August 2, 2007Space agency says it's making great progress on the successor to the space shuttle, which could ultimately take astronauts back to the moon.
Images: Orion prepares for moon landingTAGS:spacecraft, shuttle, moon, craft, crew, material, progress, vehicle
July 30, 2007Digital simulations show how NASA might land spacecraft, people on an asteroid, possibly paving the way for trips to deep space.Images: Vision for an asteroid missionTAGS:spacecraft, scientist, design
March 1, 2007Flyby of giant planet expected to yield exceptional photos of Jovian moon; craft is healthy and aimed for Pluto.
Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of JupiterTAGS:spacecraft, scientist, photograph
January 19, 2007NASA's fastest spacecraft will use Jupiter as a slingshot to get to Pluto, taking unprecedented photos during its flyby.TAGS:spacecraft, moon, trajectory, sun, planet, scientist, 3D
June 21, 2005Countdown is on for the maiden voyage of Cosmos 1, which is expected to launch Tuesday in the Arctic Ocean. Photos: Riding the sunbeamsTAGS:sail, spacecraft, orbit, Pasadena, Russia
October 4, 2004The craft wins the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private space travel when it reaches 100km for the second time. Photo gallery: A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flightsTAGS:SpaceShipOne, craft, spacecraft, feat, aircraft, atmosphere
December 13, 2005Two observatories will simultaneously orbit the sun to monitor its violent eruptions in "stereo."
Images: STEREO gets launch-readyTAGS:sun, spacecraft, craft, scientist, stereo, satellite, 3D
October 26, 2006The two-year mission aims to capture the first-ever 3D images of solar storms--which can pack the punch of an armory's worth of nuclear bombs.
Photos: Twin robots to map the sun TAGS:sun, spacecraft, robot, scientist, space, satellite, 3D
May 5, 2006Entrepreneurs are invited to build spacecraft that can simulate landing on the moon, in a $2.5 million contest hosted by the agency and X Prize. TAGS:moon, spacecraft, contest, meter, vehicle, winner, agency, challenge
July 2, 2005Celestial display to arouse more wide-eyed wonder than Fourth of July fireworks, as spacecraft gets set to slam into Tempel 1.TAGS:astronomer, spacecraft, impact, scientist, photograph