
MetOp-A is Europe’s first polar orbiting satellite dedicated to meteorology. Operating at a much lower altitude than geostationary satellites, MetOp-A…

NISAR is optimized for studying hazards and global environmental change.Launch: 2021Operating Network: Near Space Network

OCO-2 is NASA’s first remote sensing satellite dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide.Launch: July 2014Operating Network: Near Space Network

The Convair F-102A was a delta-wing, single-engine, jet-powered, all-weather interceptor. A preproduction prototype called the YF-102 was built in 1951,…

Officials from Cullman, Alabama, visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on Sept. 3 to present a proclamation designating the week…

Artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission with transparent background.

Artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission with transparent background.

Artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission with transparent background.

Artist concept of the orbit of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission.

This image shows an artist concept of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission as it enters orbit around…