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| 12.13.07 - NASA Targets Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch on Jan. 10
NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers have targeted Jan. 10 for the launch of shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 12.13.07 - NASA Invites Public to Send Holiday Greetings to Space Station
Many people will travel for the holidays, but no one will be farther from home than the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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| 12.12.07 - NASA Updates Media Accreditation Deadlines for Next Shuttle Mission
With the launch of space shuttle Atlantis postponed until no earlier than Jan. 2, NASA has updated its media accreditation deadlines.
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| 12.12.07 - NASA Selects Prime Contractor for Ares I Rocket Avionics
NASA has selected The Boeing Company as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit.
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| 12.12.07 - Supersonic Flight Pioneer Welcomed Into First Flight Shrine
Aeronautics engineer Richard T. Whitcomb, whose NASA research made supersonic flight possible, will join other aerospace pioneers when he is inducted into the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine on Dec. 17.
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| 12.11.07 - Station Crew, NASA Managers Hold News Conferences Thursday
NASA will hold two news conferences Thursday, Dec. 13, to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the work of the Expedition 16 crew.
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| 12.11.07 - NASA Lightning Researcher to Appear on "ABC News 20/20"
A NASA engineer who flew in a plane that was struck by lightning hundreds of times will be featured in a segment that airs on the ABC News program "20/20" this Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 p.m. EST.
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| 12.11.07 - Amazing GRACE Team Receives Prestigious Award
A mission that has changed the way we study Earth's gravitational forces has been recognized by a prestigious award for helping scientists better understand our home planet.
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| 12.11.07 - Mission to Reveal Moon's Internal Structure and Evolution
NASA's Associate Administrator for Science Alan Stern announced the selection of a new mission that will peer deep inside the moon to reveal its anatomy and history.
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| 12.11.07 - Teleconference About Space Shuttle Launch Plan
NASA will host a media teleconference with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale at approximately 2:30 p.m. CST, Tuesday, Dec. 11, to discuss the status of shuttle Atlantis' launch on the upcoming STS-122 mission.
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| 12.10.07 - International Group Plans Strategy for Mars Sample Return Mission
NASA and an international team are developing plans and seeking recommendations to launch the first Mars mission to bring soil samples back to Earth.
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| 12.10.07 - NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Central America
On Wednesday, Dec. 12, NASA's Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will join NASA researchers to brief reporters about the agency's Earth sciences activities in Central America and their benefits to the region.
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| 12.10.07 - NASA Announces Discovery of Assault by a Black Hole
Astronomers will hold a media teleconference Monday, Dec. 17, at 1 pm EST to announce the discovery of a first-of-its-kind phenomenon involving a black hole and a neighboring galaxy.
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| 12.09.07 - NASA Targets Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch on Jan. 2
Space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the ISS now is targeted to launch no earlier than Jan. 2 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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| 12.09.07 - NASA Postpones Shuttle Atlantis Launch
NASA delayed Sunday's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a failure occurred in a fuel sensor system.
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| 12.08.07 - Atlantis to Launch Sunday
Shuttle will take the European Columbus lab to the space station.
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| 12.07.07 - Atlantis to Launch No Earlier Than Sunday
Targeted launch time is 3:21 p.m. EST.
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| 12.07.07 - Veteran Astronaut and Spacewalker Robert Curbeam Leaves NASA
NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam, Jr., has left NASA to take a job in the private sector.
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| 12.06.07 - NASA Reschedules Space Shuttle Launch
The launch of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis will take place no earlier than Saturday, Dec. 8, at 3:43 p.m. EST.
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| 12.06.07 - NASA to Update Media on Progress of Exploration Work
On Monday, Dec. 10, NASA briefs reporters on the efforts to return humans to the moon by 2020.
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| 12.06.07 - Spacecraft Reveals New Insights About the Origin of Solar Wind
Images from NASA-funded telescopes aboard a Japanese satellite have shed new light about the sun's magnetic field and the origins of solar wind, which disrupts power grids, satellites and communications on Earth.
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| 12.06.07 - NASA Postpones Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch; Aims for Friday
NASA has delayed Thursday's planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-122 mission to the ISS. The next liftoff opportunity is Friday at 4:09 p.m. EST.
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| 12.06.07 - NASA Set to Announce Final Major Ares I Contract
NASA will host a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. EST to announce the selection of a contractor for the upper stage instrument unit avionics for the Ares I rocket.
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| 12.05.07 - NASA to Use Balloon Flotilla to Study Radiation That Affects Earth
A new NASA project will use more than 40 high altitude balloons to return new scientific insights about Earth's Van Allen Belts.
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| 12.04.07 - American Geophysical Union Meeting Media Events
NASA researchers will present new findings to the media on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2007 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
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| 12.03.07 - NASA Launches New Expanded Agency Web Site
As the agency commemorates its 50th anniversary, NASA launches "NASA.gov 5.0," the first major redesign of its primary Web site in more than four years.
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| 12.03.07 - NASA Announces Web Coverage of Next Space Shuttle Mission
A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the ISS.
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| 11.30.07 - Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Milestones
News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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| 11.30.07 - Atlantis "Go" for Launch on Dec. 6
NASA senior managers completed a thorough review Friday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected Dec. 6 as the official launch date for mission STS-122.
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| 11.30.07 - NASA Honors Flight Director Gene Kranz
Kranz will receive NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award for his role in the early U.S. space program.
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| 11.27.07 - Aeronautics Essay Competition for Students
A new aeronautics competition encourages high school and college students to share their ideas of future aircraft with NASA for a chance to receive internship offers and cash prizes.
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| 11.27.07 - Interviews With Flight Director for Next Shuttle Mission
ISS Flight Director Sally Davis will be available for satellite interviews Monday, Dec. 3, 6-8 a.m. CST. Davis will lead NASA's Mission Control Center during the next space shuttle mission.
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| 11.27.07 - New Antarctica Map Lays Ground for Discoveries
Researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey unveiled a newly completed map of Antarctica today.
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| 11.26.07 - Space Station Astronaut Clay Anderson Available for Interviews
Astronaut Clay Anderson, a Nebraska native who returned to Earth on Nov. 7 after living and working five months aboard the ISS, will be available for satellite interviews from 6-8 a.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 29.
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| 11.21.07 - ISS Crew Sends Thanksgiving Message
Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the ISS crew has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA TV and the agency's Web site.
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| 11.21.07 - News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.
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| 11.21.07 - NASA Amends Crew Assignment for STS-126 Mission
NASA has replaced a crew member assigned to space shuttle mission STS-126. Astronaut Donald R. Pettit will take the place of astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham.
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| 11.20.07 - NASA Dryden Awards Engineering, Technical Services Contract
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year competitive contract to Tybrin Corporation of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
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| 11.16.07 - NASA Selects 302 Small Business Research and Technology Projects
NASA has awarded contracts to 302 small business proposals that address critical research and technology needs for agency programs and projects.
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| 11.15.07 - NASA Conducts Second Test of Main Parachute for Ares Rockets
NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground.
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| 11.15.07 - NASA-Funded Study Finds Exercise Could Help Women on Bed Rest
Short but intense sessions of exercise may help women on bed rest stay strong and recuperate more quickly, according to a NASA-funded study by researchers at Ball State University.
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| 11.15.07 - New 'Hi-Def' View of Antarctica to be Presented at Media Briefing
Media are invited to preview a new map of Antarctica 10 times more detailed than any before at 11 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 27, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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| 11.14.07 - Groundbreaking Signals Start of NASA's Constellation Flight Tests
With less than a year until flight tests of NASA's Constellation Program, work is under way on a launch pad that will host the first of those tests.
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| 11.14.07 - NASA Tests Lunar Habitat in Extreme Antarctic Environment
NASA will use the cold, harsh, isolated landscape of Antarctica to test one of its concepts for astronaut housing on the moon.
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| 11.10.07 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Launch Pad
STS-122 Mission is targeted for launch on Dec. 6.
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| 11.09.07 - Astronauts Join Students to Promote Engineering Challenge
NASA, the National Arboretum, Department of Education and Herb Society of America will host an out-of-this-world school field trip on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. EST in Washington.
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| 11.09.07 - NASA Wants Students to Share Ideas for Space Exploration
NASA's commitment to promoting science and technology has the agency looking to students to share their thoughts on how NASA technology impacts their lives.
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| 11.08.07 - NASA to Showcase Inflatable Habitat Headed For Antarctica
NASA, the National Science Foundation and ILC Dover invite the news media to view an Antarctic-bound inflatable habitat at 10 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 14, at ILC’s facility at One Moonwalker Rd., Frederica, Del.
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| 11.08.07 - NASA Selects Space Shuttle Aviation Transportation Contractor
NASA has selected NetJets Inc. for commercial aviation transportation services in support of NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate.
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| 11.08.07 - NASA to Break Ground for Orion Test Pad
NASA will break ground for a new test launch pad at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range, N.M., at 8:30 a.m. CST, Wednesday, Nov. 14.
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| 11.08.07 - NASA to Host Exploration Technology Exchange Conference
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, which oversees the development of technology that makes space exploration possible, will host its first Technology Exchange Conference Nov. 14-15, 2007.
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| 11.07.07 - Discovery Returns Home After Successful Mission
Discovery and its crew landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday at 1:01 p.m. EST after completing a 15-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles in space.
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| 11.06.07 - NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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| 11.06.07 - NASA TV Coverage Set For Briefings, Space Station Work
The station crew will conduct three spacewalks and robotically move two components this month to prepare for delivery of a European laboratory.
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| 11.06.07 - Scientists Discover Record Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system.
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| 11.06.07 - NASA Honors Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter
NASA will honor Mercury astronaut and retired Navy Commander Scott Carpenter with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program.
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| 11.05.07 - NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Land Wednesday
The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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| 11.02.07 - USRA to Lead National Education Internship Project
NASA has selected the Universities Space Research Association of Columbia, Md., to lead the agency's Undergraduate Student Research Project.
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| 11.01.07 - Successful Rocket Motor Test Helps NASA's Shuttle and Ares I
NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility.
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| 11.01.07 - NASA Updates Briefing Schedule to Preview Next Shuttle Mission
NASA briefings on the next space shuttle mission have been rescheduled to Friday, Nov. 16.
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| 11.01.07 - NASA Expresses Condolences Upon the Passing of Joan Roosa
NASA's senior leadership Thursday noted with sorrow the passing of Joan Roosa of Gulfport, Miss., the wife of Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa. Roosa passed away Oct. 30.
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| 11.01.07 - Scientists Discover New Member of Exoplanet Family
Astronomers will announce new findings about a planetary system similar to our own at a media teleconference Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. EST.
