50 years after we first began, Americans continue to fly into space not so much because the public strongly wants it to be so, but because space exploration dominated by the vehicles and astronauts of other nations seems unthinkable. Yet human spaceflight among the longest of long-term endeavors—can not be successful if held hostage to short-term decisionmaking and budgetary processes. The "Pathways to Exploration” report, requested by Congress and commissioned by NASA through the National Research Council, describes findings, principles, and goals that may be helpful to revive human spaceflight and create a sustainable program of human exploration of the endless frontier of space.

Event Date: 4/15/2015

NASA is currently planning a robotic mission to search for water and evaluate Europa's potential for life. The mission would investigate Europa's icy crust probable ocean, chemistry, and geology. It would also scout out sites for a possible future landed mission. Europa may hold answers to one of humanity's most fundamental questions: Are we alone in the universe?

Event Date: 03/19/2015

Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer and earned a place in history as the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.

Event Date: 2/6/2015