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• Engineer made warning before Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, speaks in Billings

  April 13, 2012 12:44 AM

  BILLINGS - An engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle Challenger, spoke here in Billings tonight. Challenger is the shuttle that exploded shortly after take-off in 1986. Allan McDonald shared his concerns that led him to warn against launching Challenger on that fateful day - but his warnings were not... more »

• What's next for NASA

  August 9, 2011 12:56 AM

  "As a former astronaut and the current NASA Administrator, I'm here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success -- and failure is not an option." Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator National Press Club, July... more »

• NASA finds possiblity of salt water on Mars

  August 4, 2011 11:23 PM

  NASA scientists say they have found indications of seasonal salt-water flows on Mars, a sign that water may exist in liquid form during the planet's warmest seasons. Frozen water already is known to exist on Mars, particularly at the planet's poles. But dark patterns that appear on slopes in... more »

• LIVE VIDEO: Watch the final space shuttle launch

  July 8, 2011 9:31 AM

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - NASA managers early Friday cleared engineers to load the shuttle Atlantis with more than a half-million gallons of rocket fuel and to press ahead for an attempt to launch the orbiter on the program's 135th and final mission. Liftoff is targeted for 11:26:46 a.m. Eastern,... more »

• Endeavour launch called off for today

  April 29, 2011 1:03 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on the area for the afternoon liftoff. President Barack Obama and his family were planning to watch Endeavour blast off. It... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery lands, ends flying career

  March 9, 2011 12:15 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - Space shuttle Discovery is back on Earth from its final voyage. The world's most flown spaceship landed at NASA's Florida spaceport a few minutes before noon Wednesday. The space center was packed with workers, journalists and even some schoolchildren eager to see history in the making.... more »

• Discovery heads home after "Capt. Kirk" sendoff

  March 7, 2011 10:28 AM

  The crew of the shuttle Discovery, given a "Star Trek" send-off by actor William Shatner, undocked from the International Space Station early Monday to close out an extended assembly and resupply mission - the shuttle's 13th and final visit to the orbital outpost. With pilot Eric Boe at the... more »

• Rocket with MSU satellite fails to reach orbit

  March 4, 2011 10:37 AM

  BOZEMAN - Montana State University's student-built satellite launched early Friday morning on a NASA rocket, but the rocket failed to place any of its four satellites into orbit. Cheers and applause turned to silence as 17 current and former students realized that the Explorer-1 [Prime] satellite they built over... more »

• NASA to try again to launch MSU-built satellite

  March 3, 2011 9:10 PM

  BOZEMAN - NASA plans to try again on Friday to launch a Montana State University student-built satellite. Explorer One is a research satellite. The Space Science and Engineering Department worked on the device for five years. Just after 3 a.m. on Friday it is set to go up... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery fueled for final flight

  February 24, 2011 9:37 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA's most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, was fueled for an afternoon liftoff Thursday on its final voyage after nearly three decades of service. NASA began pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel into Discovery shortly after sunrise, as the six astronauts assigned to the space... more »

• Shuttle launch off until end of month to fix leak

  November 6, 2010 12:15 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - Space shuttle Discovery's final voyage is off until at least the end of the month because of a large fuel leak that forced yet another launch delay. It's the fourth postponement in a week for Discovery's mission to the International Space Station with six veteran astronauts... more »

• Hubble Space telescope helps with asteroid rendezvous

  October 13, 2010 12:50 AM

  PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of the large asteroid Vesta that will help refine plans for the Dawn spacecraft's rendezvous with Vesta in July 2011. Scientists have constructed a video from the images that will help improve pointing instructions for Dawn as it is... more »

• Kepler Telescope finds more planets

  September 29, 2010 12:49 AM

  NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting the Same Star Artist's concept of two Saturn-sized planets. Worlds on the Edge This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front,... more »

• Why the world won't end in 2012

  September 24, 2010 1:19 AM

  2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? Scenes from the film 2012. Courtesy Columbia Pictures. Scenes from the motion picture "2012." Courtesy Columbia Pictures. Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation.... more »

• Shuttle discovery on pad for final launch

  September 22, 2010 1:01 AM

  NASA'S Shuttle Discovery At Launch Pad, Liftoff Practice Set CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming and final mission to the International Space Station, STS-133. Reporters are invited... more »