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| 10.31.07 - NASA Selects 38 Partnerships to Advance Key Technologies
On Wednesday, NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program Seed Fund announced the selection of 38 partnerships that will advance key technologies to meet critical needs for NASA’s mission.
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| 10.30.07 - New Center Assignments for Moon Exploration
NASA announced Tuesday which agency centers will take responsibility for specific work to enable astronauts to explore the moon.
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| 10.30.07 - NASA to Establish Nationwide Lunar Science Institute
NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute.
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| 10.29.07 - NASA Awards Environmental Management, Safety Service Contract
NASA has selected SAIC to provide environmental management and safety office support at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland.
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| 10.29.07 - NASA to Announce Work Assignments to Enable Lunar Exploration
On Tuesday, Oct. 30, NASA will take another important step toward returning astronauts to the moon by assigning key future Constellation Program work to its field centers.
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| 10.29.07 - Discovery, Space Station Crew News Conference
The 10 crew members flying aboard Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 6:48 a.m. CDT on Oct. 31.
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| 10.25.07 - NASA Showcases Next International Space Station Component
NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold a media event at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 31, to highlight the next pressurized element to be launched to the International Space Station.
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| 10.24.07 - Media Accreditation Deadlines for Next Shuttle Mission
NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the upcoming space shuttle mission, STS-122. Shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch Dec. 6.
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| 10.24.07 - NASA Offers $2 Million Lunar Lander Competition Prize
The purpose of the lunar lander challenge is to accelerate technology development leading to a commercial vehicle that could one day be capable of ferrying cargo or humans back and forth between lunar orbit and the moon's surface.
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| 10.24.07 - New Satellite Images Show Vast Size of Wildfires
NASA satellites have obtained new images of the California wildfires, illustrating the scale of the blazes. The National Interagency Fire Center reports that 12 uncontained fires have burned more than 335,000 acres.
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| 10.23.07 - New Image of Raging California Wildfires
A NASA satellite has captured a remarkable new image of the wildfires raging in Southern California.
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| 10.23.07 - Nov. 9 Briefings Preview Next Shuttle Mission
The mission will deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station.
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| 10.23.07 - TV and Web Coverage of Discovery's Mission
NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Discovery's mission, designated STS-120, to the International Space Station.
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| 10.23.07 - Discovery Begins Mission to the Space Station
The crew will deliver the Harmony module on the orbiter's 34th flight.
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| 10.23.07 - NASA Satellite Images Show Rapid Growth Of California Wildfires
Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California.
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| 10.22.07 - Statement by NASA Administrator on Pilot Survey
The withholding of data under the Freedom of Information Act is under review.
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| 10.19.07 - NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station
NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Discovery's STS-119 mission, targeted for launch in the fall of 2008.
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| 10.18.07 - NASA to Open New Competition for Space Transportation Seed Money
NASA announced Thursday it will conduct a new competition for funding that remains in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project, known as COTS.
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| 10.18.07 - Web Coverage of Next Space Shuttle Mission
A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos highlight NASA's Internet coverage of space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 10.18.07 - Space Shuttle Discovery Prelaunch Events
News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery.
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| 10.18.07 - NASA Updates Media on Status of COTS Project Thursday
Thursday, NASA will provide an update about the status of the agency's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project, also known as COTS during a news media roundtable at 2:30 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters.
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| 10.18.07 - NASA Honors Apollo Astronaut Donn Eisele
NASA will honor the late astronaut retired Air Force Col. Donn F. Eisele with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program.
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| 10.17.07 - NASA Postpones Teleconference About World Communications Event
A media teleconference planned for Thursday, Oct. 18, in advance of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 has been postponed because of a schedule conflict.
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| 10.17.07 - NASA Set To Begin Discovery Countdown
NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 20, at T-43 hours.
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| 10.17.07 - NASA Concludes Successful FUSE Mission
After an eight-year run that gave astronomers a completely new perspective on the universe, NASA has concluded the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer mission, known as FUSE.
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| 10.16.07 - NASA Gives "Go" for Space Shuttle Launch on Oct. 23
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.
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| 10.16.07 - NASA Launches Earth Science Expert Directory for Media
NASA has launched a user-friendly Web site designed to connect media with Earth science experts from across the agency.
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| 10.16.07 - NASA Holds Teleconference About World Communications Event
NASA officials will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. EDT in advance of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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| 10.15.07 - NASA Extends Operations for Its Long-Lived Mars Rovers
NASA is extending, for a fifth time, the activities of the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
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| 10.15.07 - Interviews With Flight Director for Next Shuttle Mission
International Space Station Flight Director Derek Hassmann will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT Friday, Oct. 19.
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| 10.12.07 - First Woman Station Commander Arrives for Historic Spaceflight
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson arrived at the International Space Station Friday to begin her tenure as the first woman to command a station mission.
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| 10.12.07 - Sofia Observatory Enters Aircraft Testing Phase
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, known as SOFIA, began a series of flight tests Thursday of the highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft.
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| 10.12.07 - NASA Announces Space Station News Conference
Expeditions 15 and 16 will discuss their missions during a news conference aboard the International Space Station at 7 a.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 15.
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| 10.12.07 - Explore Earth's Poles at a Museum Near You With Polar-Palooza
The human face of the exploration of Earth's polar regions is coming to science centers and museums across the United States.
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| 10.11.07 - NASA Selects 120 Small Business Innovation Research Projects
NASA has selected 120 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, known as SBIR.
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| 10.11.07 - 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to Feature NASA
NASA and the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage are partnering for the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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| 10.11.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
The NASA Research Announcement was amended to solicit proposals that address NextGen or the "Integration of Advanced Concepts and Vehicles into the Next Generation Air Transportation System."
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| 10.11.07 - Bruner to Head Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale on Thursday announced the appointment of Bill Bruner as assistant administrator for legislative and intergovernmental affairs.
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| 10.11.07 - News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.
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| 10.10.07 - NASA Web Feature Wins Design Award From Adobe
NASA's Web site received a significant multimedia award when Adobe Systems Inc. honored the interactive International Space Station Reference Guide with a 2007 Max Award.
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| 10.09.07 - Spacecraft Sees Changes in Jupiter System
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft provided a new bird's-eye view of the dynamic Jupiter system as it traveled through the planet's orbit on Feb. 28.
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| 10.03.07 - NASA Selects Launch Services Provider for Jupiter Mission
NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for the Juno mission to Jupiter.
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| 10.03.07 - NASA Selects Launch Services Provider for Earth Imagery Satellite
NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services for launching of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.
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| 10.03.07 - NASA Spacecraft to Carry Russian Science Instruments
NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct unprecedented robotic missions to the moon and Mars.
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| 10.01.07 - NASA Extends Cooperative Agreement With NSBRI
NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded a five-year, $120-million extension of its cooperative agreement with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, also known as NSBRI, of Houston.
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| 10.05.07 - NASA Honors Roger Chaffee
Astronaut's wife will accept his Ambassador of Exploration Award.
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| 10.01.07 - NASA Seeks Proposals for Constellation Moon Suit
NASA has issued a request for proposals from industry for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for Constellation Program voyages to the International Space Station and the moon.
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| 10.01.07 - NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes Leading to Record Low In 2007
A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover during the past two winters.
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| 10.01.07 - NASA Assigns Crew for Space Station Assembly Mission
NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted for launch in September 2008.
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| 10.01.07 - NASA Satellite Sees Solar Hurricane Detach Comet Tail
A NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane.
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| 10.01.07 - New Book Chronicles NASA's First 50 Years
As the world remembers the 50th anniversaries of the Space Age in 2007 and NASA in 2008, the historic legacy of the agency is captured in a new and lavishly illustrated book published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, and available Oct. 4.
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| 09.28.07 - NASA TV and Internet Features Mark Dawn of the Space Age
Starting Oct. 1, NASA Television and the agency's Internet homepage will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Space Age, which began with the launch of Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957.
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| 09.28.07 - Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters
The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned to Earth last month will share mission highlights at the agency's headquarters on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. EDT.
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| 09.27.07 - Oxygen on Earth 2.5 Billion Years Ago
NASA-funded astrobiologists have found evidence of oxygen present in Earth's atmosphere earlier than previously known, pushing back the timeline for the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere.
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| 09.27.07 - Dawn Spacecraft Enroute to Shed Light on Asteroid Belt
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on its way to study a pair of asteroids after lifting off Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:34 a.m. EDT.
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| 09.27.07 - Dawn Spacecraft Successfully Launched
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.
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| 09.26.07 - Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch Pad
Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 29, as preparations for the STS-120 mission move forward.
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| 09.25.07 - NASA Extends Space Station Engineering Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract modification to the European Space Agency's Space Technology Center for additional engineering services for the ISS Node 2 and 3 modules.
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| 09.25.07 - NASA Awards Financial Services Contract
NASA has selected Powertek Corporation of Fairfax, Va., to provide financial support services at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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| 09.24.07 - NASA TV Coverage Set for Station Crew Exchange
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.
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| 09.24.07 - IMAX Camera Returns to Space to Chronicle Hubble Space Telescope
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.
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| 09.24.07 - NASA Awards NOAA GOES-R Instrument Contract
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.
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| 09.24.07 - NASA, NSBRI Select 17 Proposals in Space Radiation Research
The crews of future missions to the moon and Mars could face serious health risks from exposure to space radiation.
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| 09.24.07 - NASA Postpones Dawn Spacecraft Launch
The launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours.
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| 09.21.07 - NASA Restarts Telescope Mission to Detect Black Holes
NASA has made a decision to restart an astronomy mission that will have greater capability than any existing instrument for detecting black holes in the local universe.
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| 09.21.07 - NASA Orbiter Finds Possible Cave Skylights on Mars
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has discovered entrances to seven possible caves on the slopes of a Martian volcano.
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| 09.20.07 - NASA Debuts Video of Total Solar Eclipse
Starting Friday, NASA Television will air video documenting a science expedition to Tripoli and the Sahara desert that studied a total solar eclipse.
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| 09.20.07 - Orbiter Provides Insights About Mars Water
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is examining several features on Mars that address the role of water at different times in Martian history.
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| 09.18.07 - NASA Maps the Moon With Google
New higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site.
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| 09.18.07 - NASA, U.S. Army Agree to Aeronautics Cooperation
NASA and the United States Army have formed an aeronautics research partnership.
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| 09.18.07 - Briefings for Space Station Crew Change and Soyuz Move
NASA will hold a pair of media briefings on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to preview the upcoming exchange of crews aboard the International Space Station.
