Missions
Powerful USAF Satcom Propelled to Orbit by Delta Provides Dinnertime Launch Delight; Photo/Video Launch Gallery
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - The most powerful US Air Force military communications satellite ever built was propelled…
Russian Progress Cargo Ship Launch Failure Deals Setback to ISS
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - An unmanned Russian Progress resupply ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) was lost…
NASA Technology Used To Find Stone Age Structures
Using the same kind of light and detection ranging (lidar) technology as the OSIRIS-REx missions, archaeologists are uncovering secrets of…
Atlas V Fire and Fury Get Gorgeous GOES-R to Geostationary Orbit; Photo/Video Gallery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The fire and fury of the mighty Atlas V got the gorgeous NASA/NOAA GOES-R weather…
SpaceX Makes Progress Replicating Failure that Caused Falcon 9 Pad Explosion
SpaceX is making significant progress in replicating the failure in the helium pressurization system that led to the catastrophic launch…
What’s the Most Stable Shape for an Interstellar Lightsail?
A recent study by an international team of scientists looked at Project Starshot and assessed the likelihood of its success,…
Best Photos Yet of the Mars Lander’s Demise
New photos from NASA's Mars orbiter reveal the Schiaparelli lander crash in finer detail.
First Cygnus Cargo Ship from Virginia in Two Years Docks at Space Station
After a two year gap, the first Cygnus cargo freight train from Virginia bound for the International Space Station (ISS)…
MIT Claims they are Programming Humanoid Robots to help Explore Mars. But we all Know It’s Cylons!
MIT and other institutions are programming NASA's R5 robot to help astronauts explore Mars and other worlds beyond!
Astronomers Think They Know Where Rosetta’s Comet Came From
A new study reveals that Rosetta's Comet likely spent billions of years chilling in the Kuiper Belt before chance interactions…