• IBEX Spacecraft Finds Discoveries Close to Home

  August 17, 2010 7:28 PM

  Imagine floating 35,000 miles above the sunny side of Earth. Our home planet gleams below, a majestic whorl of color and texture. All seems calm around you. With no satellites or space debris to dodge, you can just relax and enjoy the black emptiness of space. But looks can... more »

• Shape of planes to come

  August 14, 2010 1:07 AM

  An 18-month NASA research effort to visualize the passenger airplanes of the future has produced some ideas that at first glance may appear to be old fashioned. Instead of exotic new designs seemingly borrowed from science fiction, familiar shapes dominate the pages of advanced concept studies which four industry teams... more »

• ROBONAUT2 or R2 No D2

  August 5, 2010 1:14 AM

  In the current iteration of Robonaut, Robonaut 2 or R2, NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries. R2 20 pound weight, Robonaut Robonaut 2 (R2) is a state of... more »

• A perfect STORRM

  August 4, 2010 1:09 AM

  It was a perfect STORRM. On Tuesday, July 20, NASA and its industry partners Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., successfully demonstrated a new sensor technology that will make it easier and safer for spacecraft to rendezvous and dock to the International Space Station. ... more »

• Life on Mars: NASA and Europe plan joint mission

  August 3, 2010 12:57 AM

  2003, the NASA found evidence of methane on the Red Planet, a discovery that excited imaginations within scientific circles as the gas might suggest that life exists on Mars. Now NASA is heading back - this time in collaboration withthe European Space Agency - for a joint mission set for... more »

• NASA Finds Super-Hot Planet with Unique Comet-Like Tail

  July 23, 2010 1:12 AM

  Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI) Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of a baked object that could be called a "cometary planet." The gas giant planet, named HD 209458b, is orbiting so close to its star that its heated atmosphere is escaping into... more »

• Heavy lift and propulsion key to NASA's future in space

  July 20, 2010 12:54 AM

  NASA is taking a new approach to long-term exploration goals by strengthening technology development and laying the ground work for heavy lift liquid chemical propulsion systems to more efficiently further and sustain the course of human exploration through affordable space launches. The Heavy Lift and Propulsion Technology (HLPT) Study... more »

• Space Shuttle could get more missions

  July 16, 2010 12:51 AM

  A key Senate committee on Thursday approved an authorization bill that would allow NASA to add one more space shuttle mission before retiring the fleet, and press forward with ambitious plans to send astronauts to an asteroid and on to Mars. After months of debate and criticism, the Senate's... more »

• Moonbase Alpha: New online game from NASA

  July 7, 2010 12:51 AM

  NASA Takes Gamers on a Lunar Adventure With New Online Video Game WASHINGTON -- NASA has given gamers a taste of lunar adventure with release of Moonbase Alpha, an exciting new, free online video game. The game has single and multiplayer options that allow participants to step into the... more »

• NASA moves back final 2 shuttles launch dates

  July 6, 2010 1:13 AM

  WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1 for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission and 4:19 p.m. EST on Feb. 26, 2011, for the liftoff of shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The target dates were adjusted... more »

• Research Suggests Water Content of Moon's Interior Underestimated

  June 15, 2010 12:58 AM

  Earthrise as seen from Apollo 8. Image Credit: NASA NASA-funded scientists estimate from recent research that the volume of water molecules locked inside minerals in the moon’s interior could exceed the amount of water in the Great Lakes here on Earth. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory in... more »

• NASA says: 2012 not the end of the world

  June 2, 2010 12:54 AM

  2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won't End? Scenes from the motion picture "2012." Courtesy Columbia Pictures. Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21,... more »

• Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk, overcome stiff bolt

  April 11, 2010 2:46 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts had to pull out a hammer and pry bar while attaching a big, new tank full of ammonia coolant to the International Space Station on Sunday, successfully driving in a stiff bolt after two frustrating hours. The 215-mile-high action unfolded on the 40th... more »

• Spirit stuck on Mars

  January 28, 2010 5:25 PM

  This is the scene on Mars. The NASA Spirit rover has driven five miles in six years, up hill, down hill, on plateaus and even over a mountain the size of the Statue of Liberty. But the, "little engine that could", can't any more. It's suck in a sand trap... more »