NASA Breaking News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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