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Great Moonbuggy Race 2009

NASA's 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race has run its course. Check out the highlights!

A Young Pulsar Shows Its Hand

Pulsar B1509 is one of the most powerful electromagnetic generators in the galaxy.

Expedition 17 Space Station Astronaut Greg Chamitoff to Visit NASA's Marshall Center April 1

International Space Station astronaut Greg Chamitoff, who completed a six-month stay in space, will visit the Marshall Center in Huntsville, Ala., April 1.

King Retires as Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

David King, director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, is retiring from the agency to accept a position as executive vice president of Dynetics in Huntsville, effective immediately.

Erratic Black Hole Regulates Itself

Chandra examines black holes that may have a mechanism to control their growth rate.

NASA Astronauts Perform Space Station's First 'Spacewalk Swab' to Test Planetary Protection Concept

Astronauts working outside the International Space Station March 19 used an innovative laboratory device to detect how biological material may be spread in space.

A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair

Chandra combs through the Medusa galaxy and the "hair" created from a collision between galaxies.

Ares I Igniter Test

NASA successfully test fires the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I first stage motor.

NASA Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

NASA and industry engineers complete the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket.

Killen, Ala., Native Jonathan Q. Pettus Named Director of NASA Marshall Center's Office of the Chief Information Officer

Jonathan Q. Pettus has been named director of the Office of the Chief Information Officer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Geriatric Pulsar Still Kicking

Chandra finds that ancient pulsar PSR J0108-1431 still has plenty of energy to spare.

Kossuth, Miss., Native Reginald Alexander Helping NASA Get Back to the Moon and Continue Missions Far Into the Future

Reginald Alexander is helping design the next-generation of launch vehicles that will make NASA's dream of returning to the moon a reality.

NASA Mentor-Protégé Signing Agreement Between SAIC, Oakwood University Makes History

Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated a major milestone Feb. 18 -- the first "Mentor-Protégé" signing agreement between a NASA prime contractor and a historically black college or university.

NASA's Marshall Center Begins Important Tests for Lunar Habitat Power System

NASA today begins testing elements of a power system that is a potential candidate to provide the energy needed to support a human outpost on the moon.

Ares I Stage Separation

The Ares I stage separation is a carefully timed event based upon preset acceleration levels.

Ares I Tumble Motors

The Ares I tumble motors fire to slow the first stage for its return trip to Earth and eventual recovery.

Kim Whitson Named NASA’s Marshall Center Deputy Director of the Office of Procurement

Kim E. Whitson has been appointed deputy director of the Office of Procurement at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

NASA's Swift, Fermi Probe Fireworks from a Flaring Gamma-Ray Star

Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are seeing frequent blasts from a stellar remnant 30,000 light-years away.

Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy

NASA's Great Observatories are celebrating the International Year of Astronomy.

Ares I-X Forward Skirt Extension Separation Test