NASA Breaking News
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NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch Pad Wednesday
January 08, 2009 -
Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as preparations for the STS-119 mission move forward.
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New NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica
January 08, 2009 -
NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research.
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NASA Astronauts Connect With Lucky Las Vegas School Students
January 06, 2009 -
Las Vegas students who "struck it rich" and have an opportunity to chat with NASA Expedition 18 astronauts.
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NASA Awards Agency-Wide Conferencing Services Contract
January 06, 2009 -
NASA has awarded Verizon Business of Ashburn, Va., a contract to provide conferencing services for the agency.
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NASA Seeks Concept Proposals for Ares V Heavy Lift Rocket
January 06, 2009 -
On Monday, Jan. 5, NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will return humans to the moon.
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NASA-Funded Study Reveals Hazards of Severe Space Weather
January 05, 2009 -
A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth.
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NASA Science On Display At American Astronomical Society Meeting
January 02, 2009 -
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics during the 213th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting