September 04, 2012
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/name-asteroid.html
WASHINGTON — Students worldwide have an opportunity to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will return the first samples to Earth.
Scheduled to launch in 2016, the mission…
Continue reading NASA announces Asteroid Naming Contest for students
August 27, 2012
Published August 27, 2012
The news of the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong’s death Saturday plunged American astronauts and spaceflyers around the world into mourning, with some expressing their sadness on Twitter.
Armstrong,…
Continue reading Fox News: Astronauts mourn Armstrong’s death
August 23, 2012
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for…
Continue reading Reuters: Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
August 13, 2012
Mike Coats keeps a list of about two dozen programs NASA has started – and then canceled – since he commanded a pair of…
Continue reading Houston Chronicle: Congress mulls over space agency reboot
August 06, 2012
By Steve Gorman and Irene Klotz
PASADENA, California | Mon Aug 6, 2012 8:07am EDT
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars science rover Curiosity performed a daredevil descent through pink Martian skies late on Sunday…
Continue reading NASA rover Curiosity makes historic Mars landing, beams back photos
