NASA’s safety oversight of a new exploration rocket and crew capsule lacks adequate independence and “diminishes lessons learned from the Columbia accident,” congressional watchdogs warned this week.

Inefficient technology and a reluctance to discuss past mistakes are keeping managers at NASA from sharing important lessons with one another, according to a new report from the General Accounting ...

The Microsoft-NASA collaboration will give students hands-on experiences to think about the considerations that astronauts need to think about when living in space. Microsoft Education and NASA have ...

In response to the Commentary “NASA Forgets Key Lesson from Columbia Accident” [Jan. 20, page 19], the implication that commercial space doesn’t put the same emphasis on safety is inaccurate. The ...

NASA's Jessica Meir pulled off the acrobatic move in microgravity as she hosted a science lesson from the International Space ...

As NASA marks the 25th anniversary of space shuttle flight, the agency is applying the lessons learned with that program toward development of a replacement vehicle that more closely resembles the ...

On a hot August Earth night in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover began its celebrated “seven minutes of terror” --- slowing from 12,600 mph to a triumphant gentle landing at Mars’ Gale Crater. The ...

SpaceX and Blue Origin could learn a thing or two from NASA. The two companies are perhaps the biggest names in spaceflight today, and SpaceX’s fast-moving approach means it has taken some of the best ...

The Microsoft-NASA collaboration will give students hands-on experiences to think about the considerations that astronauts need to think about when living in space. Microsoft Education and NASA have ...