After more than 25 years in orbit 250 miles above the Earth, some may see the operations of the International Space Station (ISS) as routine. Nearly 300 astronauts from 21 different nations have been ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first drop test of the main parachute that will help recover the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle. Ares I will ...

When you hear the term computer simulation, the first thing that pops into your mind is the bright, colorful graphics that ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, ...

How do you test the parachutes that will save spacecraft as they tumble towards the surface of a planet from the reaches of space? In the world’s largest wind tunnel, of course. This is a view inside ...

PHOENIX — NASA will test the parachute system of its Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma on Wednesday morning. The testing will focus on guaranteeing a safe landing for astronauts ...

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex capsule carrying an asteroid sample successfully landed in a Utah desert on Sept. 24, 2023. Credit: NASA Before NASA recovered a capsule holding bits of space rock from the desert, ...

In contrast, the United States continues to rely on Ames’ NFAC for low-speed, full-scale testing, complemented by the Unitary ...

(Reuters) -A NASA space capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid streaked through Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and parachuted into the Utah desert, ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission narrowly avoided a parachute failure, with an investigation revealing the cause and stressing the need for clear instructions. Reading time 2 minutes Inconsistent labels in the ...