A key NASA technology goal poses problems in the construction of lightweight propellant tanks.

NASA division issues draft RFP for U.S. launch companies interested in inaugurating the Venture Class Launch Services dedicated to cubesat missions.

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Think the KC-X tanker program was messy? The forthcoming EELV procurement could make it look like a walk in the park.

NASA’s Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft was the first to orbit Mercury. Its mission was to orbit Mercury for one Earth year, but it stayed for more than four years, making new scientific discoveries about the planet closest to the Sun.

Bickering between Republicans and Democrats over global warming issues may jeopardize funding for NASA’s climate-monitoring missions

Lockheed Martin, responding to market changes, is merging its military and commercial satellite manufacturing operations while upgrading the A2100 bus.

"Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised," according to European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.