NASA Issues Statement on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission
India’s space program achieved a milestone Wednesday when Mars Orbiter – also known as – Mangalyaan – reached Mars. The Mangalyaan robotic mechanism will study the atmosphere around the Red…
NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Readies for First Test Flight
NASA’s flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, for its first engineering shakeout flight. The…
How to Get Live Coverage and Commentary of Lunar Eclipse
The public will have the opportunity to view and learn more about the Tuesday, April 15, total lunar eclipse on NASA television, the agency’s website, and social media. Coverage begins…
NASA Premieres ‘Water Falls’ Film
NASA has created a spherical film showing water’s journey and extensive impact as it cycles through Earth. “Water Falls,” created in partnership with the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, will premiere…
NASA Challenge for Human Space Exploration
NASA is debuting a new engineering design challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase of human space exploration. The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge is a more complex…
NASA Television to Show Russian Spacewalk
NASA Television will provide live coverage as two Russian cosmonauts venture outside the International Space Station on spacewalks Friday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 22. Because of real-time planning changes,…