- NASA's acting chief Robert Lightfoot to retire in April
Washington, March 13 (IANS) NASA's acting chief Robert Lightfoot is set to retire at the end of April, even as US President Donald Trump's ...
13 Mar, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- America's 'most experienced astronaut' dies: NASA
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) John Young, America's "most experienced astronaut" who walked on the Moon during the Apollo programme and commande...
07 Jan, 2018, 05.47 AM IST
- Trump to send astronauts back to moon
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump authorised the acting NASA administrator Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. to "lead an innovative...
12 Dec, 2017, 09.42 AM IST
- NASA's first SLS rocket launch could be delayed until 2020
Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) The first launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will carry the new Orion spacecraft, could be d...
09 Nov, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
- NASA to put humans on the Moon again: Pence
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) The Trump administration wants NASA to land humans on the Moon and establish presence on the lunar surface before ...
06 Oct, 2017, 06.12 PM IST
- NASA to put humans on the Moon again: Pence
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) The Trump administration will direct NASA to land humans on the Moon and establish presence on the lunar surface b...
06 Oct, 2017, 12.17 PM IST
- Trump signs order to re-establish National Space Council
Washington, July 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to re-establish the National Space Council in a bid to co...
01 Jul, 2017, 01.12 PM IST
- NASA, Italian Space Agency to probe cosmic X-ray mysteries
Washington, June 21 (IANS) NASA has signed an agreement with Italian Space Agency for the launch of a probe that will provide important clu...
21 Jun, 2017, 06.13 PM IST
- Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Indian American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, has been selected by space agency NASA am...
08 Jun, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
- '$19.1 billion budget positive for NASA'
Washington, May 24 (IANS) At $19.1 billion, NASA has a very positive budget, said the agency's acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot after ...
24 May, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
Donald Trump plans to send humans to MarsThe NASA Transition Authorisation Act gives the agency $19.5 billion for 2018. The legislation also asks it to chalk out a plan to send a "...
22 Mar, 2017, 03.17 PM IST
- First signs of NASA overhaul under Trump administration
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) With Donald Trump promising to "unlock the mysteries of space" in his time as US President during his inaugural a...
23 Jan, 2017, 12.28 PM IST
NASA completes key milestone for most powerful rocket Space Launch SystemNASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review.
23 Oct, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
NASA mission to pluck a boulder off asteroidThe mission was one of two under consideration by NASA to develop technologies and equipment needed to one day send astronauts to Mars.
26 Mar, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
NASA's $7 billion exploration-class rocket to ferry humans to MarsIn its most powerful configuration, the NASA space shuttle-derived heavy launch vehicle will provide an unprecedented lift capability of 14...
29 Aug, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
NASA's Mars rocket to launch on maiden voyage in 2018NASA's most powerful deep-space rocket to date - the USD 7 billion Space Launch System (SLS) - designed to ferry humans to Mars, is schedul...
28 Aug, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
- Insurance giant AIG's role in market crisis probed
Executives at AIG hid the full range of its risky financial products from auditors as losses mounted. 10 unique insurance covers | Financia...
07 Oct, 2008, 09.39 PM IST