Story Time from Space: Astronauts getting new picture books
Once upon a time, when NASA's shuttles were still flying, an astronaut read a children's story from space.
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2015
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News tagged with space shuttle
Journaling: Astronauts chronicle missions
LOG ENTRY: SOL 25—Remember those old math questions you had in Algebra class? Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it'll be empty? Well, that ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2015
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Video: Hubble's Tinkertoy solution
In April 1990, workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, were packing up a very special shipment to be delivered via Space Shuttle to low-Earth orbit - the Hubble Space Telescope. One helpful engineer ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2015
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Don't make us hitch rides with Russia: NASA chief
The head of NASA appealed to Congress on Friday to put more money into restoring America's ability to send astronauts into space instead of relying on Russian rockets.
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2015
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Tanks from retired shuttle Endeavour going to space station
The space shuttle Endeavour is retired and on display at the California Science Center, but it's still contributing to the space program.
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2015
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Taking plants off-planet – how do they grow in zero gravity?
Gravity is a constant for all organisms on Earth. It acts on every aspect of our physiology, behavior and development – no matter what you are, you evolved in an environment where gravity roots us firmly to the ground.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2015
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Third spaceflight for astronaut Paolo Nespoli
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading for space a third time, as part of Expeditions 52 and 53 to the International Space Station. He will be launched on a Soyuz vehicle in May 2017 on a five-month mission.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2015
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Federal officials examine probable cause of spaceship crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is considering what caused a Virgin Galactic spaceship to break apart over the Mojave Desert during a test flight 10 months ago, killing the co-pilot and seriously injuring the pilot.
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2015
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Image: July 23, 1999, Chandra X-ray Observatory awaits deployment
This 70mm frame shows the 50,162-pound Chandra X-ray Observatory before it was tilted upward for its release from the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay on July 23, 1999, just a few hours following the shuttle's arrival ...
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2015
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NASA picks four astronauts to fly first commercial spaceflights
NASA has selected four veteran astronauts to lead the way back into orbit from U.S. soil.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2015
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