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| 09.18.07 - NASA Opens Applications for New Astronaut Class
Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon.
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| 09.17.07 - Ellen Ochoa Named JSC Deputy Director
Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa, a four-time space flier who has served as director of flight crew operations at JSC, has been named the center's next deputy director.
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| 09.17.07 - Griffin Discusses Value of the Space Economy
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.
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| 09.14.07 - McNally Selected to Lead NASA Procurement Office
Bill McNally begins his new duties next week as assistant administrator for Procurement at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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| 09.13.07 - NASA Keeps Eye On Ozone Layer Amid Montreal Protocol's Success
NASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer.
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| 09.13.07 - Griffin to Speak At NASA's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will deliver an important address Monday on the role of space exploration in the global economy, kicking off a lecture series honoring the agency's 50th anniversary.
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| 09.12.07 - NASA Showcases Next Space Station Component
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.
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| 09.12.07 - NASA Extends Support Contract for Johnson Space Center
NASA has awarded five one-month extensions of the Center Operations Support Services contract for Johnson Space Center to Computer Sciences Corp.
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| 09.12.07 - NASA and NIH Partner for Health Research in Space
A Sept. 12 signing of a memorandum of understanding marked a key milestone for NASA and the National Institutes of Health in their long partnership to advance scientific discovery.
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| 09.11.07 - NASA Anniversary, Shuttle Crew and Science Highlighted at NextFest
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.
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| 09.11.07 - NASA Researchers Extend Life of Hot Temperature Electronic Chip
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.
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| 09.07.07 - NASA and NIH Partner for Health Research in Space
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.
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| 09.07.07 - Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms
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.
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| 09.06.07 - NASA Partners With Discovery Communications for 50th Anniversary
NASA and Discovery Communications will join in a broad media partnership to commemorate the space program's 50th anniversary.
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| 09.05.07 - Media Accreditation Deadlines for Next Shuttle Mission
NASA is accepting media accreditation requests for the upcoming space shuttle mission, STS-120.
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| 09.05.07 - NASA and Mad Science Partner to Promote Science Education
NASA and the Mad Science Group of Montreal, Canada, have teamed in an effort to spark the imagination of children, encouraging more youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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| 09.04.07 - Shuttle Crew to be Honored at Walt Disney World
The seven Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts, who returned to Earth Aug. 21, will be honored in a day of ceremonies at Walt Disney World on Sept. 10.
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| 08.31.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Employee Relocation Services
On Friday, NASA announced the selection of Prudential Relocation of Washington to provide employee relocation services to NASA.
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| 08.30.07 - Ames Research Center Awards Support Services Contract
NASA has selected Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall of Los Angeles to provide on-site architectural and engineering support services at NASA's Ames Research Center.
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| 08.30.07 - NASA Invites Reporters for Lunar Mission Tests at 'Desert Rats'
News media are invited to spend a day with NASA's planetary rovers, robots and futuristic spacesuits as the agency tests hardware for missions to the moon.
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| 08.29.07 - NASA Awards Reusable Solid Rocket Motors Contract Modification
NASA has awarded a contract modification valued at $681 million to ATK Launch Systems for continued delivery of space shuttle reusable solid rocket motors.
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| 08.29.07 - NASA Awards Technology Services Contract Option
Marshall Space Flight Center has exercised an option to continue an existing contract with SAIC to provide information technology services to NASA.
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| 08.29.07 - Review Finds No Evidence of Improper Alcohol Use by Astronauts
The month-long review covered 20 years of space flights and 90 interviews.
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| 08.28.07 - NASA Selects Ares I Upper Stage Production Contractor
NASA on Tuesday selected The Boeing Co. as the contractor to provide manufacturing support for design and construction of the upper stage of the Ares I rocket.
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| 08.28.07 - Centennial Challenges to Advance Technologies
From Oct. 19 to 21, more than 20 teams from across the nation and around the world will compete for a total of $1,000,000 from NASA for the development of cutting-edge technologies.
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| 08.28.07 - NASA Releases Results of O'Connor Safety Review
On Wednesday, Aug. 29, NASA will announce the results of a review conducted by NASA Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance Bryan O'Connor to evaluate allegations of improper alcohol use by astronauts.
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| 08.27.07 - NASA Extends Center's Information, Media Services Contract
NASA has exercised a $35 million option to extend for one year the Johnson Space Center Information Management and Media Services contract with Tessada and Associates.
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| 08.27.07 - Scientists See First Signs of Long-Term Changes in Tropical Rainfall
NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise, using the longest and most complete data record available.
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| 08.24.07 - NASA TV to Broadcast Move of Space Station Module
On Thursday, Aug. 30, NASA TV will broadcast the relocation of a pressurized component of the ISS, the first step toward adding new science laboratories to the orbiting outpost.
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| 08.24.07 - Briefings to Preview Next Space Shuttle Mission
NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center on Friday, Sept. 14.
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| 08.23.07 - NASA Sets Teleconference on Next Shuttle's Fuel Tank
The teleconference will be at 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 24.
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| 08.23.07 - Stennis Space Center Marks New Chapter in Space Exploration
NASA's Stennis Space Center broke ground Thursday for a new rocket engine test stand that will provide altitude testing for the J-2X engine.
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| 08.23.07 - NASA Awards NOAA Goes-R Instrument Contract
NASA, in coordination with NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites Program, has awarded a contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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| 08.23.07 - NASA and Internet Archive Team to Digitize Space Imagery
NASA and Internet Archive of San Francisco are partnering to scan, archive and manage the agency's vast collection of photographs, historic film and video.
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| 08.23.07 - Life and Work on the Moon: What Images Come to Mind?
A new NASA contest encourages art and design students to partner with science and engineering departments to create art representative of living and working on the moon.
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| 08.21.07 - Endeavour Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are home after completing a 13-day journey of more than 5.2 million miles in space.
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| 08.21.07 - NASA to Announce Contractor for Ares I Upper Stage Production
NASA will host a news conference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 28, to announce the selection of a contractor for the upper stage element of the Ares I rocket that will help launch future human missions to the moon.
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| 08.20.07 - NASA Selects Vibration Test Capability Contractor
NASA has selected Benham Constructors LLC to design, build and commission a vibration and acoustic test capability that will support development of the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
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| 08.20.07 - NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Set to Land Tuesday
The Endeavour crew, led by Commander Scott Kelly, is scheduled to complete a 13-day mission to the ISS with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
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| 08.20.07 - Pioneering NASA Spacecraft Mark Thirty Years of Flight
NASA's two venerable Voyager spacecraft are celebrating three decades of flight as they head toward interstellar space.
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| 08.17.07 - Education Research Program Award Recipients
NASA has awarded more than $17 million to institutions nationwide to help make significant contributions to the research and technology priorities of the agency.
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| 08.16.07 - Shuttle Endeavour, Space Station Crew News Conference
The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Endeavour and the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:34 p.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 17.
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| 08.16.07 - Competition Asks Students to Imagine the Future of Aviation
An aeronautics competition for high school and college students during the 2007-2008 academic year asks students to write an essay on, or design, a next generation aircraft that could join the commercial fleet in 2058.
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| 08.15.07 - Speeding Bullet Star Leaves Enormous Streak Across Sky
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted a surprisingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space at supersonic speeds.
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| 08.14.07 - NASA Names Winners of Personal Air Vehicle Challenge
NASA has awarded $250,000 to participants of the Personal Air Vehicle competition, one of the seven NASA Centennial Challenges.
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| 08.13.07 - New Software Monitors Space Station Gyroscopes
NASA has added a new computer program to help monitor the four gyroscopes that keep the International Space Station properly oriented without the use of rocket fuel.
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| 08.13.07 - NASA Issues Draft Constellation Environmental Impact Statement
NASA has issued a draft environmental impact statement on potential environmental impacts associated with the Constellation Program.
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| 08.13.07 - NASA Hosts Student-Teacher Conference From Space
Select elementary and middle school students from across the country will have the chance to ask questions during a live conversation with the day's most famous teacher, educator astronaut Barbara R. Morgan.
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| 08.13.07 - NASA to Hold Media Teleconference on Bizarre Star
Astronomers are scheduled to announce new findings about a star unlike any seen before at a media teleconference Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. EDT.
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| 08.10.07 - Astronaut Ed Lu Leaves NASA
Veteran International Space Station astronaut and space shuttle flyer Ed Lu has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector.
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| 08.10.07 - NASA Awards First Stage Contract for Ares Rockets
NASA has signed a $1.8 billion contract with ATK of Utah for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the first stage of the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles.
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| 08.10.07 - NASA Administrator Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
Stennis Space Center Director Richard J. Gilbrech will be the new head of Exploration Systems.
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| 08.09.07 - NASA Requests Proposals for Ares I Mobile Launcher
NASA has issued a request for proposals for Ares I mobile launcher construction. They are due to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 6, 2007.
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| 08.09.07 - NASA TV and Web Coverage of Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission
NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 08.08.07 - NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Begins Mission to the Space Station
The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew lifted off at 6:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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| 08.08.07 - Registration Opens for New NASA Engineering Design Challenge
As space shuttle Endeavour and 10 million cinnamon basil seeds are set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, NASA has opened registration for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge.
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| 08.07.07 - NASA Solicits Input for Commercial Space Transportation Services
NASA issued a Request for Information soliciting ideas and feedback to help shape the plan to procure safe, cost effective and reliable logistics services to the International Space Station and other payload launch services.
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| 08.07.07 - NASA Develops Wireless Tile Scanner for Space Shuttle Inspection
A new space shuttle tile inspection method using NASA-built, wireless scanners is replacing manual inspection. The new process begins with the upcoming shuttle mission, STS-118.
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| 08.06.07 - NASA, Microsoft Launch Collaboration With Immersive Photography
On Monday, NASA and Microsoft released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of the space shuttle Endeavour preparing for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
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| 08.03.07 - NASA Announces Web Coverage of Next Space Shuttle Mission
A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 08.03.07 - NASA's Space Shuttle Mission Postponed 24 Hours
The launch of space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 has been postponed 24 hours to allow the shuttle processing team additional time to complete routine work before liftoff.
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| 08.03.07 - NASA Selects Astrophysics Projects for New Science on the Moon
NASA has selected four proposals focusing on astrophysics priorities in lunar science to facilitate the nation's exploration program.
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| 08.02.07 - NASA Extends Space Shuttle Main Engine Contract
NASA has signed a $975 million contract extension with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. to maintain the agency's fleet of space shuttle main engines until the orbiter is retired in 2010.
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| 08.02.07 - Cassini Finds Possible Origin of One of Saturn's Rings
Cassini scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn's mysterious G ring, which likely is produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring's inner edge.
