NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA'S LCROSS Captures All Phases of Centaur Impact

10.16.09 - NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a smashing success, returning tantalizing data about the Centaur impact before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface of the moon.

NASA Hosts National Lunar Robotics Competition

10.15.09 - Reporters are invited to attend the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Oct. 17-18 at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.

Kepler Mission Manager Update, Oct. 14, 2009

10.14.09 - It has now been five months since Kepler science operations began.

NASA Hosts Evolution of Technology Lecture

10.14.09 - NASA Ames Research Center will host a lecture on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, entitled "Evolution of Technology: Darwin Among the Machines” featuring scientific historian George Dyson.

NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater to Find Water Ice

10.09.09 - 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.

LCROSS Live Broadcast

10.08.09 - A live NASA TV Broadcast is planned for the LCROSS impacts starting at 6:15 a.m. EDT (3:15 a.m. PDT), Oct. 9, on NASA TV and www.nasa.gov/ntv.

NASA Conducts Airborne Science Aboard Zeppelin Airship

10.07.09 - NASA launched its first airborne science mission this week featuring a 246-foot-long Zeppelin NT airship equipped with two imaging instruments to learn more about environmental conditions in the San Francisco Bay Area.

NASA Selects Research and Technology Projects

10.06.09 - NASA selected 152 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program.

NASA Invites Reporters to Events for LCROSS Impact

10.06.09 - NASA is inviting journalists to events this week in Washington and California to observe the twin impacts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its rocket's upper stage as they impact the moon. The goal of the mission is to search for water ice on the moon.

NASA Exploration Exhibit to Visit Emmett, Idaho

10.06.09 - America’s plans for opening the space frontier, including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system, are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit Emmett Oct. 12-14, 2009.

NASA-Supported Researcher Shares in Nobel Prize

NASA Ames to Showcase Spectacular LCROSS Lunar Impacts

10.05.09 - NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission will come to a dramatic conclusion at approximately 4:30 a.m. PDT (7:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, Oct 9, 2009.

NASA to Host Apollo 13 Flight Controller Sy Liebergot

10.02.09 - "Houston, we’ve had a problem here," are the famous words spoken by Apollo 13 astronauts and heard by millions around the world.

NASA's LCROSS Mission Changes Impact Crater

09.29.09 - 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).

NASA Exploration Exhibit to Visit Twin Falls, Idaho

09.29.09 - America’s plans for opening the space frontier, including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system, are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to visit Twin Falls Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2009.

NASA Instruments Reveal Water Molecules on Moon

09.24.09 - NASA scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon.

Kepler Mission Manager Update, Sept. 23, 2009

09.23.09 - Kepler is approximately 18 million kilometers (11 million miles) from Earth, and continuing its drift-away orbit. All systems are operating normally. Last week, the Kepler project team completed another download of science data, and, in conjunction, a quarterly roll of the spacecraft.

NASA Exploration Exhibit to Tour Idaho

09.22.09 - America’s plans for opening the space frontier, including new human exploration of Earth's moon and future voyages into the solar system, are featured in an interactive exhibit scheduled to tour Idaho Sept. 24 – Oct. 29.

NASA to Reveal New Scientific Findings About the Moon

09.22.09 - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., will televise a live broadcast of a NASA Headquarters media briefing at 11 a.m. PDT on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 to discuss new science data from the moon collected during national and international space missions.

NASA Invites Media to Ames for LCROSS Impact Events

09.18.09 - NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission, known as LCROSS, will culminate with two lunar impacts at approximately 4:30 a.m. PDT on Oct. 9.