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Robotic Explorers May Usher in Lunar 'Water Rush'
11.15.12 - A rover designed to retrieve water on the moon could unlock processes for using the valuable resource for solar system exploration.
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Work Underway on Deep Space Atomic Clock
NASA is preparing to fly a small, low-mass Deep Space Atomic Clock that can greatly improve deep space navigation and radio science.
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Electric Bus Quietly Tours Kennedy
11.14.12 - A full-size bus operating on battery power hosted a tour of Kennedy Space Center to show the potential of an alternatively fueled vehicle.
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Launchpad: Heat Is On
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Real World: 3-2-1 Testing!
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Launchpad: Pump Up The Volume
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Mighty Eagle Scores Longest, Highest Flight Yet
10.31.12 - The "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, reached its highest altitude and velocity -- and longest duration -- on Oct. 25.
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Rocket U Engineers Push Aerial Boundaries
10.23.12 - NASA engineers at Kennedy branch out to build and fly unmanned aerial vehicle around Kennedy.
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NASA Pursues Atom Optics to Detect the Imperceptible
10.18.12 - A pioneering technology capable of atomic-level precision is now being developed to detect what so far has remained imperceptible: gravitational waves or ripples in space-time caused by cataclysmic events.
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Satellite Servicing Capabilities being Developed
10.17.12 - NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting "service stations" capable of extending the life of Earth-orbiting satellites.