NASA

NASA's Quest For Water on Moon
The NASA mission of bombarding the moon with two rockets, in search of water ice was completed successfully on Friday.

History of Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral, which was also known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973 has developed as an important venue for testing missiles and supporting America's space program. It has the famous Kennedy Space Center from which NASA conducted its Apollo program, which was the first manned mission to have landed on the Moon.

Information on NASA Explorations
NASA was created in 1958, and continues to augment missions dedicated to space exploration and environmental quality. Today, NASA works in sync with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory programs and those of the Environmental Protection Agency, to evaluate remediation space and environmental technologies...

The Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of the few places in the world from where man has embarked on his space journey. Here is a glimpse into the rich past and amazing present of NASA's launch headquarters.

Timeline and History of NASA
NASA is a research organization that has revolutionized our outlook and knowledge about space. National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) is a premier institution in the USA which is largely concerned with high tech research in space sciences and aeronautics.

Facts about NASA
When we think about NASA, there are several questions that arise in our minds regarding missions to outer space. For some interesting facts about NASA, read on...

NASA Satellite Images
NASA has always been considered an authority for authentic information on the planet. It is credited with making information available through dedicated satellite images to save lives by mitigating property loss, by forecasts and warnings about hazardous weather conditions...

NASA to Beam Beatles Song ‘Across the Universe’
On February 4th NASA plans to beam the popular Beatles song into deep space, to celebrate the converging anniversaries of the Deep Space program and the song.

The Challenger Space Tragedy
According to NASA officials, the O-rings were flexible and highly suited to withstand extremely cold weather. Professor Feynman proved otherwise.

Space - world beyond the world
Stars and literally every thing celestial in nature have always fascinated man. From as early as 2300BC the curiosity to know more about his surroundings prompted man to explore a new enigmatic frontier – SPACE.

Scramjet Engine : X-43A
NASA's unmanned X-43A test craft reached the speed of 8,000 Kmph on Saturday before it took a deep dive into the Pacific Ocean as it was planned. The vehicle was dropped from a B-52.

Houston, We Have a Problem: Original Moon Walk Footage Erased
Nasa likely taped over its only high resolution images of the first moon landing with electronic data from a satellite

Nasa Alert As Russian and Us Satellites Crash in Space at 25,000mph
Collision 400 miles above Earth leaves cloud of debris drifting in space

New School Unites Google, Nasa - and a Plan for Immortality
An American inventor who plans to live for ever has been appointed head of a school for future entrepreneurs

Nasa Hunts for Its Rubber Ducks
US space agency yet to find any trace of 90 bathtub toys used to track melting of Arctic icecap

Nasa Discovers Giant Lake on Surface of Saturn Moon
Infrared light probe reveals the first evidence of standing liquid on an object other than Earth

Nasa's Message From Mars: There's Water Here. I've Tasted It
Space agency's Phoenix lander has identified water ice in a soil sample analyzed in its mini-laboratory

Houston, We Have a Problem: Nasa Will Struggle When Shuttle Retires, Says Boss
Speaking on agency's 50th birthday, head warns of tough times to come

Nasa's Latest Mission: to Boldly Go
Agency's researchers begin urine collection drive as part of spacecraft toilet testing

Nasa Launches Volunteer Urine Collection Drive
Nasa is calling upon its employees and visitors to give their all in one of its trickiest missions: to boldly go into a beaker

Glast Telescope Will Observe the Most Violent Events in the Universe
A Nasa telescope due for launch today will enable scientists to "look under the hood and see how the universe works"

Mars Mission: Phoenix Leaves 'footprint' in Red Planet's Soil
Nasa's robot on Mars scoops out soil, leaving an impression that resembles a footprint

Mars Mission: Robot Scoops Up Red Planet's Soil
Nasa's robot on Mars scoops out soil, leaving an impression that resembles a footprint

Space Probe Uncovers Signs of Ice on Mars
Nasa's Phoenix robot spacecraft may have exposed an outcrop of ice on the Red Planet

Triumphant Return to the Red Planet - Now Nasa Will Probe What Lies Beneath
After a near perfect landing on Mars, spacecraft will look for water and evidence of life

Nasa Hopes for Inch-perfect Landing on Mars
The space agency is preparing a touchdown on the red planet by a probe built from spare parts

Closer Encounter: Nasa Plans Landing on 40m-wide Asteroid Travelling at 28,000mph
US eyes 2000SG344 for Armageddon-type mission as 1.1m tonne rock becomes potential landing site for astronauts

NASA planning moon bases
Nasa is currently examining blue prints for permanent moon bases.

