Sized for space station modules, reconnaissance satellites

D. Brainerd Holmes, who led NASA's human spaceflight effort in the early 1960s, died Jan. 11 in Memphis, Tenn., of pneumonia. He was 91.

European technology key to early development of NASA crew vehicle

Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center have test-fired a gas generator built from parts originally manufactured for the F-1 first-stage engine that sent men to the Moon on the Saturn V. One reason for the tests is to learn if the old technology can help the planned Space Launch System (SLS) heavy lifter get off the pad for missions beyond low Earth orbit. Some of the engineers on the test series had not been born when the 40-year-old hardware was machined by North American Aviation's Rocketdyne Div.

Contamination concerns could mean Curiosity rover operational impact

NASA will pay Bigelow Aerospace $17.8 million to test this subscale inflatable habitat module at the International Space Station, using instruments and station crewmembers to study whether the technology will allow the housing of astronauts and their gear on their way to Mars.

NASA and Roscosmos work toward goals for one-year space mission

Supercomputers crunch solar data that may bring earthly benefits