NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SpaceX CRS-1
Launch Date: Oct. 7
Launch Time: 8:35 p.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Launch Date: Aug. 30
Launch Time: 4:05 a.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.

1962 - 2012

One of the challenges in exploring the moon or planets is dust. Scientists in Kennedy's Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory are developing ways to mitigate this problem.

SpaceX will launch its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on the first operational cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Equipping capsules with rotor blades instead of parachutes would give a returning capsule a softer, more precise landing, engineers said.

The storied spacecraft's pair of 60-foot-long doors were closed Sept. 20 during preps for permanent display.

NASA managers and aerospace industry representatives met Sept. 19 for a chance to discuss the request for proposals that will begin NASA's certification process for integrated crew transportation ...