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LCROSS Press Conference
Miss the Nov. 13 announcement about preliminary LCROSS results?
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LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon
Preliminary data from the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite indicates that the mission successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9, 2009, impacts near the moon's south pole.
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Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test
Liftoff! The Ares I-X test rocket launched at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
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Ares I-X Launch Rescheduled for Oct. 28
Ares I-X will have another four-hour window to launch beginning at 8 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after weather concerns delayed the first opportunity on Oct. 27.
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Building an Original
A small, dedicated team showcases NASA's entrepreneurial spirit with the assembly and rollout of the Ares I-X rocket.
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History in Slow Motion
Apollo-era crawler transports third-generation space vehicle to the launch pad.
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Discs, Flags Commemorate I-X Flight
The Ares I-X will carry homemade videos to mark flight test.
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Ares I-X Secured at the Launch Pad
The Ares I-X is now secured on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test rocket, sitting on a mobile launch platform, was “hard down” on the pad’s pedestals at 9:17 a.m. EDT.
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Diviner Observes LCROSS Impact
LRO's Diviner instrument obtained a series of thermal maps before and after the impact at approximately two hour intervals at an angle of approximately 48 degrees off nadir.
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NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater to Find Water Ice
NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.
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Orion Main Parachute Testing Technique Demonstrated
NASA and engineering support contractors completed a demonstration test of the main parachute test equipment for the Orion crew exploration vehicle October 2 at the U.S Army’s Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz.
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NASA Tests Limits for Ares I Main Parachute
NASA and industry engineers conducted a design limit load test of the Ares I rocket's main parachute Oct. 8.
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Ares Ullage Motor Testing
NASA successfully completes the first round of development testing for the Ares ullage settling motor.
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NASA's LCROSS Mission Changes Impact Crater
NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission (LCROSS) based on new analysis of available lunar data, has shifted the target crater from Cabeus A to Cabeus (proper).
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Firing Room 1: Adding One More "First"
As the Ares I-X launch team assembles, a new era will begin.
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NASA'S LCROSS Reveals Target Crater for Lunar Impacts
NASA has selected a final destination for its Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, after a journey of nearly 5.6 million miles that included several orbits around Earth and the moon.
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Ares DM-1 Motor Test: Success!
NASA and ATK have successfully tested the DM-1 Ares first stage motor in Utah.
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Orion Launch Abort Team Designs With Confidence
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center complete a major milestone on Orion's Launch Abort System.
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Who Knew RATS Could Tweet?
The RATS are back in the desert! Follow along as we test rovers, robots and other surface system concepts in the field.
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Orion Abort Flight Test Crew Module Departs Dryden For White Sands
The Orion crew module that will be used for the first launch abort system Pad Abort 1 flight test is scheduled to depart NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 19 for the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., where the launch abort flight tests will be performed.