Nasa Missions

NASA Apollo 9 launch in March 1969 paved the way for humans landing on the Moon 50 years ago

Apollo 9 was a crucial test mission on the road to mankind's first & only landing on the moon.

NASA's planned moon landing in 2024 is definitely headed to the South Pole

The agency plans to have a communication satellite orbiting the moon by 2022.

First humans to walk on Mars, the Moon again will most likely be women: NASA

Women make up 34% of NASA's astronauts today – a long way from a truly gender-equal scenario.

NASA New Horizons probe treks further on new hunt for moons after New Year flyby

Since its 2006 launch, the mission has studies Pluto, its five moons & hundreds of Kuiper Belt objects.

NASA's Voyager 2 enters interstellar space, crossing edge of Sun's protective bubble

Intended as a five-year mission, the Voyager 2 at 41 years, is NASA’s longest running active mission.

NASA InSight lands safely on Mars, begins early tests on its dusty, equatorial home after relaying first images from the Red Planet

NASA's InSight spacecraft is stationary & will operate from the same spot for the next 2 years.

NASA's Curiosity rover switches 'brains' temporarily to diagnose and repair glitch

The swap to its Side-A computer will return its ability to store scientific data & log events.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope completes critical testing in thermal vacuum chamber; preparing it for space mission in 2019

Webb telescope arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston in May 2017, where it underwent critical cryogenic testing for nine months inside Chamber A

Nasa to broadcast world's first 360-degree stream of rocket launch on 18 April

Nasa, in coordination with commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK and launch service major United Launch Alliance (ULA), is set to broadcast the worlds first live 360-degree stream of a rocket launch on 18 April.

Nasa announces Mars Balance Mass Challange winners

Nasa has announced the winners of its first Mars Balance Mass Challenge that asked for design ideas for small science and technology payloads that could provide dual purpose as ejectable balance masses on spacecraft entering the Martian atmosphere.