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28 May 2012, 08:00 AM ET
This test studies the effects of twin-jet exhausts, to enable a decreased takeoff distance for aircraft.
27 May 2012, 09:41 AM ET
From complete coverage of SpaceX historic flight to your favorite photos of the solar eclipse, it's been a busy week in space.
25 May 2012, 05:01 AM ET
Contest offers a view of the Earth nobody else has.
24 May 2012, 04:23 PM ET
SpaceX and Tesla occasionally share test facilities, but the cooperation goes deeper than that.
24 May 2012, 12:38 PM ET
Researchers have successfully cloaked an object in free space with the help of supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
23 May 2012, 08:00 AM ET
A mechanical engineer works on the Robot Brain Surgeon testbed in the NeuroEngineering Group at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
22 May 2012, 11:13 AM ET
A former NASA astronaut who took inspiration from "Star Trek" will lead the 100 Year Starship project to enable interstellar space travel within a century.
21 May 2012, 04:13 PM ET
See inside SpaceX's private Dragon space capsule and Falcon 9 rockets.
21 May 2012, 08:00 AM ET
The crew and pilot of the Paresev 1-A and the Stearman Sport Biplane.
20 May 2012, 01:44 PM ET
From complete coverage of the solar eclipse to Smokey Bear on a rocket, it's been a busy week in space.
20 May 2012, 11:46 AM ET
See an amazing new view of Earth, the launch of a Russian rocket and more in the best photos for the week of May 20, 2012.
16 May 2012, 11:44 AM ET
Final preparations are underway for the launch of the Inflatable Re-Entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE3). It will be launched aboard a sounding rocket and the materials that make up the inflated heat shield will be put to the test on re-entry.
15 May 2012, 07:00 AM ET
ViviSat is developing a spacecraft to extend the lives of satellites in orbit.
15 May 2012, 07:00 AM ET
More than 2,000 people have applied for jobs with Planetary Resources, officials said.
12 May 2012, 08:06 AM ET
From the winner of a seat to space to photos of the supermoon sinking, it's been a busy week in space.
12 May 2012, 07:20 AM ET
See amazing views of a squashed supermoon and more in the best photos for the week of May 12, 2012.
10 May 2012, 03:48 PM ET
The U.S. military is officially on the hunt for cheap satellite swarms capable of giving U.S. troops updated battlefield images at any time.
09 May 2012, 07:45 PM ET
A look at ATK's new rocket and manned spacecraft system.
09 May 2012, 12:37 PM ET
The Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeME) program could provided clusters of disposable satellites, launched from an airplane by missile, giving US troops on-demand battlefield images.
09 May 2012, 08:00 AM ET
The Atlas vehicle was destroyed moments after liftoff but the Mercury space capsule separated and was recovered.
08 May 2012, 10:44 AM ET
Humans don't have to land on another planet to explore it.
08 May 2012, 06:01 AM ET
The second unmanned X-37B space plane has spent nearly 430 days in orbit … and counting.
07 May 2012, 05:12 PM ET
NASA's patch validates hacking group's ethical exploits.
07 May 2012, 01:07 PM ET
The U.S. military needs a way to quickly identify satellites that may change orbits or drop out of sight in the middle of Earth's crowded space lanes.
