NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Date: Dec. 13
Launch Window: 11:57 p.m. - 12:37 a.m. EST
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.

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

1962 - 2012

NASA engineers at Kennedy branch out to build and fly unmanned aerial vehicle around Kennedy.

A total of 559 bicyclists were recently given an opportunity to explore NASA's Kennedy Space Center during the annual Tour de KSC while raising money for charities.

NASA places emphasis on working with small businesses, including outreach to Historically Underutilized Businesses Zones.

Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test, firing its pusher-escape motor and launching a full-scale suborbital crew capsule from a simulated propulsion module.

NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting "service stations" capable of extending the life of Earth-orbiting satellites.