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How Space Station Can Help Humans Follow Curiosity
10.18.12 - With all of the excitement of the Mars Curiosity landing, many are looking to move from robots to humans for exploration beyond Earth's orbit.
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SLS Engine 'Brain' Gets an Upgrade
10.17.12 - A newly enhanced RS-25 engine will help America's next heavy-lift rocket launch humans beyond low Earth orbit.
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Station Investigation to Test Fresh Food Experience
10.16.12 - NASA's VEGGIE experiment could revolutionize the way astronauts eat aboard the International Space Station.
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International Space Station Education Inspiration
10.15.12 - For more than a decade, the space station has provided hands-on educational opportunities that encourage students to go beyond passive learning.
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Blue Origin Tests Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber
10.15.12 - Blue Origin successfully test fired its BE-3 high-performance liquid hydrogen engine thrust chamber at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
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Umbilical Arm Ready for Testing
10.15.12 - System installation and integration of a test umbilical arm was recently completed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Components of this arm eventually will be mounted on the new mobile launcher tower to support the Space Launch System.
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Exoskeleton Could Give Improved Mobility and Strength
10.12.12 - Spinoff may help astronauts stay healthier in space with the added benefit of assisting paraplegics in walking here on Earth.
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The Science of Breaking Up
10.11.12 - When an aerospace engineer says breaking up is hard to do, they are not referring to matters of the heart.
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Microgravity Research Coming of Age
10.24.12 - Necessity is the mother of invention, so when humans decided to build a laboratory in space, it was only natural that innovations would follow.
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Return Science Sample Capability Important as Resupply
10.09.12 - While the first NASA Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station is historic, delivery and return of samples is pivotal.
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Dragon Readies for Operational Delivery Flight
10.04.12 - SpaceX will launch its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket on the first operational cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA and ULA Complete Space Act Agreement
10.15.12 - United Launch Alliance recently wrapped up its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA, laying the foundation for potentially certifying its Atlas V rocket for crewed missions.
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Station Experiment to Test Fresh Food Experience
10.04.12 - NASA's VEGGIE experiment could revolutionize the way astronauts eat on board the International Space Station and the way the U.S. looks at the nutritional needs of crews on future deep-space missions.
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Scientists Developing Dust Mitigation for Exploration
10.5.12 - One of the challenges in exploring the moon or planets is dust. Scientists in Kennedy's Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory are developing ways to mitigate this problem.
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A Better Solid Rocket Booster for SLS Rocket
10.02.12 - The largest, most powerful solid rocket booster ever built for flight is being assembled for NASA's Space Launch System by ATK Space Systems.
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Common Ground Key to Certifying Commercial Systems
10.01.12 - NASA managers and aerospace industry representatives met Sept. 19 for a chance to discuss the request for proposals that will begin NASA's certification process for integrated crew transportation systems.
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NASA Offers Opportunity to Use Communication Testbed
09.27.12 - Want to be a part of International Space Station research? Here's your chance.
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Studies in Microgravity Raising Treatment Potential
09.28.12 - Stronger and better treatments for astronauts are needed for long duration space flights.
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NASA Funded Technology Works to Save Trapped Miners
09.27.12 - A technology designed by Paragon Space Development Corp. for use by astronauts in the hazardous environment of space has found a lifesaving use in coal mining.
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Orion Spacecraft Makes Virginia Air & Space Center Home
09.21.12 - Virginia Air & Space Center will receive a full-scale test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft to become part of the center's permanent collection.