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Raising Awareness of Substance Use Disorder April 11, 2024 Join us for an enlightening webinar on raising awareness of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). In this informative session, we’ll delve into the complexities of SUD, exploring its prevalence, impact, and the importance of early detection and intervention.
Posted April 10, 2024
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Artemis
Learning Resources
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA STEM Projects
NASA’s 2024 Student Launch challenge will bring students from colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, and informal education groups to launch amateur rockets and payloads Saturday, April 13, starting at 8:30 a.m. CDT at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
Posted April 10, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Langley Research Center
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Sailing through space might sound like something out of science fiction, but the concept is no longer limited to books or the big screen. In April, a next-generation solar sail technology – known as the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System – will launch aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in […]
Posted April 10, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
Artemis
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
General
Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or Mars, it is a significant hazard that must be mitigated. That’s why researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seeking innovative ways to use Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology.   Using transparent […]
Posted April 10, 2024
Aeronautics
Airborne Science
Armstrong Flight Research Center
DC-8
Earth Science
Langley Research Center
Science in the Air
After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1.
Posted April 10, 2024
Humans in Space
Astronauts
CIPHER (Complement of Integrated Protocols for Human Exploration Research)
ISS Research
After spending six-and-a-half-months aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Monday, April 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The news conference will air live on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website.
Posted April 9, 2024
Space Operations Mission Directorate
Earth
Science & Research
To address a rapidly changing space operating environment and ensure its preservation for generations to come, NASA released the first part of its integrated Space Sustainability Strategy, on Tuesday advancing the agency’s role as a global leader on this crucial issue.
Posted April 9, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
On April 8, 2024, a NASA photographer captured the total solar eclipse in Dallas. A small part of North America, from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, saw the total solar eclipse, while all North America and parts of Central America and Europe saw a partial solar eclipse. The next total […]
Posted April 9, 2024
General
Gateway Space Station
NASA astronauts are using virtual reality to explore Gateway. When they slip on their headsets, they're not just seeing the station—they're in it, meticulously surveying every detail and offering crucial insights on design and functionality.
Posted April 9, 2024
Heliophysics
Science-enabling Technology
Technology Highlights
The energetic electrons that drive the aurora borealis (the northern lights) have a rich and very dynamic structure that we currently do not fully understand.  Much of what we know about these electrons comes from instruments that have fundamental limitations in their ability to sample multiple energies with high time resolution.
Posted April 9, 2024
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