NASA And NOAA’s Environmental Satellite Now GOES-15

Twelve days after a flawless launch, NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit and was renamed GOES-15. The latest weather satellite will complete its checkout in mid August 2010 and be...

NASA Unveils Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications

NASA has unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken...

NASA Radar Finds Deposits of Ice At Moon’s North Pole

Using data from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) radar that flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon’s north pole. NASA’s Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight,...

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite Confirms Water on the Moon

Preliminary data from NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon.

Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite Successfully Completes Maneuvers

The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, successfully completed its most significant early mission milestone Tuesday with a lunar swingby and calibration of its science instruments.

Lunar Exploration Missions Head to Pad for Thursday Launch

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter(LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite(LCROSS) rolled aboard their Atlas V rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Wednesday morning in preparation for launch...

NASA Lays Out Plans for Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions

NASA’s return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth’s nearest neighbor.

Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests

Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.