Topic: Bill Gerstenmaier
Applications close at the end of the month for a new group of astronauts to fly the Orion capsule beyond the space station to the Moon, Mars and...
Astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour's final flight tested an optical navigation device that may help the Orion capsule make its first...
To work as an exploration vehicle, Orion will need more than a pressurized capsule for crews. As NASA struggles to stay within its...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Budget cuts in a program to spur commercial space taxis will likely keep the United States dependent on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station until 2017, NASA's head of space operations said on Thursday ...
The US space agency was unaware that the shuttle Endeavour's final mission to the International Space Station was in conflict with the royal wedding, a NASA chief said Tuesday."The frank answer is no," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Friday said "fear of failure" should not hold back its mission to test the boundaries of human space exploration, as the agency marked the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.Seven crew members died aboard Challenger ...
The US shuttle Atlantis neared the International Space Station Sunday as its crew prepared to deliver tons of crucial new equipment to the nearly-completed orbital laboratory.The shuttle began its 12-day final trip Friday afternoon, when it blasted off from Cape Canaveral ...
Astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour prepared on Thursday to inspect the heat shield for damage caused by debris that peeled off the external fuel tank during liftoff.The debris was spotted after the shuttle blasted off Wednesday from the Kennedy ...
The US space shuttle Endeavour Thursday headed for the orbiting International Station on a mission to complete work on the Japanese Kibo laboratory.The six Americans and one Canadian onboard Endeavour are scheduled to reach the ISS on Friday, where they will ...
NASA delayed the planned February launch of the shuttle Discovery for the fourth time late Friday, leaving the space station-bound construction flight in limbo as debate continues over whether the spacecraft can fly with potentially faulty fuel valves. The announcement came after ...
