April 2026

International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
Expedition 74
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of the company’s solar-powered spacecraft. 
Posted April 6, 2026
Night Sky Network
On April 6, 2026, the crew of Artemis II reached a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbited the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface.  You can rewatch this historic broadcast on NASA’s YouTube channel or on NASA+. Be sure to celebrate with your communities with […]
Posted April 6, 2026
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Shared Services Center
Grants Status Requests To submit a request, visit NASA General Information Request Form and complete the form. You will receive an automated email with the most commonly requested grant status information.
Posted April 6, 2026
Artemis 2
Earth's Moon
The astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft captured this photo of the Moon’s near side on April 4, 2026. The image features dark patches at center and right; these are ancient lava flows, which are unique to this side of the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts – astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of […]
Posted April 6, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Earth
G. Reid Wiseman
On April 4, 2026, NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon. The Artemis II astronauts – Wiseman and fellow NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Victor Glover, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut […]
Posted April 5, 2026
Missions
Artemis
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
G. Reid Wiseman
Humans in Space
Victor J. Glover
Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 5:50 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 6, 2026, to update the times for lunar flyby activities. Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 1:40 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 5, 2026, to correct the time for the distance record, and adjust other times for lunar flyby activities. The […]
Posted April 4, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Christina H. Koch
NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the […]
Posted April 4, 2026
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Commercial Resupply
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
Posted April 4, 2026
Artemis
Artemis 2
Earth's Moon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Johnson Space Center
Johnson's Mission Control Center
Lunar Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
NASA’s first Artemis II science officers—Kelsey Young, Trevor Graff, and Angela Garcia—are pioneering a new era of mission operations by integrating advanced lunar science directly into Mission Control. Their work will shape how future Artemis crews observe, analyze, and deepen our understanding of the Moon.
Posted April 3, 2026
NASA History
Virgil I. Grissom
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. As one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, he became America’s second astronaut to fly in space when he launched aboard the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on July 21, 1961, just weeks after Alan Shepard’s historic […]
Posted April 3, 2026
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