Solar System
Endeavour Astronauts Arrive at Cape for May 16 Launch
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The all veteran crew for the last launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour flew back to…
Dawn Begins Approach to Asteroid Vesta and Snaps First Images
[/caption] NASA’s revolutionary Dawn Asteroid Orbiter has begun the final approach phase to the giant asteroid Vesta and snapped its…
50th Anniversary Ceremony Recreates First US Manned Spaceflight by Alan Shepard
[/caption] NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first American manned spaceflight at a special ceremony on May 5, 2011…
NASA Sets May 16 for Last Launch of Endeavour; Atlantis Slips to July
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - NASA managers set May 16 as the new launch date for the final flight of…
Alan Shepard and MESSENGER Stamps Unveiled at Kennedy Space Center Ceremony
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched…
Endeavour’s Final Launch further delayed another Week or more
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The final launch of shuttle Endeavour will be further delayed, perhaps by a week or…
On the Cusp of Endeavour’s Final Flight
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, April 28 - All systems are GO here at the Kennedy Space Center as the countdown…
Ride Along with Rhea
[/caption] Assembled from 29 raw images taken by the Cassini orbiter on Monday, April 25, this animation brings us along…
Brush Fires Erupt at Kennedy Space Center during Endeavour’s Last Countdown
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A large brush fire suddenly broke out this today (April 27) less than 1 mile…
Commander Mark Kelly and STS-134 Crew Arrive at Kennedy for Endeavour’s Final Flight
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The six man crew for Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight to space arrived today (April 26)…