NASA Awards Architectural Contract For Bridge Work At Kennedy Space Center

NASA has selected FIGG Bridge Engineers Inc. of Tallahassee, Fla., to provide architect engineer studies, designs and other professional services required for replacement bridges and rehabilitation of existing bridges at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...

NASA Accepting Entries for the Third Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

NASA is accepting applications from teams of U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate students for the third annual Lunabotics Mining Competition. The event will be at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 21-26, 2012.

Final Launch for Space Shuttle Endeavour Set for May 16th

NASA managers have set the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 16. Launch attempts are available through May 26, except for May 21. The STS-134 mission to the International Space Station is the penultimate shuttle flight...

NASA Reveals Winners of George M. Low Award for Quality And Performance

NASA has presented its highest honor for quality and performance, the George M. Low Award, to two companies that share a commitment to teamwork, safety, customer service, technical and managerial excellence. The Low award demonstrates the agency’s...

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.

NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test

NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight. How People Arrived Here: nasa ares rocket Separation

First New Space Vehicle in 25 Years Sitting At Launch Pad 39B At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop of a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45...

NASA Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite System Creates Impacts on the Moon in Search for Water Ice

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...

NASA Launches Education Initiatives with Disney’s Buzz Lightyear

NASA and Disney Parks, which collaborated to carry toy space ranger Buzz Lightyear into orbit, are launching new efforts to encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.