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In 2009, the orbiting carbon conservatory (OCO) plunged into the ocean minutes after launch. A year later, the team was given the rare opportunity to rebuild and fly again.

When NASA was named the best place to work in the federal government, its training and development capability was ranked #1, too.

On December 2, 1993, the Endeavour shuttle crew set out on the most complex space shuttle mission ever: to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope.

During its first flight, Orion reentered Earth’s atmosphere going nearly 20,000 miles per hour yet splashed down minutes later at a gentle 20 miles per hour.

Gaining experience, finding mentors, and even making mistakes are important elements in becoming an effective project manager.

NASA achieved a significant milestone in human space exploration with the success of Orion’s Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1).

Navy combat veteran. Test pilot. Astronaut. First man on the moon. Find out more about Neil Armstrong on NOVA.

On Thursday, November 20, Orion passed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) and was given a “go” to proceed.

Mars recently played host to an Oort Cloud comet flyby, providing an unprecedented opportunity to expand understanding of our solar system.