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Victoria Crater, seen by Opportunity rover
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Visit every month to find out how aviation and space exploration have improved life for humans on Earth and in space.

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Moon and Mars Missions

Humans Return to the Moon

NASA is returning to the moon to build a sustainable long term human presence. The Constellation Program is building the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule.

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Robotic Lunar Exploration

The Mission Objectives of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) include confirming the presence or absence of water ice in a permanently shadowed crater at the Moon?s South Pole.

A pair of missions will map the lunar surface and search for water at the south pole.

› Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
› LCROSS Lunar Impactor

Mars Exploration

Get the latest information on the Phoenix Mars Lander and NASA's other spacecraft orbiting and roving the Red Planet.

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Latest Features

Steel Work Begins for A-3 Test Stand

Construction is under way at Stennis Space Center on the A-3 Test Stand that will test the engine for the nation's next generation of moon rockets.
NASA Tests Rover Concepts in Arizona

NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips on the moon-like terrain of Arizona.
Ares I-X Segments Travel the Nation's Mighty Rivers

NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland ships completed segments of the Ares I-X flight test rocket to Kennedy Space Center on the Delta Mariner.
Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space.
Stars of Constellation

NASA's Constellation Program isn't just about building the next generation spacecraft, but launching explorers that will help us learn more about our world. Discover the faces behind the hardware that will send humans to the moon and beyond.

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Latest News Releases

Hubble Announces A Major Extrasolar Planet Discovery

11.07.08 - NASA will hold a Science Update to report on a significant discovery about planets orbiting other stars at 2:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, Nov. 13.
Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live On NASA TV

11.07.08 - Almost 40 years after NASA executed the bold decision to send the first human flight of the gigantic Saturn V rocket to the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 will reunite.
NASA And Korea Sign Statement Of Intent For Future Cooperation

10.30.08 - NASA and Korea signed a joint statement of intent identifying potential interest in cooperation in civil space and aeronautics activities.

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Media Resources

Gilbrech to Hold Media Briefing at National Space Symposium

03.3108 - The briefing will be at 1:15 p.m. MDT on April 8 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Enhanced Radar Imagery of Lunar South Pole

02.27.08 - How do you survive where there's no water or wind and sometimes no sunlight for weeks? The answer could be a fuel cell that works in reverse.