• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2014
Optics Communication Experiment Delivered to the ISS

Optics Communication Experiment Delivered to the ISS

The technology demonstrator will test the viability of using lasers in space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2014
LADEE Mission Ends with Probe Impacting Moon

LADEE Mission Ends with Probe Impacting Moon

The maneuver was scheduled and went on flawlessly

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2014
NASA Moon Orbiter Getting Ready to Impact the Lunar Surface

NASA Moon Orbiter Getting Ready to Impact the Lunar Surface

The LADEE probe is reaching the end of its science mission

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 6th, 2014
LADEE's Science Tally After 100 Days in Lunar Orbit

LADEE's Science Tally After 100 Days in Lunar Orbit

The spacecraft is producing vast amounts of data, controllers say

Lunar Laser Demonstrator Exceeds All Expectations

Lunar Laser Demonstrator Exceeds All Expectations

NASA and MIT work together on this innovative project

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 14th, 2014
New Moon Orbiter Sends Back First Images

New Moon Orbiter Sends Back First Images

LADEE has been orbiting the Moon for about five months now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2014
LADEE Lunar Mission Extended by a Month

LADEE Lunar Mission Extended by a Month

The spacecraft still has some propellant left in its tanks

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2014
LRO Images LADEE Flying over the Moon

LRO Images LADEE Flying over the Moon

The two spacecraft passed close to each other recently

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2013
Space Laser Communications Demonstrated by Moon Orbiter Experiment

Space Laser Communications Demonstrated by Moon Orbiter Experiment

The device has been used successfully for more than a month

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 12th, 2013
LADEE Begins Science Mission Around the Moon

LADEE Begins Science Mission Around the Moon

All the instruments on the spacecraft have been commissioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2013
Three Mass Spectrometer Experiments Run Throughout the Solar System

Three Mass Spectrometer Experiments Run Throughout the Solar System

NASA experts say the same experiment was conducted in multiple locations

New Lunar Orbiter Now Ready to Start Its Mission

New Lunar Orbiter Now Ready to Start Its Mission

All instruments aboard LADEE have been successfully commissioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2013
New Lunar Orbiter Completes Commissioning Phase

New Lunar Orbiter Completes Commissioning Phase

LADEE is now ready to start conducting scientific studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2013
NASA's New Lunar Orbiter Ready to Start Science Studies

NASA's New Lunar Orbiter Ready to Start Science Studies

The spacecraft arrived in orbit around the Moon a couple of days ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2013
China's New Lunar Lander May Hamper NASA Observations of the Moon

China's New Lunar Lander May Hamper NASA Observations of the Moon

The mission is bound to contaminate the lunar exosphere with fuel debris

New Lunar Orbiter Will Soon Start Investigating the Moon

New Lunar Orbiter Will Soon Start Investigating the Moon

The spacecraft is half-way through its commissioning phase

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2013
Innovative Laser Beams Data from NASA Moon Orbiter to Earth at Great Speed

Innovative Laser Beams Data from NASA Moon Orbiter to Earth at Great Speed

The spacecraft arrived in orbit around the Moon this October

 
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