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| 08.01.07 - NASA Selects Penn State to Lead National Education Initiative
NASA has selected Penn State's Center for Science and Schools to lead the agency's Aerospace Education Service Project, a comprehensive educational program.
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| 07.31.07 - NASA Postpones Phoenix Launch
Friday's scheduled launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours.
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| 07.30.07 - NASA Science Chief to Reveal Cassini Plans; Discuss Programs
Alan Stern, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 1.
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| 07.30.07 - Female Space Commanders Available for Interviews
The first female NASA astronauts to lead missions at the same time will be together for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 2.
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| 07.30.07 - NASA Starts Space Shuttle Endeavour Countdown Aug. 4
NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 4, at T-43 hours.
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| 07.30.07 - NASA Updates Space Shuttle Endeavour Prelaunch Events
News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center news center are set for the scheduled Aug. 7 launch of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 07.27.07 - NASA Moves Forward With Astronaut Assessments
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale said the agency is moving forward to implement many of the recommendations contained in two studies released Friday about astronaut health and behavioral assessments.
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| 07.27.07 - NASA Selects Lightning Protection System Contractor
NASA has selected Ivey's Construction Inc. of Merritt Island, Fla., to build a new lightning protection system for Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.
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| 07.26.07 - NASA Gives 'Go' for Shuttle Endeavour Launch on Aug. 7
On Thursday, NASA managers set Aug. 7 as the official launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 07.26.07 - X-48B Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft Takes First Flight
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B.
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| 07.26.07 - Lead Space Station Flight Director Available for Live Interviews
The man who will lead NASA's mission control during the next space shuttle flight will be available for satellite interviews on NASA Television from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 3.
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| 07.26.07 - NASA Releases Findings of Astronaut Health Reviews
NASA will release the findings of two reviews regarding astronaut medical and behavioral health assessments during a news conference scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT, July 27.
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| 07.24.07 - NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission
NASA will send three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer into the ocean depths off the Florida coast from Aug. 6 to 15, where they will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of medical objectives for long-duration spaceflight.
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| 07.20.07 - Robots Practice Moon Survey in the Arctic Circle
Two NASA robots are surveying a rocky, isolated polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle in a study that will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars.
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| 07.20.07 - NASA Mars Rovers Braving Severe Dust Storms
Having explored Mars for three-and-a-half years in what were missions originally designed for three months, NASA's Mars rovers are facing perhaps their biggest challenge.
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| 07.19.07 - NASA Launches Interactive Online Tour of the Space Station
The International Space Station is now accessible in cyberspace.
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| 07.19.07 - NASA Announces News Conference on Status of Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at Kennedy Space Center, no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 26, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.
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| 07.19.07 - Spacecraft Tandem Provide New Views of Venus
NASA's Messenger and the European Space Agency's Venus Express recently provided the most detailed multi-point images of the Venusian atmosphere ever seen.
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| 07.18.07 - NASA Shares the Beauty of Aerospace Design With Air Show Visitors
NASA will give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the art of aviation research at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture 2007.
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| 07.17.07 - NASA Holds Briefing With First Female Station Commander and Crew
The next visitors to the International Space Station will discuss their upcoming flight during a news conference at 2 p.m. CDT Monday, July 23.
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| 07.17.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Supercomputing Support Services
NASA has selected Computer Sciences Corporation to provide supercomputing support services at the Ames Research Center.
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| 07.17.07 - Administrator Names New Chief Engineer
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has named Michael Ryschkewitsch as the agency's chief engineer. He succeeds Christopher Scolese.
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| 07.17.07 - NASA Aeronautics Schedules Conference for New Research Topic
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is preparing a significant addition to its research opportunities to include an appendix outlining the requirements on the proposal topic "Integration of Advanced Concepts and Vehicles into the Next Generation Air Transportation System."
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| 07.17.07 - New NASA System Will Help Space Station Crews Breathe Easier
A new oxygen generation system tested between July 11 and 14 aboard the International Space Station will allow the orbiting laboratory's crew size to increase in 2009.
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| 07.17.07 - NASA Welcomes Doctors' Support for Human Space Exploration
NASA welcomes a vote of support for its future space exploration plans from the nation's largest organization of doctors.
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| 07.16.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Land-Imaging Instrument
NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., to develop the Operational Land Imager instrument for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.
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| 07.16.07 - NASA Awards Upper Stage Engine Contract for Ares Rockets
NASA has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. for design, development, testing and evaluation of the J-2X engine.
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| 07.16.07 - NASA and Canada Sign Agreement for Future Cooperation
NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Canadian Space Agency President and Chief Executive Officer Laurier J. Boisvert signed the official agreement that defines the terms of the agencies' cooperation on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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| 07.13.07 - Scott Horowitz Announces Departure From NASA
Scott Horowitz, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, has announced plans to leave the agency in October.
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| 07.12.07 - NASA Sets Briefing and TV Coverage for Station Spacewalk
NASA will preview an upcoming spacewalk from the International Space Station and provide an update on other station activities at 1 p.m. CDT on July 18.
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| 07.12.07 - NASA Awards Mississippi Space Center Facilities Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. to provide facility operation services at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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| 07.11.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals.
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| 07.11.07 - Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves to Launch Pad
Space shuttle Endeavour completed a 3.4-mile journey to launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday shortly after 3 a.m. EDT.
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| 07.11.07 - Scolese to Succeed Geveden as NASA Associate Administrator
NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden announced Wednesday that he will leave the agency at the end of July to join Teledyne Technologies as the president of Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Ala.
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| 07.10.07 - Canadian Astronaut to Discuss Role on Next Shuttle Flight
Canadian Space Agency astronaut and physician Dave Williams, who is set to launch in August aboard NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, will be available for satellite interviews from 2 to 4 p.m. CDT on Friday, July 13.
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| 07.09.07 - NASA Readies Mars Lander for August Launch to Icy Site
NASA's next Mars mission will look beneath a frigid arctic landscape for conditions favorable to past or present life.
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| 07.07.07 - Dawn Rescheduled for September Launch
The move will protect launch preparations for the Phoenix mission to Mars.
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| 07.06.07 - Endeavour To Move To Pad, Crew Ready For Test
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Tuesday, July 10, as preparations for the STS-118 mission continue.
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| 07.06.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-33
Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Clay Anderson this week finished preparing their spacesuits for a planned July 23 spacewalk.
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| 07.06.07 - Dawn Launch Moves to No Earlier Than Monday July 9
The launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket has been rescheduled to no earlier than Monday, July 9.
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| 07.05.07 - NASA Briefing on Next Mission to Mars July 9
NASA will hold a news briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 9, to preview the launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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| 07.05.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals.
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| 07.05.07 - NASA Postpones Dawn Spacecraft Launch
Saturday's scheduled launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours.
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| 07.05.07 - Apollo Lunar Lander Team to Share Lessons Learned With NASA
On July 20, the 38th anniversary of the first moon landing, NASA will host more than a dozen retired members of an engineering team that worked on the Apollo-era spacecraft that carried astronauts to the lunar surface.
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| 07.03.07 - NASA Gives Two Successful Spacecraft New Assignments
Stardust and Deep Impact will use their flight-proven hardware to perform new, previously unplanned, investigations.
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| 07.03.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Space Station Hardware
NASA has signed a $46 million fixed price basic contract with S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Public Corporation, also known as RSC Energia, in Korolev, Russia, for various hardware items and their integration into the International Space Station.
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| 07.03.07 - Teacher-Turned-Astronaut Barbara Morgan Set for Interviews
Astronaut Barbara Morgan, whose 22-year association with NASA has taken her from an Idaho elementary classroom to a mission specialist seat on the next space shuttle, is available for satellite interviews from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CDT Friday, July 6.
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| 07.03.07 - D.C. Native Available to Discuss Role on Next Shuttle Mission
NASA astronaut Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr., a Washington, D.C., native who will fly on a space shuttle mission targeted to launch next month, will be available for satellite interviews from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CDT Thursday, July 5.
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| 07.02.07 - NASA Extends Bioastronautics Contract with Wyle Labs
NASA has exercised a $294 million option to extend a contract with Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to support the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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| 06.29.07 - Atlantis Set for Return to Kennedy Space Center
The shuttle's ferry flight aboard a modified 747 is expected to occur this weekend.
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| 06.29.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-32
Operations and research occupied the crew this week.
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| 06.28.07 - Satellite Captures First View of 'Night-Shining' Clouds
A NASA satellite has captured the first occurrence this summer of mysterious iridescent polar clouds that form 50 miles above Earth's surface.
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| 06.28.07 - NASA Mars Rover Ready for Descent Into Crater
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is scheduled to begin a descent down a rock-paved slope into the Red Planet's massive Victoria Crater.
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| 06.28.07 - Media Accreditation Deadlines for Next Shuttle Mission
NASA is announcing the media accreditation deadlines for the upcoming space shuttle mission, STS-118.
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| 06.27.07 - NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Set for Move to VAB
In preparation for the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Endeavour will roll over from its hanger to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Monday, July 2.
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| 06.27.07 - NASA Airborne Expedition Chases Climate, Ozone Questions
NASA's TC4 field campaign will begin this summer in San Jose, Costa Rica, with an investigation into how chemical compounds in the air affect cloud formation and climate.
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| 06.26.07 - Record-Breaking Astronaut Suni Williams Available for Interviews
Sunita Williams, who returned to Earth last week after the longest space voyage ever by a woman, will be available for satellite interviews on NASA TV from 5:30 - 8 a.m. CDT Friday, June 29.
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| 06.26.07 - Teleconference to Discuss Upcoming Trek for Mars Rover
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 28, to discuss the scientific reasoning and risks related to the Mars rover Opportunity's planned descent into the massive "Victoria Crater."
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| 06.26.07 - NASA Establishes New Office to Study Cosmic Phenomena
NASA has created a new office to study in more detail some of the universe's most exotic phenomena: dark energy, black holes and cosmic microwave background radiation.
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| 06.25.07 - NASA Teleconference to Replace Televised Dawn Mission Briefing
NASA has scheduled a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 26, in place of the previously planned media science briefing about the Dawn mission.
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| 06.22.07 - Shuttle Atlantis Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew are home after completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.8 million miles in space.
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| 06.22.07 - NASA Awards Payload Processing Contract
NASA's Launch Services Program has awarded a pair of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to Astrotech Space Operations and Spaceport Systems International.
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| 06.21.07 - NASA Announces Shuttle Landing Times for Friday
There are five landing opportunities at the Kennedy Space Center and Edwards Air Force Base.
