NASA’s Apollo 13 Checklist Auctioned for $388,375
The checklist booklet used to guide the Apollo 13 spacecraft back to Earth was sold on November 30 at an auction house in Dallas, Texas for a price... Read more →
NASA Selects Proposals for Innovation Awards
NASA announced Nov 29th that it had selected 300 proposals from small businesses and entrepreneurs to enter into negotiations for awards, valued... Read more →
MSL Curiosity Drill Deviated from Planetary Protection Standards
NASA engineers conducting a test of Curiosity in a clean room environment. (Credits: NASA). Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity, launched by... Read more →
Woven Thermal Protective System “Game Changing” for Heat Shields
3-D matrix that forms backbone of the Thermal Woven Protection System. (Credits: NASA). NASA's Game Changing Technology Division is working with... Read more →
Phobos-Grunt Ground-View in True-colors
UPDATE-2: A re-selection session of frames from the November 29 imaging session provided another useful color image and an interesting comparison of... Read more →
Aerojet Completes Engine Design Milestone
Aerojet announced on November 28th that it had completed the preliminary design review of a turbopump assembly. The assembly is to be... Read more →