Climate Target is Not Radical Enough - Study
Nasa scientist warns the world must urgently make huge CO2 reductions

Climate Target is Guaranteed Catastrophe
Nasa scientist warns the world must urgently make huge CO2 reductions

Nasa Tries to Figure Out Real-life Rain Man's Brain
It took Kim Peek just over an hour to read Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October. Four months later, when asked to give the name of the book's Russian radio operator, Peek quoted the entire relevant passage.

Flawless Launch for Europe's Automated Space Freighter
Craft ferrying crucial supplies to orbiting astronauts will take over from Nasa's shuttle

Nasa for the Myspace Generation
The Nasa website was recently relaunched to appeal to young adults. Jack Schofield took it for a spin

A Lunar Outpost For A Journey To Mars
Article on the NASA program to explore the Moon and Mars.

Nasa Probes to Study Black Holes and Dark Energy
Nasa probes to study black holes and dark energy - Main mission will search for gravitational waves

Nasa Sees Brightest Supernova
The brightest supernova ever seen has been observed by Nasa's orbiting Chandra x-ray telescope.

Two Dead in Nasa Hostage Drama
As America held a day of mourning for victims of the Virginia Tech massacre, a fresh gun tragedy was played out yesterday in Texas in which a gunman killed a hostage at Nasa's Johnson space centre before killing himself.

Nasa Grounds Its Ideas Factory
Lack of funds forces closure of brainstorming institute that dreamed up space elevator and crops on Mars.

Houston Schools’ Students Get Hands-On Experience at Space Center
NASA’s Johnson Space Center Houston recently hosted a two-day BP Physics Challenge for 886 Houston schools’ students, mostly juniors and seniors, with 800 more students expected to attend.

Good Skiing on the Moon, Says Apollo Veteran
Nasa seeks self-sufficiency at Mars mission base - Settlers will search for lunar fuel resources

Into the Aurora: Nasa Craft Probe Mysteries of the Northern Lights
Project will help predict damaging space storms - Satellites will line up in orbit to measure effect

Nasa to Review Staff Screening
The space agency went into damage limitation mode over the arrest of one of its active duty astronauts for the attempted murder of a love rival.

Stardust May Be Basis of Life on Earth
Comets could have brought the basic ingredients of life to Earth, scientists revealed yesterday.

A Manned Moon Base Within 20 Years - Nasa's Bold Plan
First extraterrestrial living site would be used to launch missions to Mars.

Nasa Hopes to Catch an Elevator to Space
US scientists compete to find technology that could replace costly rockets.

Nasa Takes a Giant Leap of Faith
Shortly before four o'clock this afternoon, Florida's notoriously volatile summer weather permitting, the shuttle Discovery will blaze into the skies on a 13-day journey of unprecedented importance to America's future in space exploration.

Nasa Seeks Help With Lunar Landing
Help wanted: Nasa moon mission 2018 needs moon lander. Design and build spacecraft capable of taking off vertically, hovering and landing safely. Salary: $2.5m (£1.3m).

Nasa Cuts Bird Strike Risk With Roadkill Posse
They landed a man on the moon; now Nasa's brainiest engineers are wrestling with a challenge much closer to home - how to protect the space shuttle from a potentially fatal bird strike during lift-off.

Out of This World: Nasa Funds Revolutionary Ideas
· Projects include bouncing robots and space crops · Giant camera in space generates most interest

Nasa Tries to Figure Out Real-life Rain Man's Brain
It took Kim Peek just over an hour to read Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October. Four months later, when asked to give the name of the book's Russian radio operator, Peek quoted the entire relevant passage.

Space Station Research Faces Axe As Nasa Cuts $344m to Save Moon and Mars Quest
· Hundreds of experiments lost to budget shortfall · Damage limitation as costs of 'albatross' ISS mount

In Deepest Space, the Earth Really Mustn't Move for You
They should be out-of-this-world experiences. But US experts have warned that sex in space will bring problems not pleasure for men and women heading to the moon and Mars.

