Hubble Telescope Finds Pluto’s Fifth Moon
A new moon has been found orbiting Pluto scientists announced today (July 11). Using NASA”s Hubble Space Telescope, Researchers for the new moon. This brings the number of known moons…
NASA’s Commercial Crew Partner Sierra Nevada Completes Dream Chaser Nose Landing Gear Test
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed a successful test of the nose landing gear for its full-scale Dream Chaser engineering flight test vehicle. The completed…
View of the Fontenelle Fire From the International Space Station
An Expedition 31 crew member aboard the International Space Station, flying approximately 240 miles (386 kilometers) above Earth, captured this view of the Fontenelle fire on June 27, 2012. The…
Private Space Telescope Project has the potential to Boost Asteroid Mining
The goal of a newly announced private space telescope may be protecting Earth, but the instrument could also help out prospective asteroid miners. The nonprofit B612 Foundation’s Sentinel space telescope should discover…
Private Space Plane Builders Pick Texas for Test Site
A rocket-building company that is designing a suborbital space plane for paid trips to the edge of space will be opening a test facility in Texas, the company says. The Mojave, Calif.-based XCOR…
Virgin Galactic has Successful Glide Test of Space Ship Two
Virgin Galactic had a successful drop test if its passenger-carrying suborbital space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on June 26, 2012. They report on there website that they have had seven successful…
Cassini Spacecraft Changes Orbit for New View of Saturn’s Rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has recently resumed the kind of orbits that allow for spectacular views of Saturn’s rings. This view, from Cassini’s imaging camera, shows the outer A ring and…
Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Crew Launch
HOUSTON — NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of prelaunch, launch and docking activities of the next trio of crew members who will fly to the International Space Station. NASA…
