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Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University Earth planning date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 I will start this blog with an apology, an apology because I suspect, by the end of this post, you, the reader, may have a craving for chocolate, or cake, or both. While we saw hints of it in […]
Posted April 25, 2025
ISS Research
General
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Science in Space April 2025 Humans have always been explorers, venturing by land and sea into unknown and uncharted places on Earth and, more recently, in space. Early adventurers often navigated by the Sun and stars, creating maps that made it easier for others to follow. Today, travelers on Earth have sophisticated technology to guide […]
Posted April 25, 2025
Glenn Research Center
Aeronautics
People of NASA
Science in the Air
Jeremy Johnson laces his black, steel-toed boots and zips up his dark blue flight suit. Having just finished a pre-flight mission briefing with his team, the only thing on his mind is heading to the aircraft hangar and getting a plane in the air. As he eases a small white-and-blue propeller aircraft down the hangar’s […]
Posted April 25, 2025
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Airborne Science
C-20A
Earth Science
Earth's Atmosphere
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Mission Directorate
As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s C-20A aircraft conducted a series of seven research flights in March that can help researchers track the process and timeline as snow melts and transforms into a freshwater resource.
Posted April 25, 2025
Marshall Space Flight Center
Artemis
Human Landing System Program
Humans in Space
Langley Research Center
NASA’s Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the Moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to Mars. As the landers touch down and lift off from the Moon, rocket exhaust plumes will affect the top layer of lunar […]
Posted April 25, 2025
Astrophysics
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
The Universe
Members of NASA’s recently launched SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission team participated in the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell ceremony in New York City on April 22.
Posted April 24, 2025
Artemis 3
A NASA spacesuit glove designed for use during spacewalks on the International Space Station is prepared for thermal vacuum testing inside a one-of-a-kind chamber called CITADEL (Cryogenic Ice Testing, Acquisition Development, and Excavation Laboratory) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Nov. 1, 2023.
Posted April 24, 2025
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Green Aviation Tech
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator
NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on demonstrating thin-wing technology with broad applications for multiple aircraft configurations.
Posted April 24, 2025
Artemis 3
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Engineering & Safety Center Academy
Spacesuits
xEVA & Human Surface Mobility
A JPL facility built to support potential robotic spacecraft missions to frozen ocean worlds helps engineers develop safety tests for next-generation spacesuits.
Posted April 24, 2025
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