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Students from Woodland Park, Colorado, will connect with NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she answers prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the International Space Station. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 21, on the NASA STEM YouTube Channel.

Posted April 17, 2025

Space Shuttle

STS-51D

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off

The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo. This mission, STS-51D, was the 16th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and Discovery’s fourth flight. Discovery carried out 39 missions, more than any other space shuttle.

Posted April 17, 2025

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved

Partner with NASA STEM

Science Activation

Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership

At Norfolk Technical Center in Norfolk, Virginia, carpentry students in Jordan Crawford’s first-year class aren’t just learning how to measure and cut wood—they’re discovering how their skills can serve a greater purpose.

Posted April 17, 2025

Ames Research Center

Astromaterials

Curiosity (Rover)

General

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

NASA’s Curiosity Rover May Have Solved Mars’ Missing Carbonate Mystery

New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once had a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and liquid water on the planet’s surface. That carbon dioxide and water should […]

Posted April 17, 2025

Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

NASA Announces First Mentor-Protégé Agreement Under Enhanced Program

NASA is marking progress in strengthening the agency’s small business partnerships, supply chain resiliency, and domestic space manufacturing capabilities.

Posted April 17, 2025

Aeronautics

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Learning Resources

Next Gen STEM

NASA Supports Next Generation of Innovators

When young minds come together to test their knowledge and creativity in technology and innovation, the results are truly inspiring. In its sixth year, Aerospace Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at East High School in Lancaster, California, proved to be another success.

Posted April 17, 2025

Space Operations Mission Directorate

Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato

As an adventurous individual, Becky Brocato, Ph.D., has a deep curiosity for understanding the conditions of the human body, especially as it pertains to spaceflight.

Posted April 17, 2025

ISS Research

Donald R. Pettit

Expedition 72

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return home in mid-April after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72.

Posted April 17, 2025

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

Recognizing Employee Excellence

Shahab Chaudhry, chief of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, has received a 2025 NASA Program and Project Management Excellence Award.

Posted April 17, 2025

AeroSpace Frontiers

NASA Glenn and Cleveland Cavaliers Score With STEM

NASA’s Glenn Research Center supported Northeast Ohio STEM (NEOSTEM)’s annual Score with STEM event in collaboration with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 16 at Tower City Center in Cleveland.

Posted April 17, 2025