The second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. EDT.

NASA Administrator to Address Media after SpaceX Launch

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address media representatives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:00 a.m. EDT following Tuesday's SpaceX NASA demonstration flight launch to the International Space Station.

New NASA App 2.0 Released For iPhone, iPod Touch

NASA released Monday an updated version of the free NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch.

NASA Chief Technologist To Attend Cleveland Manufacturing Event

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck will join agency and Ohio officials to name nine small and medium-sized Ohio manufacturers that will receive NASA assistance to solve technical problems with new or existing products.

NASA Invites Media To Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

More than 50 teams of undergraduate and graduate students from eight countries will come to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 21-26 to take part in the third annual Lunabotics Mining Competition.

NASA Administrator to Deliver Commencement Address at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will provide the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., on Friday, May 18, at 10 a.m. EDT.

Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Station

The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) is scheduled for liftoff on Saturday, May 19.

NASA Announces 2012 Space Technology Research Fellowship Grants

NASA has selected the 2012 class of Space Technology Research Fellows.

NASA's Deputy Administrator to Discuss Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Industry Representatives

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will participate in a teleconference on Thursday, May 17, at 2 p.m. EDT with representatives of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to brief journalists on the future of human commercial spaceflight.

NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids.