Tempe AZ (SPX) Feb 22, 2013 - Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson, whose working laboratory aboard the Internat
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 22, 2013 - Some of the research on the International Space Station focuses on meeting the needs of long-term spaceflight to destinations such as asteroids or Mars. A group of engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 21, 2013 - NASA has selected Aerojet of Sacramento, Calif., for a $23.3 million contract to develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for future advanced boosters for the agency's Space La
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 21, 2013 - University faculty and students interested in learning how to build scientific experiments for spaceflight are invited to join RockOn 2013 from June 15-20 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virgin
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 21, 2013 - NASA engineers conducted the first in a new round of tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine Feb. 15 at Stennis Space Center. The 35-second test continued progress in development of the engi
Greenbelt, Md. (UPI) Feb 20, 2013 - NASA engineers say they're working on a habitat to learn the effects on plants of long-duration microgravity exposure in space.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 20, 2013 - The Expedition 34 crew completed a bevy of science and maintenance tasks Tuesday despite a temporary loss of communications between the International Space Station and the ground. Communicatio
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 19, 2013 - A plant texts a farmer to say it needs more water. An invisible coating scrubs pollutants from the air. A robot roams a hospital's halls, aiding doctors and nurses by recording vital signs and regis
Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Feb 19, 2013 - The planned first stage propulsion system hot fire test of Orbital's new Antares medium-class rocket was halted in the final seconds of the countdown by the rocket's flight computer, which detecte
Washington (AFP) Feb 19, 2013 - The International Space Station briefly lost contact with ground controllers on Tuesday because of a computer problem, but its commander said the crew was fine, NASA said.
Moscow (UPI) Feb 18, 2013 - A Russian satellite that will conduct biological experiments in space and its launch rocket have been delivered to the Baikonur space center, officials said.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 15, 2013 - As we approach the launch of China's next human space mission, some questions still remain unanswered. This is not unusual for the relatively veiled nature of China's space program, but it does invi
Cleveland OH (SPX) Feb 15, 2013 - Wouldn't it be fun to do experiments while floating free inside an airplane? Scientists from NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland get to do just that using suborbital flights. These planes fly
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Feb 15, 2013 - Turkish authorities say the launch of a Turksat-4A Turkish communications satellite demonstrates the country's commitment to fast Internet service.
Yuma AZ (SPX) Feb 15, 2013 - NASA engineers have demonstrated the agency's Orion spacecraft can land safely if one of its three main parachutes fails to inflate during deployment. The test was conducted Tuesday in Yuma, A
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2013 - Electric rocket engines known as Hall thrusters, which use a super high-velocity stream of ions to propel a spacecraft in space, have been used successfully onboard many missions for half a century.
