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Astronauts Rick Linnehan and Mike Foreman try out a prototype display and control system inside an Orion spacecraft mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during the first ascent and abort simulations for the program.Photo Credit: NASA For the first time, NASA astronauts are practicing a launch into space aboard the […] A team of technicians at Textron Defense Systems apply Avcoat ablative material to the composite honeycomb structure attached to the Orion heat shield carrier structure. The ablative material is designed to protect the spacecraft from extreme temperatures during re-entry.Image Credit: NASA A relationship that began more than 50 years ago between NASA and […] Crewed missions to asteroids and near-Earth objects are slated to take place utilizing the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. NASA announced that 96 ideas are being considered to make such a mission happen. Image Credit: NASA NASA announced on Wednesday, Sept. 4 that it has chosen 96 concepts […] One possible scenario for a future asteroid retrieval mission is pictured here. NASA completed an internal review of asteroid redirect mission concepts this week. Photo Credit: NASA. NASA announced it has completed the first step toward a future mission in which a near-Earth asteroid may be captured and brought into a stable lunar […] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced changes to elements of NASA's senior leadership. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian Changes are underway at NASA. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced today that his senior leadership team – will undergo some restructuring. Chris Scolese, who is currently NASA’s associate administrator will now serve as director of NASA’s Goddard […] |
 Next Launch Starlink 1 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral AFB, FL scheduled for: 24 May 19 at 2:30 GMT 23 May 19 at 10:30pm Eastern 
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