NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon
Target Launch Date: May 19
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Launch date: No earlier than June 13
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Launch Site:
Kwajalein Atoll

1962 - 2012

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, education lifts off!

The SpaceX Dragon has been packed with 162 meals, a collection of student experiments and equipment for station crew.

Technicians switched off Endeavour's displays and systems for the final time.

NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is undergoing major renovations so it can support a new generation of rockets and spacecraft.

The Space Launch System is on track to give America the launch vehicle to send humans deeper into space than ever before.

Franklin R. Chang Diaz, Kevin P. Chilton and Charlie Precourt became the 11th group of space shuttle astronauts to join the ranks of the distinguished members of the Astronaut Hall of Fame.