09.16.08 - NASA invites you to compete for a place on teams that will chart a mission to Mars next summer.
09.11.08 - NASA is a sponsor of the MODSIM World 2008 Conference & Expo Sept. 16-18 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
09.04.08 - 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
09.04.08 - Former NASA historian and senior curator at the National Air and Space Museum Roger Launius will put the effects of the 1957 Sputnik launch into historical perspective.
08.07.08 - Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, holds many secrets. NASA's MESSENGER mission is attempting to reveal them. Project scientist and co-investigator Ralph McNutt will discuss MESSENGER's first Mercury flyby on Aug. 12.
07.18.08 - NASA completed a full-scale rocket motor test on Thursday, July 17, to further development of the Orion jettison motor.
07.07.08 - 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.
07.01.08 - Dr. Kerry Magruder will provide a 'guided tour' of Galileo's life and works on Tuesday, July 8, at NASA Langley.
06.24.08 - NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, of San Diego, to provide independent analysis and evaluation of selected agency programs and projects.
06.16.08 - 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.
06.13.08 - Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center are part of a team that received one of the most prestigious awards in aviation on June 12.
06.04.08 - Local students Kirsten Rumsey and Michael Tessler received scholarships from the NASA College Scholarship Fund, which was established by Pulitzer Prize winning author James A. Michener.
05.29.08 - James Bauer, professor of marine science at the College of William & Mary, will speak on the physical and ecological changes of the past century in coastal Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay on June 3.
05.20.08 - NASA scientists and engineers expect to have an out-of-this-world Memorial Day weekend. They're landing a spacecraft on Mars Sunday evening.
05.08.08 - As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts highlighting the contributions of each NASA center to NASA's history.
05.05.08 - NASA astronaut and University of Richmond graduate Leland Melvin will share stories of his experiences in space with several hundred students at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond on Friday, May 9.
05.01.08 - Michael McGinnis, executive director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, will discuss recent advances in modeling and simulation at NASA Langley Tues., May 6.
04.30.08 - Employees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics will hold their twelfth and final reunion at Langley, site of the first U.S. civilian aeronautics lab.
04.29.08 - STS-122 astronaut Leland Melvin is back on Earth, home in Virginia, and he'll visit NASA's Langley Research Center on Thursday, May 1.
04.23.08 - NASA Langley Research Center and the Christopher Newport University (CNU) Institute for Science Education will host EarthFest, an outdoor and indoor event this Saturday, April 26, at the Ferguson Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.
04.15.08 - 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.
04.09.08 - Upcoming news opportunities at NASA's Langley Research Center.
03.31.08 - Martin Hoffert will talk about energy solutions and technological options for dealing with climate change Tuesday, April 1, at NASA Langley.
03.28.08 - 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 in Hampton, Va.
› Read More03.27.08 - Martin Hoffert will talk about energy solutions and technological options for dealing with climate change Tuesday, April 1, at NASA Langley.
03.26.08 - NASA has selected the National Institute of Aerospace Associates to conduct cutting edge aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies and help prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers.
› Read More03.13.08 - The Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSEs) 6A and 6B will be deployed during a spacewalk by the STS-123 crew on Tuesday, March 18.
03.12.08 - NASA has completed production of a structure that simulates a crew module for use in the first flight test of the astronaut escape system for the Constellation Program's Orion crew capsule.
03.05.08 - 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.
02.27.08 - The U.S. presidential election in 2000 is often remembered for its voting machine problems. Prof. Bryan Pfaffenberger traces similar controversy back much further than that.
02.25.08 - CERES FM-5 was selected to fly on the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) mission in 2010.
02.22.08 - NASA is partnering with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) 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.
› Read More02.12.08 - NASA researcher Steve Wilkinson helped create a better fabric for competitive swimmers.
02.08.08 - Feb. 14-16, NASA will provide hands-on training through workshops and seminars at its 13th annual Pre-Service Teacher Conference. Media are invited to attend.
02.08.08 - Media are invited to an awards ceremony Feb. 13, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Virginia Air & Space Center where the winners of the NASA 50th anniversary Art Contest will be highlighted.
02.01.08 - A new NASA television show -- NASA 360 -- shows viewers how NASA makes a difference in their lives.
01.28.08 - NASA Langley and NASA Wallops leaders along with aerospace industry representatives will meet with members of the Virginia General Assembly on Wed., Jan. 30.
01.17.08 - Aerospace engineer, best-selling author and president of the Mars Society Robert Zubrin will elaborate on his premise that the U.S. should develop bio-fuels to achieve energy independence on Jan. 23 at NASA Langley.
01.04.08 - Radiation expert Dr. John W. Wilson will discuss the importance and challenges of protecting astronauts from cosmic radiation Tues., Jan. 8.