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| 06.21.07 - NASA Authorizes Contract for Ares I Materials
Alcoa North American Rolled Products is contracted to supply aluminum lithium plates and metal ingots for early development of the Ares I crew launch vehicles upper stage.
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| 06.21.07 - NASA Prepares for Performing New Science on the Moon
NASA has selected proposals for future lunar science activities and established two new programs that will enhance research made possible by the Vision for Space Exploration.
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| 06.20.07 - Briefing on Asteroid Belt Mission
NASA will host a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 26, to preview the July 7, 2007, launch of the asteroid belt-bound Dawn mission.
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| 06.20.07 - NASA Sets Briefings in July to Preview Next Shuttle Mission
NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission, designated STS-118, during a series of media briefings July 10-11 at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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| 06.20.07 - Teleconference on Upcoming Climate, Ozone Expedition
NASA scientists will hold a media teleconference on Wednesday, June 27, at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss the upcoming Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) field campaign.
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| 06.19.07 - NASA Plans Update to Discuss Station Lab Report
NASA has scheduled a media teleconference for Monday, June 25, at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss a plan to use the U.S. segment of the International Space Station as a national laboratory.
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| 06.19.07 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Set to Land Thursday in Florida
On Thursday, June 21, the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to complete a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing in Florida.
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| 06.18.07 - NASA and ESA Sign Agreements for Future Cooperation
NASA and ESA signed two agreements defining the terms of cooperation on the James Webb Space Telescope and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Pathfinder mission.
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| 06.18.07 - NASA Signs Commercial Space Transportation Agreements
Through three new Space Act agreements, NASA is expanding cooperation with companies interested in commercializing access to space.
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| 06.18.07 - NASA Nanotechnology Space Sensor Test Successful in Orbit
NASA recently tested the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space. The test showed that the "nanosensor" could monitor trace gases inside a spaceship.
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| 06.15.07 - NASA Updates Time for Atlantis, Station Crew News Conference
The time for a news conference on Saturday, June 16, with the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts flying aboard the space shuttle and ISS has been updated to 6:43 p.m. CDT.
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| 06.15.07 - NASA Releases Aeronautics Research Announcement
NASA is soliciting research to support cutting-edge aeronautics for the 21st century.
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| 06.15.07 - NASA Sets Atlantis, Space Station Crew News Conference
On Saturday, June 16, the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts flying aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 5:08 p.m. CDT.
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| 06.08.07 - NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station
The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:38 p.m. EDT to continue construction of the International Space Station.
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| 06.08.07 - NASA TV and Web Coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission
NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-117, to the International Space Station.
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| 06.07.07 - NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Date for Hubble Mission
NASA managers officially are targeting Sept. 10, 2008, for the launch of the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 06.06.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-31
On Wednesday, the Expedition 15 crew completed the second spacewalk in eight days and continued preparations for Atlantis' arrival at the ISS.
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| 06.06.07 - Proposal Request for Ares I Avionics Unit
NASA has issued a request for proposal for key guidance, navigation and control hardware for the new Ares I crew launch vehicle.
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| 06.06.07 - NASA Selects IBM for Next-Generation Supercomputer Applications
NASA has selected an IBM System p575+ supercomputer for evaluating next-generation technology to meet the agency's future supercomputing requirements.
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| 06.06.07 - NASA Technology Helps Detect and Treat Heart Disease and Strokes
NASA space technology is helping doctors diagnose and monitor treatments for hardening of the arteries in its early stages, before it causes heart attacks and strokes.
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| 06.05.07 - A Piece of the Past Hitches a Ride on Next Space Shuttle Mission
A small piece of early American history will become the latest space traveler with the liftoff of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis.
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| 06.05.07 - NASA Shuttle Engine Upgrades Improve Safety and Reliability
A main engine computer upgrade developed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-117 mission.
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| 06.04.07 - NASA Spacecraft Ready for Science-Rich Encounter With Venus
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will make its closest pass to Venus on Tuesday, June 5, which will place the spacecraft on target for a flyby of Mercury in January 2008.
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| 06.01.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-30
The Expedition 15 crew completed the first of three planned spacewalks this week and prepared for the upcoming arrival of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the station.
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| 06.01.07 - NASA Updates Space Shuttle Atlantis Prelaunch Events
News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the scheduled June 8 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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| 06.01.07 - NASA Starts Space Shuttle Atlantis Countdown June 5
NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 5, at the T-43 hour point.
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| 05.31.07 - Robot Completes Test Drive of Exploration Capabilities
In late May, a NASA-funded robot successfully navigated one of the world's deepest sinkholes, an exercise that could be a prelude to a future mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, which is believed to have a liquid water ocean.
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| 05.31.07 - NASA Gives "Go" for Space Shuttle Launch
On Thursday, NASA senior managers selected June 8 as the official launch date for Space Shuttle Atlantis. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:38 p.m. EDT on the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station.
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| 05.30.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-29
Two International Space Station cosmonauts stepped outside Wednesday for a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, installing Service Module Debris Protection panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable.
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| 05.31.07 - NASA, 13 Space Agencies Release Exploration Strategy Framework
NASA and 13 space agencies from around the world are releasing the latest product of their Global Exploration Strategy discussions.
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| 05.30.07 - Administrator's Statement on NPR Press Release
"NASA is the world's preeminent organization in the study of Earth," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. " . . . we are proud of our role and I believe we do it well."
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| 05.30.07 - NASA Updates Aeronautics Research Announcement
The NASA Research Announcement has been amended to seek additional research topics, including topic areas for the Airspace Systems Program's Next Generation Air Transportation System Airportal Project and the Fundamental Aeronautics Program's Supersonics Project.
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| 05.30.07 - NASA to Preview Mercury Mission's Flight Past Venus
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 4, to preview the June 5 flyby of the MESSENGER spacecraft through the Venus system.
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| 05.25.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-28
Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared this week for two spacewalks while Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth.
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| 05.25.07 - NASA TV Sets Interviews for Next Shuttle Mission Flight Director
The lead flight director for NASA's first space shuttle mission this year, STS-117, will be available for satellite interviews from 6-8 a.m. CDT Friday, June 1.
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| 05.25.07 - Spacecraft Aids in Forecast of Solar Radiation Storms
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) now enables scientists to forecast solar radiation storms, giving future astronauts, traveling to the moon and Mars, time to seek shelter and ground controllers time to safeguard satellites.
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| 05.24.07 - News Conference on Next Shuttle Launch
NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 31, to discuss the status of the upcoming shuttle mission.
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| 05.24.07 - Reviews Document NASA's Progress on Next Human Spacecraft
NASA wrapped up six months of system requirements reviews for the Orion spacecraft, the Ares launch vehicles and other support systems.
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| 05.23.07 - NASA Funds Universities' New Experiments for Suborbital Flights
NASA has selected four universities to conduct suborbital scientific research that is a new step in reinvigorating the agency's sounding rocket science program.
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| 05.23.07 - NASA, AOL and Mad Science Choose Pennant Design Challenge Winner
On Tuesday, NASA, AOL's kids service, KOL, and Mad Science announced that Tapasya Das of Mount Laurel, N.J., is the winner of the NASA Space Pennant Design Challenge.
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| 05.22.07 - NASA Satellites Bolster Research on Barren Mid-Ocean Regions
NASA satellite data have helped scientists solve a decades-old puzzle about how vast blooms of microscopic plants can form in the middle of otherwise barren mid-ocean regions.
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| 05.21.07 - Mars Rover Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past
A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now.
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| 05.21.07 - NASA Rededicates Flying Observatory on Lindbergh Anniversary
Monday, NASA dedicated a unique astronomy aircraft to pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh on the 80th anniversary of his historic transatlantic flight.
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| 05.18.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-27
The Expedition 15 crew unpacked new supplies and began preparing for the arrival of the next visiting spacecraft and two upcoming spacewalks.
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| 05.17.07 - Dryden Awards Facilities Maintenance Pact to Pride Industries
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a sole-source contract to Pride Industries of Roseville, Calif., for facilities support and maintenance operations at the center.
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| 05.17.07 - 2007 American Geophysical Union Meeting
NASA researchers will present findings on a variety of Earth and space science topics at the 2007 Joint Assembly Meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
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| 05.16.07 - NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Space Station Spacewalks
NASA will preview a pair of International Space Station spacewalks during a briefing at 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, May 23.
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| 05.15.07 - Atlantis Rolls Back to Launch Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis is back at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Launch is targeted for June 8.
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| 05.15.07 - Vast Regions of West Antarctica Melted in Recent Past
A team of NASA and university scientists has found clear evidence that extensive areas of snow melted in west Antarctica in January 2005 in response to warm temperatures.
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| 05.15.07 - Hubble Finds Ring of Dark Matter
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter that formed long ago during a titanic collision between two galaxy clusters.
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| 05.15.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-26
A spacecraft automatically docked to the ISS early Tuesday, delivering 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents on board.
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| 05.14.07 - Undersea Crew Available for Interviews
The crew of the NEEMO project will be available for satellite interviews from inside the Aquarius underwater habitat from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 16.
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| 05.14.07 - Space Station Crew and U.S. Record Holder Available for Interviews
After being separated for nearly five months, the ISS Expedition 14 crew has reunited and returned to the United States for post-mission debriefs.
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| 05.11.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-25
A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the ISS at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard.
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| 05.11.07 - SOFIA to be Rededicated on Historic Lindbergh Anniversary
On May 21, Charles Lindbergh's grandson Erik will help NASA dedicate a special 747 astronomy aircraft to the trailblazing aviator.
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| 05.11.07 - 25 Schools Join Unique Partnership With NASA
On Friday, NASA will name 25 new NASA Explorer School teams nationwide to begin a special three-year partnership with the agency.
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| 05.11.07 - NASA TV Broadcasts Cargo Ship Arrival to Space Station
A cargo ship with more than two tons of supplies for the International Space Station will launch Friday night from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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| 05.11.07 - NASA Completes Constellation Ground Operations Review
NASA has established a requirements baseline for ground systems to be developed in support of the Constellation Program.
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| 05.10.07 - NASA Updates Plans for Hubble 'Ring Of Dark Matter' Briefing
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on May 15 to discuss the strongest evidence to date that dark matter exists.
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| 05.10.07 - Back to the Future - NASA Style
What do Captain John Smith and Space Shuttle Commander Rick Sturckow have in common? Or Pocahontas and NASA astronaut Suni Williams? These explorers may be separated by 400 years, but they share the same spirit of adventure and discovery.
