NASA prepares for future risk
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As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency&#39;s risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.
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GOLDEN,  Colorado - NASA's next mission to Mars--the Phoenix lander--is undergoing readiness testing in preparation for an early August launch window.
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NASA needs to get ready as soon as  possible to return to the moon, if for no other reason than to  understand how life evolved here on Earth, the National  Research Council urged on Tuesday.
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The election on Nov. 2 will have many far-reaching implications, not the least of which is mankind&#39;s fledgling reach into space.
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Space debris, sudden illness and  even errant commands from Houston could jeopardize the  International Space Station's mission, but back-up plans and  equipment have most of the threats covered, according to a  report released on Tuesday.
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A group of experts convened by NASA said yesterday that the space shuttle would likely be ready to fly by the currently planned launch date in May or June, but it cautioned that efforts to
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NASA needs to get ready as soon as   possible to return to the moon, if for no other reason than to   understand how life evolved here on Earth, the National   Research Council urged on Tuesday.
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By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA managers had their fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned launch of the U.S.
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Thrill-seekers looking to blast into space from the U.S. would need to be informed in writing of serious risks &#151; including death &#151; and promise not to sue the government under the first-ever rules for commercial space travel by American companies.
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Earlier this year, NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe nixed a final shuttle service mission to Hubble scheduled for mid-2006, saying it posed too much of a risk to the lives of astronauts.
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WASHINGTON NASA&#39;s ready to roll out an improved rocket fuel tank designed to prevent problems that helped destroy the space shuttle Columbia.
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In the next week or so, the U.S. military is going to try to take out a malfunctioning spy satellite before it crashes to Earth -- and maybe releases a toxic gas in the process.
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The head of the US space agency, NASA, says private enterprise will play an important role in space in the future. While visiting California, NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe watched the launch of the privately
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NASA officials today unveiled a series of changes meant to prevent falling debris like the large foam chunk that knocked a hole in the wing of the space shuttle Columbia, ultimately dooming
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NASA&#39;s plan to service the Hubble Space Telescope with a robotic device is more risky than a manned shuttle mission and would leave the orbiting observatory inoperative for a longer period
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With budgets tightening and the obstacles to human space exploration looking more daunting, NASA is enlisting the expertise of outsiders.
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It's the year 2020, and space has never been so busy. Picture this:In Earth orbit, a robotic maintenance ship skitters from one weather satellite to another, upgrading powerful optics that help meteorologists track dangerous storms.