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Open Hardware Exploration at NEEMO 16 →
06.14.12 - NASA's Open Government Initiative introduces "OpenRov" at NEEMO 16, a challenge to further the development of open-source hardware, software, and communications interfaces to map the ocean floor.
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New Lab Allows for Testing in Artificial Gravity
06.18.12 - NASA is expanding its capabilities for doing plant and animal tissue investigations on the Space Station with the delivery of a new centrifuge.
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Using Analogs to Develop Sample Collection Techniques
06.13.12 - Rovers can yield valuable planetary data returns, but the ultimate goal is to collect and return samples for scientists to analyze on Earth.
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NEEMO 16: Science Under Pressure
06.11.12 - How does atmospheric pressure affect science experiments? This challenge invites you to participate and submit your theories.
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Join the Conversation About the Exploration of Mars →
NASA is busy replanning the future Mars Exploration Program – and we want to hear from you!
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Voyages: Charting the Course for Sustainable Human Space Exploration
06.07.12 - This report articulates NASA's multi-destination human space exploration strategy using a capability-driven approach.
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NASA Surpasses J-2X Test Facility Record
06.08.12 - NASA's Stennis Space Center broke its own record on June 8 with a 1,150-second test on the new J-2X powerpack.
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Viewing the Transit of Venus From Space
06.11.12 - The Transit of Venus in front of the Sun is one of only two such planetary crossings -- the other being the Transit of Mercury -- visible from Earth.
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Spaceport Goals Take Shape in Revamped Firing Room
06.06.12 - The Young-Crippen Firing Room used to oversee the liftoff of Apollo and space shuttle missions has been modernized for the next generation of launchers and spacecraft.
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Retired Apollo Engineer Sees Orion Future
06.06.12 - James Murphy, who used to work in the Operations and Checkout Building during Apollo, returned for a look at Orion.
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Varied Views from the International Space Station
06.04.12 - It boggles the mind to consider how different the wonders of the universe look when viewed from outside our usual perspective.
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Dragon Splashdown Marks End of Landmark Flight
05.31.12 - The successful mission of the SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station sets the company course for regular cargo flights.
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NASA Begins Development of SLS Flight Software
05.31.12 - NASA engineers can now begin developing the SLS flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing.
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Did You Say 1.2 Billion Particles Per Month?
06.13.12 - To understand the origin of the universe, you need power. That's why the International Space Station is the perfect research platform for AMS-02.
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Dream Chaser Flight Vehicle Scales Rocky Mountain Summits
05.30.12 - Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space System's Dream Chaser design passed one of its most complex tests to date with a successful captive-carry test during its partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Strange Geometry -- Yes, It's All About the Math
05.31.12 - Moving liquids without gravity aboard the International Space Station can be tricky -- if there’s no "down" then water won’t flow downhill.
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SpaceX Dragon Attached to Space Station in Spaceflight First
05.25.12 - The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday.