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NASA Crafts Smash into Moon in Search for Water
October 09, 2009By Brian Wagner The U.S. space agency has smashed a pair of heavy space craft into the moon's surface in the hopes of finding evidence of frozen water or other potential resources. It may take weeks of analyzing data before NASA scientists announce...
- Astronauts Complete 7-Hour Spacewalk
September 06, 2009The U.S. space agency NASA says two astronauts have completed a 7-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. American Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang of Sweden unreeled 18 meters of cable for a new room scheduled to be installed on...
- Mars Orbiter Shows Angled View of Martian Crater
August 12, 2009The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years. The new view of Victoria Crater shows layers on steep crater walls, difficult to see from...
- NASA Can't Track Deadly Asteroids
August 12, 2009
A new U.S. government report says the U.S. space agency does not have enough money to find asteroids that could destroy life on Earth. The National Academy of Sciences said Wednesday that Congress has yet to give NASA the money it needs to build telescopes...
- Astronauts Survey Shuttle for Damage After Launch
July 16, 2009Astronauts aboard Endeavour began inspecting the shuttle's heat shield for possible damage after Wednesday's launch. Officials spotted some debris falling off during liftoff. Astronauts began their first full day in space by inspecting the heat shield...
- Shuttle Carrying Japanese Lab to Space StationJuly 15, 2009
By Brian Wagner Space shuttle Endeavour has launched on a mission to finish construction of a new science lab at the International Space Station. The seven astronauts aboard Endeavour began their journey Wednesday evening to deliver the third and...
NASA speaker discusses lunar exploration and Apollo on July 7
July 01, 2009Natural satellite, ocean mover, and timepiece -- the moon continues to fascinate humans 40 years after astronaut Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man. On July 7, NASA's Langley Research Center will host Roger Launius, who will discuss "...
NASA climate instrument to study greenhouse effect
July 01, 2009Studies of a previously unmeasured range of infrared radiation will be performed in Chile's Atacama Desert by a new instrument out of NASA's Langley Research Center. The study hopes to provide new information about Earth's climate in which radiation...
Future meets the past in wind tunnel tests
July 01, 2009This summer engineers will test a small-scale blended wing body prototype in an historic wind tunnel that once hosted some of America's greatest aviation pioneers, including Orville Wright, Howard Hughes and Charles Lindbergh. The 21-foot wingspan...
NASA Langley joins the Twitter/Facebook generation
July 01, 2009NASA Langley has joined the growing legions of people and businesses that are using new media to reach out to the public. The country's oldest civilian aerospace laboratory has set up a "NASA Langley" account on the popular social networking...