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.
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.
A pair of missions will map the lunar surface and search for water at the south pole.
The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, takes another step forward.
NASA continues work on the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires.
Using a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest, darkest craters.
The first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars indicates the planet is still alive, in either a biologic or geologic sense, according to scientists.
A development engine assisting NASA with the Altair lunar lander design completes a round of testing.
01.30.09 - The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, took another step forward Thursday as Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, successfully tested a critical piece.
01.29.09 - NASA is looking for new technologies that have potential use in future agency projects.
01.28.09 - On Wednesday, NASA issued a request for proposals for concept definition and requirements analysis support for the Altair lunar lander.
01.21.09 - The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, continue to provide NASA with valuable insight about the planet Mars. Although the rovers had a life expectancy of 90 days, they have continued science operations on the Red Planet for five years.
12.11.08 - MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., -- The X PRIZE Foundation will reveal the identities of a “Mystery Team” competing for the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE at NASA’s Ames Research Center on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.