NASA, SpaceX Complete Final Major Flight Test of Crew Spacecraft
NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before…
NASA’s Kepler Witnesses Vampire Star System Undergoing Super-Outburst
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft was designed to find exoplanets by looking for stars that dim as a planet crosses the star’s face. Fortuitously, the same design makes it ideal for spotting…
NASA TV to Air Departure of Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft from Space Station
More than two months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the SS Alan Bean, will depart the…
Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico
In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. Dotting the landscape are small pools, formed by natural springs, in which are found live stromatolites. These stony…
Go for Flight in a Virtual Tour of NASA Armstrong
People can see F/A-18 jets prepared for flight and the control rooms and facilities used to lead to a successful mission in an expanded 3-D virtual tour of NASA’s Armstrong…