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  • Working With Fire on Astronaut To-Do List

    08.24.12 - BASS principal investigator, Paul Ferkul, discusses previous combustion investigations, the BASS process and how the crew ignites fuel samples.

  • Microflow uses unique fiber optics technology to detect cells in small quantities of liquid. (National Optics Institute)

    Microflow: Diagnosing Medical Conditions

    08.16.12 - In Iron Man 2, billionaire-turned-super-hero Tony Stark uses a pocket device to measure toxicity levels. In Hollywood, results come back instantly.

  • View the Earth from an Astronaut's Perspective

    08.13.12 - Melissa Dawson, an Earth scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center, talks about Crew Earth Observations and the important data the images provide.

  • Commercial Crew Program logo and low Earth orbit

    Florida Spaceport Stakes Claim to Commercial Missions

    08.09.12 - The three American companies building next-generation spacecraft that NASA could call on to carry astronauts into orbit in the future will perform much of their work along Florida's Space Coast, home of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.

  • NASA hosts a certification forum for industry

    NASA Takes Major Step in Certifying Commercial Crew Transportation Systems

    08.14.12 - NASA introduces its plans for certifying commercially developed spacecraft and launch vehicle systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station.

  • The Orion mockup stack

    Mockup Orion Stack Shows Path to Launch

    08.07.12 - Models of the Orion capsule and its service module offer engineers a chance to detail ways to process the spacecraft for launch.

  • NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango discusses the agency's new CCiCap partnerships while Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden look on.

    NASA's Commercial Crew Program Progressing for Future of U.S. Human Spaceflight

    08.03.12 - NASA announces its plans to partner with industry rocket and spacecraft developers for the Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which will ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers.

  • Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank works with hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. (NASA)

    Microgravity Science Glovebox Marks Anniversary

    07.30.12 - Marking the 10th anniversary of an achievement is a proud occasion. And when it's marked in space, some believe it's even more of an achievement.

  • Smart Phones Working With Smart SPHERES

    08.01.12 - Mark Micire, SPHERES Engineering Manager, shares various education and research capabilities possible when working with SPHERES robotic technology.

  • Morpheus engine test

    NASA Tests Project Morpheus Engine at Stennis

    07.26.12 - Stennis engineers conducted tests on a new liquid methane, liquid oxygen engine used to power the Project Morpheus lander.

  • An artist rendering of the various configurations of the NASA Space Launch System

    Space Launch System Passes Major Agency Review

    07.25.12 - NASA's Space Launch System has passed a major NASA review and is ready to move ahead to its preliminary design phase.

  • Technicians remove legacy consoles and monitors from Kennedy's Firing Room 3

    Firing Room Modifications Focus on Flexibility

    07.24.12 - The Firing Rooms in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 are being outfitted with smarter systems to support multiple users, such as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System, or SLS, and spacecraft for the Commercial Crew Program.

  • LAUNCH: Beyond Waste forum organizers meet with sustainability experts in San Francisco, Calif. on March 1, 2012.

    LAUNCH Forum Innovators Connect Resource Challenges

    07.16.12 - The LAUNCH forum allows NASA to make connections between resource challenges on the International Space Station and those on Earth.

  • Artist's concept of ULA's Atlas V launching spacecraft to low Earth orbit

    Atlas V Design Reviewed for Crewed Launches

    07.20.12 - United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently completed reviews of its Atlas V rocket design for human spaceflight capabilities.

  • jsc2012e094348 -- Morpheus tethered test

    Morpheus To KSC Before Targeting Otherworldly Options

    07.19.12 - Americans are not the only ones joining in the very common summer activity of a road trip.

  • Expedition 30 Flight Engineer, Don Pettit uses still cameras to photograph the Earth from the window of the International Space Station's Cupola module. (NASA)

    Time in Space, A Space in Time

    07.18.12 - Astronauts aboard the space station are no strangers to the importance of a schedule.

  • jsc2012e103026 -- The Orion team loads a test version of the spacecraft into a C-17 in preparation for a parachute drop test

    NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test

    07.18.12 - NASA completed another successful test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014.

  • The Canadian Space Agency (CSA)'s Artemis Jr. rover and the Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatiles Extraction (RESOLVE) system being prepared for the simulated mission. Photo credit: NASA/Joe Bibby

    Testing Technologies For Living Off the Land..In Space!

    NASA and its partners are demonstrating technologies on Earth that may be used on future missions to harness resources in space.

  • Habitat Module mockup and diagram of operational layout at Building 4649 at Marshall Space Flight Center.

    Constructing Models Of A Next-Generation Space Habitat

    07.16.12 - The Deep Space Habitat project team is building mockups of next-generation space habitats for testing at Marshall Space Flight Center.

  • Artist's concept of ATK's Liberty rocket launching to low Earth orbit

    NASA and ATK Complete Space Act Agreement

    07.17.12 - Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) wrapped up its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) partnership with NASA for its Liberty launch vehicle on July 11.

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