Nasa Plans Another Giant Leap to the Moon
Astronauts could be walking on the moon once again by 2018 under ambitious plans unveiled yesterday by Nasa. And they will get there in Apollo-style spacecraft that hark back to the glory days of the space race.

DIY Triumph 224 Miles Above Earth
Astronaut Steve Robinson took what he called "the ride of the century" yesterday to complete audacious in-flight repairs to the shuttle Discovery and restore some prestige to Nasa's otherwise troublesome return to space.

Nasa Snaps Its Moment of Glory As Probe Hits Comet
Scientists hope pictures taken as projectile collided with Tempel 1 will help unlock secrets of the solar system.

Nasa to Weed Command: You Have Permission to Boldly Grow
It put a man on the moon and gave the world the non-stick saucepan, but faced with an impending budget crisis, Nasa has been forced to cancel a more down to earth project: gardening.

Space Cowboys
On Wednesday, Nasa scientists watched in shock as their Genesis solar project ended in disaster. From now on Nasa is going to launch its rockets on the 4th of July, just so that everyone thinks they're meant to explode.

It's All Relative - Einstein's Kink Theory Put to the Test
Nasa probe will make most sensitive observations so far to see if the Earth twists space as it spins.

Rock of Ages
Hard evidence that water flowed on Mars. The first hard evidence that water once flowed on Mars has been found. The Nasa rover Opportunity landed on a plane next to a stony outcrop that had been altered by liquid water, scientists announced last night.

Nasa Dismisses Astronaut Safety Fears
Nasa sent a new crew to the International Space Station despite warnings that conditions in the orbiting spacecraft posed a serious risk to astronauts, it emerged yesterday. Two senior officials claimed the equipment used to monitor radiation, water quality and the build-up of dangerous...

Dud Battery Grounds Nasa Mars Mission Yet Again
Nasa's mission to search for evidence of life on Mars was postponed yesterday because of a faulty battery. Officials set a new launch time for the Opportunity exploration vehicle tonight, giving technicians time to fit and test a replacement. The battery failure, the latest in a series of...

Scientists in Seventh Heaven After Stardust Find
US scientists have for the first time collected samples of the stuff of songs and dreams - stardust. High-flying Nasa planes scooped bits of interplanetary dust at heights of 12.5 miles above the Earth, researchers report in Science today. Scott Messenger of Washington University in St...

Inquiry will focus on budget cuts
Questions were raised yesterday about how much blame could be attached to budget cuts and Nasa mismanagement in the shuttle disaster.

Repeated safety concerns ignored amid cuts for space programme
Nasa received repeated warnings about the safety of the space shuttle programme before the deadly wake-up call over the weekend when the Columbia broke up 40 miles above the Earth.

Nasa must keep faith with ageing workhorse
With seven astronauts dead, bitter battles with the Bush administration over funding, its shuttle fleet grounded and an international space station only half built, Nasa has nowhere to go but up.

Nasa chiefs 'repeatedly ignored' safety warnings
Fears of a catastrophic shuttle accident were raised last summer with the White House by a former Nasa engineer who pleaded for a presidential order to halt all further shuttle flights until safety issues had been addressed.

Nasa dismisses asteroid collision claim
The chances of a recently discovered mile-wide asteroid, forecast to hurtle towards Earth, actually hitting the planet are "minimal", a Nasa scientist said today.

Nasa chastised for poor space research
Nasa must improve its science research output or "cease to characterise the International Space Station as a science driven initiative", an independent audit has reported.

Space Station Out of the Firing Line
Nasa officials admitted yesterday that they have been forced to move the International Space Station (ISS) to protect it and its crew of three from a piece of flying junk.

Nasa boldly goes where man has been before
American space scientists, once at the cutting edge of technology on this planet and beyond, are now being forced to scrounge spare parts from cyberspace.

Wrong kind of software leaves Nasa's space train stuck in station
Apart from the fact that it took place 240 miles above Earth, the inaugural journey of the first railway in space yesterday would have seemed depressingly familiar to the average British train passenger.

Nasa to send teacher into space
The American space agency Nasa is to complete the unfinished business of sending a teacher into space.