Russian cargo ship redocks with space station
An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft has redocked with the International Space Station after an aborted attempt five days earlier.
Jul 29, 2012
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Jul 29, 2012
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Space Launch System passes major agency review, moves to preliminary design
(Phys.org) -- The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a combined System Requirements Review ...
Jul 26, 2012
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Mars Odyssey orbiter repositioned to phone home Mars landing
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover.
Jul 25, 2012
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NASA says test flight of new heat shield a success
NASA says an experimental heat shield for future spacecraft landings has successfully survived a test launch that brought it through the earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to 7,600 mph (12,230 kph).
Jul 23, 2012
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NASA completes another successful Orion parachute test
(Phys.org) -- NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014. Orion ...
Jul 19, 2012
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Cassini spots daytime lightning on Saturn
(Phys.org) -- Saturn was playing the lightning storm blues. NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of last year's storm on Saturn, the largest storm seen up-close at the planet, with bluish spots in ...
Jul 19, 2012
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Astronomers discover exoplanet neighbor smaller than Earth
The University of Central Florida has detected what could be its first planet, only two-thirds the size of Earth and located right around the corner, cosmically speaking, at a mere 33light- years away.
Jul 18, 2012
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NRL brings inertia of space to robotics research
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Spacecraft Engineering Department's space robotics research facility recently took possession of a one-of-a-kind 75,000 pound Gravity Offset Table (GOT) made from a single ...
Jul 18, 2012
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Landsat data continuity mission becomes an observatory
(Phys.org) -- Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., have installed the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) instrument back onto to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. With ...
Jul 17, 2012
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Orbiter enters, then exits, standby safe mode
(Phys.org) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter experienced about 21 hours in a reduced-activity precautionary status ending at about 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, July 12.
Jul 16, 2012
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J-2X nozzle extension goes the distance
(Phys.org) -- NASA engineers conducted a 550-second test of the new J-2X rocket engine at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on July 13. The J-2X engine will power the upper-stage of a planned two-stage Space ...
Jul 16, 2012
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NASA 3-D app gives public ability to experience robotic space travel
(Phys.org) -- A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency's robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is available for free on the iPhone and iPad.
Jul 12, 2012
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The Titanian seasons turn, turn, turn
(Phys.org) -- Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show a concentration of high-altitude haze and a vortex materializing at the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan, signs that the seasons are turning on Saturn's ...
Jul 11, 2012
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NASA's Mars chief frets over heat shield for probe
So far, the scorecard for missions to Mars reads attempts 40, successes 14. Not so good.
Jul 10, 2012
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