Press Releases

Aviation Safety Analyst Flies with Blue Angels

By Merryl Azriel on May 7, 2013

Source: NASA/Jessica Culler Abegael Jakey, outreach coordinator for NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, suits up for her special recognition... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

CAMRAS: NASA’s CO2 and Moisture Removal System Ready for Final Tests

By Siddharth Raval on May 7, 2013

Amine Swingbed (Credits: NASA). Carbon dioxide And Moisture Removal Amine Swingbed (CAMRAS) is ready for final performance tests, NASA reports,... Read more →

News

NASA Reveals Vision for Manned Mission to Mars at H2M Summit

By Matteo Emanuelli on May 7, 2013

Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, talking at the Human 2 Mars Summit 2013 (Credits: ExplorationMars). Mars has been at the center of media... Read more →

Media

On Fourth Try, Waverider Achieves Hypersonic Flight

By Merryl Azriel on May 6, 2013

The final X-51A is released from its B52 carrier on May 1 (Credits: U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka). After a series of failures, the US Air... Read more →

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Buzz Aldrin’s Mission to Mars: A Review

By Merryl Azriel on May 6, 2013

Published by National Geographic On May 7, veteran astronaut and space advocate Buzz Aldrin releases his new book, Mission to Mars: My Vision for... Read more →

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Orion’s Parachute System Failure Successfully Tested

By Matteo Emanuelli on May 6, 2013

Engineers rigged one of the test capsule’s three main parachutes – the middle parachute in this view – to skip one stage of inflation... Read more →