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| 05.10.07 - Winners Chosen in NASA Aeronautics Essay Contest
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has identified the winners of its high school contest to describe "Air Transportation in 2057."
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| 05.09.07 - Hubble Space Telescope Detects Ring of Dark Matter
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on May 15 to discuss the strongest evidence to date that dark matter exists.
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| 05.09.07 - NASA Selects New Members of Astrobiology Institute
NASA is awarding five-year grants to four research teams that will become new members of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
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| 05.09.07 - NASA and FAA Team to Encourage Aviation and Space Careers
NASA and the FAA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster the development of students' skills in science, technology, engineering and math.
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| 05.09.07 - NASA Finds Extremely Hot Planet, Makes First Exoplanet Weather Map
Researchers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have learned what the weather is like on two distant, exotic worlds.
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| 05.09.07 - NASA Exhibits Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week
NASA will display a full scale model of the agency's next generation space telescope and host exhibits that showcase the many faces of NASA during Public Service Recognition Week.
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| 05.08.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA has amended its "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics" announcement to solicit research in several new topic areas in the Aviation Safety Program's Aircraft Aging and Durability Project.
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| 05.08.07 - NASA Awards Innovative Partnerships Program Contract
NASA has selected the team of Systems Planning Corporation with primary subcontractor Fuentek, LLC to provide support to NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program.
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| 05.08.07 - NASA Holds Media Teleconference on Upcoming Shuttle Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference Friday, May 11, no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT to discuss the space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank.
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| 05.08.07 - NASA to Build New Stand at Stennis to Test Ares Rocket Engines
NASA will test one of the rocket engines it is developing for its new launch vehicles at the Stennis Space Center. The agency will build a new test stand for the J-2X engine, which will power the upper stages of NASA's Ares I and Ares V rockets.
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| 05.07.07 - NASA's Chandra Sees Brightest Supernova Ever
The brightest stellar explosion ever recorded may be a long-sought new type of supernova, according to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-based optical telescopes.
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| 05.04.07 - NASA Awards Heat Shield Material Contracts for Orion Spacecraft
NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Textron Systems, Wilmington, Mass., to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft.
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| 05.04.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-24
Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 crew wrapped up a week of maintenance tasks, science experiments and preparations for the arrival of the Progress 25 supply ship.
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| 05.04.07 - NASA Offers Media Resources for Queen Elizabeth II Visit to Goddard
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8.
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| 05.04.07 - NASA, FAA and Local Students to Demonstrate "Smart Skies"
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a partnership to foster student development of science, technology, engineering and math skills.
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| 05.03.07 - Peter Homer Wins NASA's Challenge for Improved Astronaut Gloves
Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, won $200,000 from NASA for his entry in the Astronaut Glove Challenge. The competition was one of NASA's seven Centennial Challenges.
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| 05.03.07 - Centennial Challenge to Excavate Moon Dirt Set for May 12
On Saturday, May 12, teams from around the nation will compete for a total of $250,000 from NASA for an autonomously operating system to excavate simulated "lunar regolith," or the moon's soil.
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| 05.03.07 - Veteran Astronaut Walter Schirra Dies
The former Navy pilot was the only astronaut to fly Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft.
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| 05.03.07 - NASA Assigns Washington, D.C., Native to Upcoming Shuttle Mission
Air Force Colonel Alvin Drew will fly aboard STS-118.
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| 05.03.07 - New Video Podcast Takes Viewers to NASA's Edge
NASA has launched a new video podcast, NASA EDGE, that provides an offbeat, funny and informative look in and around the nation's aerospace program.
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| 05.02.07 - NASA Supports Train-Derailment Recovery in Alabama
The train was carrying space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor segments to the Kennedy Space Center.
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| 05.02.07 - NASA to Announce Extraordinary Stellar Discovery
At a Science Update Monday, May 7, at 2 p.m. EDT, astronomers will announce new findings about a record-breaking stellar event discovered using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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| 05.02.07 - NASA Briefing at Full-Sized James Webb Space Telescope Model
The session will occur at 10 a.m. EDT on May 10 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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| 05.02.07 - New Technologies for James Webb Space Telescope Approved Early
More than a year ahead of schedule, a team of independent experts has approved revolutionary technology for use in the telescope, reducing the risk of increased costs and schedule delays.
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| 05.01.07 - Pluto-Bound New Horizons Provides New Look at Jupiter System
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system, stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere.
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| 04.30.07 - New Time for NASA Science Update to Discuss New Horizons Data
A NASA Science Update to discuss new views of the Jupiter system has moved to 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1.
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| 04.27.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-23
The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space Station completed its first week of station orientation as the crew worked with experiments and hardware maintenance.
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| 04.27.07 - NASA Statement on Stephen Hawking's Zero Gravity Flight
"Stephen Hawking's flight to experience zero-gravity is exciting," said Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate.
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| 04.27.07 - NASA's Centennial Challenge for Improved Astronaut Gloves Set
On Wednesday and Thursday, May 2-3, teams from around the nation will compete for a total of $250,000 from NASA for an improved astronaut glove design.
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| 04.26.07 - NASA to Rotate Station Astronauts on Next Shuttle Mission
After several months working aboard the ISS, NASA astronaut Suni Williams will come back to Earth aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, targeted for launch June 8.
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| 04.25.07 - NASA's AIM Mission Soars to the Edge of Space
NASA's AIM spacecraft launched Wednesday on a mission to study polar clouds.
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| 04.25.07 - Queen Elizabeth II to Visit Goddard
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8.
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| 04.25.07 - NASA Science Update to Discuss New Data From Jupiter Flyby
A NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1, will discuss new views of the Jupiter system taken by the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft.
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| 04.24.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Networkable Office Machines
On Tuesday, NASA announced the selection of Xerox Corporation of Washington to provide multifunctional device support, supplies and maintenance to all NASA centers and associated facilities.
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| 04.21.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-22
Expedition 14 crew members Mikhail Tyurin and Michael Lopez-Alegria, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday.
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| 04.20.07 - Statement by Administrator Griffin on Shootings at Johnson Space Center
All of us at NASA are profoundly saddened by today's tragedy at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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| 04.20.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-21
The ISS crew spent this week finalizing handover operations, conducting experiments and preparing for the departure of the Expedition 14 crew.
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| 04.20.07 - NASA Awards California Aircraft Support Contract to Boeing
NASA has awarded a contract to The Boeing Company for engineering and technical support of several specialized research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
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| 04.20.07 - NASA Modifies Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Contract
NASA has modified its contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colo., to design, test and build the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
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| 04.19.07 - Media Accreditation Deadlines for Next Shuttle Mission
NASA is adjusting the media accreditation deadlines for the upcoming space shuttle mission, STS-117.
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| 04.18.07 - Space Station Crew Landing Moved to Saturday
The 14th crew of the ISS, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, along with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, will land at 8:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 21 in Kazakhstan.
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| 04.16.07 - NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates
During a meeting Monday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, agency officials revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the next 12 months.
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| 04.16.07 - NASA Buys Abort Test Boosters for Orion Flight Tests
NASA has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to support abort flight test requirements for the Orion Project.
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| 04.13.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-20
The crew members aboard the International Space Station were busy this week with handover operations from the Expedition 14 residents to the newly arrived Expedition 15 crew.
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| 04.13.07 - Report Reveals Likely Causes of Mars Spacecraft Loss
After studying Mars four times as long as originally planned, NASA's Mars Global Surveyor orbiter appears to have succumbed to battery failure caused by a complex sequence of events involving the onboard computer memory and ground commands.
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| 04.12.07 - NASA Awards Contract for "Green" Exploration Sciences Building
NASA has awarded a contract to Manhattan Construction Company of Fairfax, Va., for the construction of the Exploration Sciences Building at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| 04.12.07 - NASA Engineer Helps Train Puppy for Future Leadership Role
One of NASA's newest workers is a top dog … literally. A golden retriever puppy named Aries goes to work every day at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. as part of the "Leader Dogs for the Blind" program.
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| 04.11.07 - NOAA, NASA Restore Climate Sensor to Upcoming NPP Satellite
NASA and NOAA Wednesday announced a plan to restore a key ozone layer climate sensor to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program.
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| 04.11.07 - AIM to Study Clouds at Edge Of Space
NASA is preparing to launch the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, the first mission dedicated to exploration of mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions.
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| 04.10.07 - NASA Targets June Launch for Atlantis
Flight will use external tank repaired after hail damage.
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| 04.09.07 - NASA Announces Space Station News Conference
Expeditions 14 and 15 crew members will discuss their missions during a news conference from the International Space Station at 4:30 p.m. CDT Tuesday, April 10.
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| 04.09.07 - NASA Extends Contract With Russia’s Federal Space Agency
NASA has signed a $719 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with Russia's Federal Space Agency in Moscow for crew and cargo services through 2011.
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| 04.09.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-19
Two Russian cosmonauts and a space flight participant docked to the International Space Station on Monday.
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| 04.07.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-18
Two Russian cosmonauts and a space flight participant launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:31 p.m. CDT Saturday for a two-day flight to the ISS.
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| 04.06.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-16
The Expedition 14 crew of the ISS was busy this week performing fitness evaluations, working on scientific experiments and preparing for the arrival of the Expedition 15 crew.
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| 04.06.07 - NASA Holds Teleconference Update on Shuttle Repair Work
NASA will host a media teleconference Tuesday, April 10 no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT to discuss the space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, which was damaged during a Feb. 26 hail storm.
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| 04.05.07 - Media Briefing on Mission to Study Earth's Highest Clouds
NASA will host a media teleconference on Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss science objectives of the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission.
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| 04.04.07 - NASA TV Coverage for Space Station Crew Exchange
The launch of Expedition 15, the next crew to the ISS, and the landing of Expedition 14 are among the events scheduled for broadcast live on NASA Television April 7-20.
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| 04.04.07 - NASA Shared Services Center Recognized for Excellence
NASA's Shared Services Center was named runner-up for the Best New Shared Services Organization Excellence Award, which recognizes the most successful shared services organization launched within the last three years.
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| 04.03.07 - NASA Selects 18 Small Business Technology Transfer Projects
NASA has selected 18 Small Business Technology Transfer research proposals for Phase 2 contract negotiations. The selected STTR projects have a total value of approximately $11 million.
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| 04.03.07 - Colorado Native Flying on Next Shuttle Set for Interviews
NASA astronaut and Steamboat Springs, Colo., native Steven Swanson, a crewmember of the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 mission, will be available for interviews by satellite Thursday, April 5.
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| 04.03.07 - Arctic Replenished Very Little Thick Sea Ice in 2005
A new NASA study has found that in 2005 the Arctic replaced very little of the thick sea ice it normally loses and replenishes each year.
