Missions
NASA To Study Launching Astronauts on 1st SLS/Orion Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - In a potentially major change in direction for NASA’s human spaceflight architecture, the agency is…
Get Away From It All with these Amazing DTM Views of Mars
By day, Kevin Gill is a software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But on nights and weekends he takes…
A Proposal For Juno To Observe The Volcanoes Of Io
Two Boston University researchers propose a plan for NASA's Juno probe to remotely study Io's volcanic eruptions.
USAF Missile Defense SBIRS Observatory Streaks to Orbit during Spectacular Evening Blastoff
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - A U.S. Air Force missile defense reconnaissance observatory that will track the telltale…
Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Honored at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, and one of…
Air Force Missile Warning SBIRS GEO 3 Satellite Set for Spectacular Night Liftoff Jan. 19; 1st 2017 Cape Launch-Watch Live
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - A U.S. Air Force satellite that will provide vital early warnings on incoming…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Comes Roaring Back to Life with Dramatically Successful Iridium Fleet Launch and Ocean Ship Landing
With Billions and Billions of dollars at stake and their reputation riding on the line, SpaceX came roaring back to…
The Incredible Story of How the Huygens Mission to Titan Succeeded When It Could Have Failed
Twelve years ago today, the Huygens probe landed on Titan, marking the farthest point from Earth any spacecraft has ever…
SpaceX Set for High Stakes Falcon 9 Blastoff Resumption with Iridium Satellite Fleet on Jan. 14 – Watch Live
The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for…
Land On Titan With Huygens in Beautiful New Video
On December 25, 2004, the piggybacking Huygens probe was released from the ‘mothership’ Cassini spacecraft and it arrived at Titan…