10.17.12 - NASA's GPM Core Observatory satellite went through its first complete comprehensive performance test (CPT), beginning on Oct. 4, 2012 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Spinoff may help astronauts stay healthier in space with the added benefit of assisting paraplegics in walking here on Earth.
NASA seeks Space Technology Research Fellowship applicants.
10.05.12 - Technicians and engineers are completing final system checks and spacecraft inspections on the first of NASA's third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS).
10.5.12 - One of the challenges in exploring the moon or planets is dust. Scientists in Kennedy's Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory are developing ways to mitigate this problem.
10.03.12 - Equipping capsules with rotor blades instead of parachutes would give a returning capsule a softer, more precise landing, engineers said.
10.02.12 - Engineers from Genesis Engineering Solutions perform a two day "blanket closeout" on the James Webb Space Telescope.
09.24.12 - The first two of the 18 primary mirrors to fly aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
09.21.12 - Kennedy Space Center Ground Systems Development and Operations engineers are combining heritage technology and new innovations to design the crew access arm for the Orion spacecraft.
09.21.12 - Virginia Air & Space Center will receive a full-scale test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft to become part of the center's permanent collection.