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On April 18, astronauts from the SpaceX Crew-4 mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center to prepare for their launch to the International Space Station. NASA agency Kjil Lindgrenand Bob Heinzand Jessica Watkinsalong with Samantha Christoforetti The European Space Agency (ESA) looks forward to their scientific journey to the station.
NASA SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts participate in a training session at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Left to right: NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 mission specialist Jessica Watkins; NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 pilot Robert “Bob” Hines; NASA Astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 Commander Kjell Lindgren; Samantha Cristoforetti from Italy, ESA Astronaut and Crew 4 Mission Specialist. Photo credit: SpaceX
“We’ve been training for several months now and we’ve started to – see all those boxes kicking off. It is very exciting now that this box is unchecked. We are here at Kennedy Space Center and look forward to our launch here in the very near future.”–Kjell Lindgren, NASA Astronaut
The mission is NASA’s fourth scheduled flight to the station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Commercial crew program.
A NASA Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft onboard is seen on a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B Monday, April 4, 2022 as the Artemis I launch team completes a test run at Kennedy Space Center NASA conducted in Florida. . Credit: NASA/Joel Kosky
Options for his next sample Artemis I Wet Dress are being explored
NASA is reviewing timelines and options for the next step wet sample test From our Space Launch System or
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NASA celebrates Earth Day with live and online events
To celebrate Earth Day, we hosted a free public event at Union Station in Washington, DC. The three-day event, which began April 22, offered information about NASA science, live performances and other family-friendly activities. In conjunction with this in-person event, we also hosted online Earth Day celebrations, beginning on April 22 with live events. Online activities are still available on request until May 2nd. This includes some content that is also available in Spanish. Learn more through nasa.gov/earthday.
Grammy Award-winning artist Eddie Vader has made a long-distance call to the International Space Station (ISS) in celebration of Earth Day. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburne and Mark Vande Hee and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer orbited more than 402 kilometers above Earth aboard the International Space Station and enjoyed a unique view. our planet. They share their thoughts on getting a front row seat to the global impacts of climate change, reflecting on stewardship of our planet, and the incredible ability of space to unite us all as one common humanity. Visit http://climate.nasa.gov/ for more information about our changing planet. Credit: NASA
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing the loud, turbulent sonic boom typically heard on the ground beneath aircraft flying at such speeds. Alternatively, people on the ground with the X-59 would hear nothing more than a faint nosedive – if they could hear anything at all. Credit: NASA/Joy Pontthew
X-59 back in California after critical ground tests
Our quiet, supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft is back at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Southern California after months of critical ground testing in Texas. The test was conducted to ensure the aircraft would withstand the stresses and strains caused by supersonic flight. The X-59 will now undergo further testing and development as engineers make further progress toward their first test flights over communities across the United States beginning in 2024.
Two space tourists from Roscosmos were photographed working outside the multipurpose laboratory module at Noca as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Gulf of Saint Lawrence off the coast of Los de la Madeleine. Cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev worked outside the Russian part of the station for six hours and 37 minutes to outfit the Nauka and configure the European robotic arm. Credit: NASA
The astronauts went on a spacewalk to build the robotic arm
On April 18, cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev from the Russian space agency Roscosmos completed a 6-hour and 37-minute spacewalk in front of the International Space Station. The pair installed and connected a control panel for the 37-foot-tall European robotic arm installed in the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory unit. This was the 249th spacewalk to assemble, maintain and upgrade the space station.