April 2024

NASA History
Enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter that NASA built, arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on April 10, 1979. Although not space worthy, as a pathfinder Enterprise carried out tasks critical to ensuring the success of the space shuttle program.
Posted April 12, 2024
Earth Day
Goddard Space Flight Center
On Earth Day, Learn How NASA Investigates the Blue in Our Blue Planet This Earth Day, join us in person and online to learn how NASA studies the ocean from space. Explore the complex connections between sea, air, land, and climate through a mix of in-person and virtual activities, talks, and trivia. For nearly five […]
Posted April 12, 2024
Former Astronauts
John W. Young
Robert L. Crippen
Space Shuttle
STS-1
In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, STS-1, launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, aboard. STS-1 was meant to demonstrate a safe launch into orbit and a safe return of the orbiter and crew, as well as […]
Posted April 12, 2024
Missions
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, April 15, to discuss the agency’s response to a Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board report from September 2023, including next steps for the program.
Posted April 12, 2024
General
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spinoffs
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
Math for designing lasers becomes artist’s key to creating complex crease patterns
Posted April 12, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Galaxies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Nebulae
Spiral Galaxies
The Universe
The subject of this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the spiral galaxy IC 4633, located 100 million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our point of view, the galaxy […]
Posted April 12, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
Before the Orion spacecraft is stacked atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ahead of the Artemis II mission, engineers will put it through a series of rigorous tests to ensure it is ready for lunar flight. In preparation for testing, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have made significant upgrades […]
Posted April 11, 2024
Europa Clipper
Europa
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Solar System
Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch.
Posted April 11, 2024
Earth
Aerosols
Clouds
Goddard Space Flight Center
Oceanography
Oceans
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite was launched on Feb.
Posted April 11, 2024
Artemis
Artemis Accords
Opportunities For International Participants to Get Involved
NASA will welcome Switzerland as the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 15 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.
Posted April 11, 2024
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