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| 04.02.07 - Astronaut to Discuss Marathon Run in April 4 Interviews
Astronaut Suni Williams will discuss her upcoming 2007 Boston Marathon run aboard the ISS during media interviews planned for Wednesday, April 4 at 1:20 p.m. CDT.
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| 04.02.07 - NASA Nobel Prize Recipient to Lead Chief Scientist Office
NASA's new Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Alan Stern has appointed NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient John Mather to lead the Office of the Chief Scientist.
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| 03.30.07 - NASA Awards Contract for Hardware Assurance Testing
On Friday, NASA announced the selection of Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., of Canoga Park, Calif., to provide hardware assurance testing at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
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| 03.30.07 - NASA Announces First Lichten Internship Award Winner
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, in cooperation with the American Helicopter Society International selected Eric Greenwood II as its first NASA AHS Lichten Internship Award winner.
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| 03.29.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-15
The Expedition 14 crew continued preparations for the April arrival of a new station crew by boarding their Soyuz TMA-9 craft and taking a 24-minute flight from one station docking port to another.
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| 03.29.07 - NASA Selects Firms for SEWP IV Contracts
NASA has awarded 45 commercial, fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts to 37 vendors under the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement IV.
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| 03.29.07 - NASA Astronaut to Run Boston Marathon in Space
Astronaut Suni Williams will go faster than anyone has ever gone in the Boston Marathon. She will run the famed race in April as an official entrant from 210 miles above Earth aboard the ISS.
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| 03.28.07 - NASA Extends Johnson Center Operations Support Contract
NASA awarded a $30.4 million extension of the Center Operations Support Services (COSS) Contract for Johnson Space Center to Computer Sciences Corp.
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| 03.27.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals.
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| 03.26.07 - NASA Announces Medical Review Team Members
On Monday, NASA announced the committee members who will conduct a comprehensive review of health services, including behavioral health care, available to astronauts.
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| 03.23.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-14
The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments and increased the bandwidth on the International Space Station's computer network.
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| 03.23.07 - NASA Set To Welcome Japanese Space Station Component
NASA will hold a ceremony April 17 at 9 a.m. EDT to officially welcome a new International Space Station component to the Kennedy Space Center.
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| 03.22.07 - NASA Assigns Crew for Shuttle Mission to Install Japanese Lab
NASA has assigned the crew for STS-124, targeted for launch in February 2008, which will deliver the Pressurized Module and robotic arm of the Japanese Experiment Module, known as "Kibo" (hope), to the ISS.
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| 03.22.07 - NASA Helps Local Student Rocket Scientists Reach for the Stars
Some of the best student scientists from across the country are hard at work on their model rockets, set to launch this spring as part of NASA's Student Launch Initiative.
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| 03.22.07 - National Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board Named
NASA and the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) announced Thursday, March 22 the members of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board.
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| 03.21.07 - NASA Awards Contracts for Spacecraft Systems and Services
NASA has selected Space Systems Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., and MicroSat Systems, Inc., Littleton, Colo., for award of the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office, Rapid II, contracts with a minimum value of $50,000 each.
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| 03.21.07 - International Spacecraft Reveals Detailed Processes on the Sun
NASA released on Wednesday never-before-seen images that show the sun's magnetic field is much more turbulent and dynamic than previously known.
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| 03.20.07 - Marshall Space Flight Center Awards Human Capital Contract
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has awarded Will Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., a contract to provide administrative and technical support services at the center.
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| 03.20.07 - NASA Scientists and Teachers to Study Mars in the Mojave Desert
Teachers will join NASA scientists to study microbes in California's Mojave desert.
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| 03.20.07 - Briefings on Station Crew Change, Soyuz Move
NASA will hold a pair of media briefings on Tuesday, March 27, to preview the upcoming exchange of crews aboard the International Space Station.
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| 03.19.07 - NASA Glenn to Test Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle
NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
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| 03.19.07 - NASA Announces Teleconference on Shuttle Repair Work
NASA will host a media teleconference no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 21 to discuss the status of space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission, STS-117.
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| 03.16.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-13
The Expedition 14 crew was busy this week moving trash into the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship, installing a new window on the space station and preparing for upcoming missions to the station.
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| 03.15.07 - NASA Recognized for Water Purification, Clean Up Technologies
On April 12, two technologies developed at NASA for America's space program will be inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame.
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| 03.15.07 - NASA Extends Contract To Support Science And Mission Operations
NASA has decided to exercise a five-year option with Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., for continued systems development and operations support for the Science and Mission Systems Office at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville.
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| 03.15.07 - NASA Space Station Module in Perfect "Harmony" With New Name
Ever since it was designed for the International Space Station, it has been known as the Node 2 module. Now, Node 2 also will be known as "Harmony."
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| 03.14.07 - NASA, AOL, Mad Science Host the Space Pennant Design Challenge
Grade school students will design a pennant to fly on the next shuttle mission, STS-118.
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| 03.14.07 - NASA Science Update to Discuss New Phenomena on the Sun
A NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 21 will be held to discuss never-before-seen observations from an international mission studying the sun.
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| 03.13.07 - Cassini Spacecraft Images Seas on Saturn's Moon Titan
Instruments on NASA's Cassini spacecraft have found evidence for seas, likely filled with liquid methane or ethane, in the high northern latitudes of Saturn's moon Titan.
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| 03.12.07 - Spacecraft to Study Clouds at Edge of Space Arrives at Vandenberg
NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft arrived Saturday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a targeted April 25 launch aboard a Pegasus XL rocket.
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| 03.12.07 - ISS Module From Japan Arrives at NASA
After traveling thousands of miles, a major component of the International Space Station is set to begin preparations for launch.
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| 03.09.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-12
The Expedition 14 crew prepared for upcoming additions to the station and performed experiments related to human adaptation to space.
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| 03.08.07 - Winner of Space Station Student Naming Contest
NASA's newest module for the International Space Station is about to be given a new name. NASA's Kennedy Space Center hosts a media event on Thursday, March 15, at noon EDT to unveil the Node 2 module's new name.
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| 03.07.07 - Statement Regarding the Status of Lisa Nowak
U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak’s detail as a NASA astronaut has been terminated, effective March 8, by mutual agreement between NASA and the U.S. Navy.
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| 03.07.07 - NASA to Explore Collaborations With Hawaii
NASA officials announced they have agreed to explore future collaborations with the state of Hawaii in commercial space initiatives and programs supporting research, education and workforce development.
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| 03.07.07 - NASA, USGS Produce Most Detailed Views of Antarctica
Researchers from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have woven together more than a thousand images from the Landsat 7 satellite to create the most detailed, high-resolution map ever produced of Antarctica.
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| 03.07.07 - NASA Completes Key Review of Orion Spacecraft
NASA has established a requirements baseline for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, bringing America's next human spacecraft a step closer to construction.
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| 03.06.07 - NASA Scientist Inducted Into Inventors Hall of Fame
Emmett Chappelle, retired research scientist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has been named one of 16 inductees for 2007 into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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| 03.02.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-11
The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments, station maintenance and clean up following a Feb. 22 Russian spacewalk.
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| 03.01.07 - NASA Awards Configuration, Data Management Contract
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has awarded COLSA Corporation of Huntsville, Ala., a contract to provide configuration and data management services at the center.
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| 03.01.07 - NASA Receives Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
NASA was honored Thursday for achievement in successfully conducting a broad range of technology transfer activities by the International Marketplace and Conference for Technology Transfer.
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| 02.28.07 - NASA Spacecraft Gets Boost From Jupiter for Pluto Encounter
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed for its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond.
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| 02.27.07 - Hail Damage Forces Shuttle Atlantis Off Launch Pad
NASA decided Tuesday to roll the space shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center.
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| 02.27.07 - NASA Completes Contract Award for Space Program Operations
NASA has completed a modification to convert the letter contract with United Space Alliance to a fully defined contract covering space shuttle and ISS program operations for a base period from Oct. 1, 2006, through Sept. 30, 2010.
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| 02.27.07 - NASA Announces Feb. 27 Shuttle News Conference
NASA will host a news conference at no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the status of the space shuttle's upcoming mission, STS-117.
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| 02.27.07 - Independent Space Station Task Force Releases Final Report
The International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force's final report is now available online.
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| 02.26.07 - Undersea Mission to Include First Flight Surgeon
NASA will send a flight surgeon, two astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor into the ocean depths off the Florida coast May 7-18 to test space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques.
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| 02.26.07 - NASA, Department of Defense Partner on Aeronautics
NASA and the Department of Defense recently signed an agreement to develop an integrated national strategy for managing their respective aeronautical test facilities.
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| 02.23.07 - NASA Awards Ares I Turbine Pump Assembly Contract
NASA has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc. to design, develop, fabricate, test and deliver engineering models of a turbine pump assembly for the Ares I upper stage thrust vector control subsystem.
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| 02.23.07 - NASA Issues Ares I Upper Stage Production Request for Proposal
Friday NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares I launch vehicle upper stage element.
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| 02.22.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-10
Expedition 14 spacewalkers retracted a stuck antenna on a cargo spacecraft during a 6-hour, 18-minute spacewalk Thursday.
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| 02.21.07 - Additional Information On Agreement With Virgin Galactic
The memorandum is only a framework to explore potential collaborations
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| 02.21.07 - NASA, Virgin Galactic to Explore Future Cooperation
Collaboration may include space suits, rocket motors and hypersonic vehicles.
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| 02.21.07 - Spitzer First to Crack Open Light of Far Away Worlds
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured for the first time enough light from planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, to identify signatures of molecules in their atmospheres.
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| 02.21.07 - Shuttle Crew Media Session and Spacewalk Thursday
Two human spaceflight events will air simultaneously on separate NASA Television digital channels Thursday, Feb. 22.
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| 02.17.07 - THEMIS Launches to Study Geomagnetic Substorms
NASA's THEMIS mission successfully launched Saturday, Feb. 17, at 6:01 p.m. EST from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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| 02.17.07 - NASA Moves Apollo 1 Capsule to New Storage Facility
NASA moved the Apollo 1 capsule and related materials approximately 90 feet to a newer, environmentally-controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 17.
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| 02.16.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-09
Crewmembers prepare for their fifth spacewalk.
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| 02.16.07 - NASA Commercial Space Partners Complete Milestones
Two companies that are receiving NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services funds achieved significant milestones this month in their efforts to develop and demonstrate space cargo launch and delivery systems.
