Statement By John P. Holdren On The Docking Of The Dragon Spacecraft With The International Space Station
Following the Friday, May 25, docking of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station, John P. Holdren, assistant to the President for science and technology policy, issued the following statement. (25/05/2012)
NASA Schedules Hubble Science Update For May 31
NASA will host a Science Update Thursday, May 31, at 1:00 p.m. EDT to discuss new Hubble Space Telescope observations that allow astronomers to predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our entire galaxy, sun, and solar system. (25/05/2012)
Spacex Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First
The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. (25/05/2012)
NASA Awards Architecture And Engineering Contract For Bridges
NASA selected URS Corporation of Orlando, Fla., to perform architecture and engineering studies and provide designs and other professional services to replace and restore bridges at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (24/05/2012)
NASA Commercial Crew Partner Boeing Meets Software Milestone
The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software that will operate its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft. The company is one of NASA's partners developing commercial crew transportation capabilities to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from low Earth orbit and the International Space Station. (24/05/2012)
NASA Funded Research Shows Existence Of Reduced Carbon On Mars
NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can originate on the Red Planet. (24/05/2012)
NASA To Hold News Conference About Upcoming NuSTAR Launch
NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday, May 30 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the upcoming launch of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), a mission to hunt for black holes. The event will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters located at 300 E St. SW in Washington. (24/05/2012)
NASA Receives Widespread Concepts for Future Mars Missions
NASA's call to scientists and engineers to help plan a new strategy to explore Mars has resulted in almost double the amount of expected submissions with unique and bold ideas. (24/05/2012)
NASA Offers Guidelines To Protect Historic Sites On The Moon
NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites and preserve ongoing and future science on the moon. (24/05/2012)
NASA Hosts Global Viewing Events for Rare Astronomical Reunion
NASA Television will air a live program starting at 5:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 5, showcasing the celestial phenomenon of the planet Venus trekking across the face of the sun. The rare event, known as the Venus Transit, will not occur again until 2117. (23/05/2012)
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