On this date: Then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson launches on shuttle Columbia
On Jan. 12, 1986, shuttle Columbia lifted off on the final successful shuttle mission before the Challenger disaster.
On this date: U.S. Rep. Nelson launches onboard space shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, Congressman Bill Nelson launches onboard Columbia on the final successful shuttle flight before the ...
NASA's Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Home Is at Risk
An exploding budget and an unraveling schedule spell disappointment for NASA's mission to learn more about Mars's history.
NASA narrows down to 2 options its reworked Mars Sample Return mission
NASA announced Tuesday it had narrowed down to two options the reworked Mars Sample Return mission aiming for a cheaper and ...
NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.
NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The ...
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On this date: Then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson launches on shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson (now outgoing NASA administrator) and six additional astronauts launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on STS 61C. Shuttle flights had become ...
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On this date: U.S. Rep. Nelson launches onboard space shuttle Columbia
On this date in 1986, outgoing NASA Administrator, then-U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson and six additional astronauts launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on STS 61C. Shuttle flights had become fairly ...
2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well ...
NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing ...
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NASA to study two alternative architectures for Mars Sample Return
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA will spend the next year and a half studying two different approaches for returning samples from Mars, one leveraging technologies used on previous Mars missions and the other new ...
What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth
NASA administrators are also accountable to elected officials. Administrators are appointed by the president but must be confirmed by the Senate. Congress has a great deal to say about the budget that ...