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| 02.16.07 - NASA Marks 45th Anniversary of Americans in Orbit
NASA commemorates the 45th anniversary of Americans in orbit with a special multimedia salute to the original Mercury astronauts and new interviews with Sen. John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Walter Schirra.
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| 02.16.07 - NASA Media Teleconference on Planets Beyond Our Solar System
Astronomers are scheduled to announce new findings about planets beyond our solar system at a media teleconference Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. PST.
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| 02.15.07 - Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Pad, Crew Ready for Countdown Test
The next milestone for the upcoming mission, STS-117, is a full launch dress rehearsal beginning Feb. 21.
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| 02.15.07 - NASA Mars Orbiter Sees Effects of Ancient Underground Fluids
Liquid or gas flowed through cracks penetrating underground rock on Mars, according to a report based on some of the first observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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| 02.15.07 - Joint NASA Study Reveals Leaks In Antarctic 'Plumbing System'
Scientists using NASA satellites have discovered an extensive network of waterways beneath a fast-moving Antarctic ice stream.
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| 02.14.07 - NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Station Spacewalk
NASA will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. CST Friday, Feb. 16 to preview the fourth spacewalk this month by the residents of the International Space Station.
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| 02.13.07 - Briefing on Discovery Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Researchers from NASA and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif., will unveil new results from an unprecedented study of water deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
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| 02.13.07 - Hubble Astronauts Train at Goddard
Activities will cover the classroom and hands-on experience.
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| 02.12.07 - NASA Announces Three ISS Crews
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced Monday that Dr. S. Alan Stern will be the agency's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, effective April 2.
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| 02.12.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-08
Systems restored after unexpected power problem; no impact on operations.
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| 02.12.07 - Planetary Scientist Selected to Lead Mission Directorate
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced Monday that Dr. S. Alan Stern will be the agency's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, effective April 2.
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| 02.12.07 - Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts
NASA scientists may have discovered how a warmer climate in the future could increase droughts in certain parts of the world, including the southwest United States.
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| 02.08.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-07
Astronauts complete third spacewalk in nine days.
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| 02.08.07 - NASA Awards SOFIA Development, Engineering to L-3 Communications
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for continued developmental and engineering work on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
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| 02.08.07 - NASA Solicits Ideas for Constellation Ground Work
NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles.
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| 02.08.07 - First African-American Spacewalker at Conference
NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) will host the 12th Annual Pre-Service Teacher Conference Feb. 15-17 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, in Alexandria, Va.
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| 02.07.07 - Shuttle Atlantis Rolls to Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis completed a milestone to move it one step closer to a targeted March launch.
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| 02.07.07 - Spacecraft Set to Reach Milestone
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft this month is set to surpass the record for the most science data returned by any Mars spacecraft.
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| 02.07.07 - NASA Sets Briefing Today to Respond to Astronaut-Related Inquiries
NASA will hold two consecutive media briefings today beginning at 3 p.m. EST to address general questions from media concerning astronauts, their selection and screening, flight training and other matters.
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| 02.07.07 - Hubble Mission Astronauts Media Availability Feb. 13
The space shuttle crew for a mission to extend and improve the capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope will be at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., Feb. 12-14.
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| 02.06.07 - Statement Regarding the Status of Lisa Nowak
A statement from Michael Coats, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, regarding the status of astronaut Lisa Nowak.
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| 02.06.07 - Briefings to Preview Next Shuttle Mission
NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a day-long series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST, Thursday, Feb. 15.
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| 02.06.07 - NASA Presents Quality Awards to Teledyne and Barrios
NASA presented its highest honor for quality and technical performance, the George M. Low Award, to two companies committed to innovative management, process quality and customer service.
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| 02.04.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-06
For the second time in four days, two residents of the ISS stepped outside for a spacewalk to complete connecting cooling loops from a temporary to a permanent system.
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| 02.02.07 - Shuttle to Move to Vehicle Assembly Building
Media are invited to witness an important milestone for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission, designated STS-117.
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| 02.02.07 - NASA Moon-Impactor Mission Passes Major Review
NASA's drive to return astronauts to the moon and probe deeper into space achieved a key milestone recently when agency officials approved critical elements of a moon impact mission scheduled to launch in October 2008.
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| 02.01.07 - NASA to Highlight Next Space Station Component
On Tuesday, Feb 6, at 10:30 a.m. EST, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will showcase the next element to be added to the International Space Station.
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| 02.01.07 - Commercial Space Transportation Capabilities Agreements Signed
On Wednesday, NASA agreed to cooperate with PlanetSpace Inc. of Chicago and Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space) of Reston, Va., to facilitate the commercialization of low-Earth orbit as they develop capabilities to transport goods and people to orbital destinations.
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| 01.31.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-05
Two residents of the International Space Station stepped outside their orbital home Wednesday for spacewalk that lasted just under eight hours to begin the connection of recently activated cooling systems to their permanent locations and to conduct other station assembly work.
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| 01.31.07 - NASA Awards Mechanical Systems Services Contract
NASA has selected Bastion Technologies, Inc. to provide mechanical systems engineering support for programs and projects at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| 01.31.07 - Space Station To Grow Faster, Mark Firsts in 2007
Already spanning an acre in orbit, the International Space Station this year will grow faster in size, power, volume and mass than ever before, significantly expanding its capabilities and setting new records for humans in orbit.
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| 01.31.07 - Historic Jamestown Artifact, Mementos to Fly on Shuttle
To honor early American explorers, NASA will fly into space four coins and a nearly 400-year-old artifact from historic Jamestown.
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| 01.31.07 - Associate Administrators Discuss Budget Details
Beginnng at 2:30 p.m. EST on Feb. 5, NASA's mission directorate associate administrators will be available by telephone to discuss the Fiscal Year 2008 budget proposal's impact on their specific areas.
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| 01.31.07 - NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals.
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| 01.30.07 - NASA Announces FY 08 Budget Press Conference
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin briefs the media about the agency's Fiscal Year 2008 budget at 1 p.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 5.
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| 01.29.07 - NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission
NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-123, which will deliver both the first component of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo and the new Canadian Dextre robotics system to the ISS.
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| 01.29.07 - NASA Media Telephone Conference to Brief Hubble Problem
NASA will host a media teleconference today at 3 p.m. EST to discuss the status of a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 01.29.07 - Engineers Investigate Issue on One of Hubble's Science Instruments
NASA engineers are examining a problem related to the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the agency's Hubble Space Telescope.
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| 01.26.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-04
The crew is preparing for a record four spacewalks in the next month.
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| 01.26.07 - Space Station Astronauts to "Swear In" Navy Sailors
Ceremony will occur Monday, Jan. 29.
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| 01.25.07 - NASA and Woods Hole Linkup Connects Space and Sea Explorers
Two extreme explorers will connect in a unique call Friday, Jan. 26, linking the depths of the ocean with the heights of Earth orbit.
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| 01.24.07 - NASA Creates Microscopic Technology for Webb Space Telescope
NASA engineers and scientists building the James Webb Space Telescope have created a new telescope technology that will allow the telescope to view the most distant stars and galaxies humans have ever seen.
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| 01.24.07 - Media Accreditation for Next Shuttle Mission
Media accreditation is open for NASA's upcoming space shuttle mission to continue building the International Space Station.
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| 01.23.07 - Briefing to Preview Series of Space Station Spacewalks
NASA will preview an unprecedented series of four spacewalks to be conducted from the ISS during the next month in a media briefing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26.
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| 01.23.07 - Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
The heads of the International Space Station partners, space agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States, met at European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris, France, on January 23, 2007, to review ISS cooperation.
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| 01.22.07 - Interviews With Astronauts From Recent Shuttle Flight
A month after returning from space, NASA astronauts Joan Higginbotham, a Chicago native, and Bill Oefelein, an Alaska native, are available for satellite interviews.
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| 01.19.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-03
New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Friday night as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.
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| 01.18.07 - Spacecraft to Pluto Prepares for Jupiter Encounter
New Horizons is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet. The spacecraft will study and swing past Jupiter, increasing speed on its voyage toward Pluto.
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| 01.17.07 - THEMIS to Study Substorm Life Cycle
THEMIS is set to venture into space and help resolve the mystery of what triggers geomagnetic substorms.
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| 01.12.07 - Colorado Native Flying on Next Shuttle Available for Interviews
STS-117 crew member Steven R. Swanson is available for interviews by satellite Jan. 17.
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| 01.12.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-02
After a three-day holiday to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas, the ISS crew spent the week preparing for the arrival of new supplies.
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| 01.12.07 - Educator Astronaut to Meet Students and Media
NASA's first educator astronaut Barbara Morgan will meet with hundreds of students during "Meet an Astronaut Day" at Space Center Houston Jan. 19.
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| 01.12.07 - Live Coverage for Arrival of Space Station Cargo Ship
The ISS crew will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies from a Russian Progress spacecraft due to dock with the station on Friday, Jan. 19.
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| 01.11.07 - Briefing to Preview Jupiter Flyby of Pluto Mission
NASA will host a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 18, to preview the flight of the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft through the Jupiter system.
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| 01.11.07 - NASA Media Briefing on Mission to Study Auroras
NASA will host a media teleconference on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. EST to discuss the THEMIS mission to study auroras.
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| 01.10.07 - Panel Will Study Mars Global Surveyor Events
NASA has formed an internal review board to investigate why the Mars Global Surveyor went silent in November 2006.
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| 01.08.07 - NASA Selects Proposals for Future Mars Missions and Studies
Future robotic missions to Mars would allow understanding of Mars' atmosphere, climate and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.
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| 01.08.07 - Next Shuttle Crew Available for Interviews This Week
John D. Olivas, an El Paso, Texas, native, and Chicago-area native Lee Archambault, members of the next space shuttle mission, are available for interviews by satellite this week.
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| 01.07.07 - Hubble Maps Cosmic Web of "Clumpy" Dark Matter
An international team of astronomers has created the first three-dimensional map of dark matter in the universe.
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| 01.05.07 - NASA Extends Ares I Development Contract
NASA authorizes a $48 million contract with ATK Launch Systems to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle.
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| 01.05.07 - ISS Status Report: SS07-01
New gear helped the ISS crew kick off a new year as they prepared a second oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the living quarters and unpacked supplies delivered by the space shuttle.
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| 01.04.07 - NASA Awards Marshall Mission Services Contract
NASA has selected Hernandez Engineering, Inc. of Houston, to provide safety and mission assurance services to the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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| 01.04.07 - Parsons Assumes Role as NASA's Kennedy Space Center Director
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida gets new leadership today as William W. Parsons assumes the role as the facility's ninth director, succeeding James W. Kennedy, who is retiring from the agency.
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