Month: April 2010
Countdown For Shuttle Discovery’s STS-131 Launch Officially Begins
The countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch officially began at 3 a.m. EDT. A Countdown…
NASA Sends Cells Into Space
NASA scientists are sending three fundamental life science experiments onboard space shuttle Discovery in hopes of…
NASA Funds Initiative to Develop One Stop Shopping for Students Seeking Agency Internships
Undergraduate and graduate students who want to apply for a NASA internship or fellowship soon will…
NASA Plans Earth Day Tweetup on the National Mall in Washington
NASA will host its first Earth Day Tweetup on the National Mall in Washington with @NASA…
Llullaillaco Volcano
The summit of South America’s Llullaillaco Volcano has an elevation of 22,110 feet above sea level,…
Crew Lifts Off from Kazakhstan to Join Crewmates aboard the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko safely launched to…
Astronaut mourns shuttle end ahead of mission
A U.S. astronaut mourned the closure of the "tremendous" NASA space shuttle programme Thursday, as she…
Astronaut mourns shuttle end ahead of mission
A U.S. astronaut mourned the closure of the "tremendous" NASA space shuttle programme Thursday, as she…