NASA

The Longest Continuous View of Earth From Space Hits 40

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Interior Department Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program, the world's longest-running Earth-observing…

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New Supercomputer Facility Set to Advance Earth Research

WASHINGTON -- NASA soon will open a new chapter of discovery using enhanced Landsat Earth-observing data in a state-of-the-art, high-performance…

13 years ago

Earth-Observing Camera to Launch to International Space Station

WASHINGTON -- A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the…

13 years ago

NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test

HOUSTON -- NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in…

13 years ago

NASA Conducts Mission Simulations in Hawaii

HILO, Hawaii -- NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques…

13 years ago

NASA’S Spitzer Finds Evidence for an Exoplanet Smaller than Earth

WASHINGTON -- Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have detected what they believe is a planet two-thirds the size of…

13 years ago

NASA Hypersonic Inflatable Tech Test Set For Virginia Launch July 21

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA Space Technology Program researchers will launch and deploy a large inflatable heat shield aboard a…

13 years ago

NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for Three Missions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Englewood, Colo., to launch the Soil Moisture Active…

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