Until recently, most everyone accepted the conventional wisdom that the moon has virtually no atmosphere.
Month: April 2013
80th Anniversary of Sunnyvale Naval Air Station
Image: U.S.S. Macon moored at south end of Hangar 1 (1934). Today is the 80th anniversary…
NASA’s SOFIA Flying Observatory Marks 100th Flight
Staff of NASA's SOFIA observatory gathered in front of the flying telescope to mark the 100th…
NASA Selects Explorer Projects To Probe Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
NASA has selected a new satellite mission and a new space-based instrument to begin development as…
NASA TV Provides Coverage of Space Station Spacewalk
Two members of the Expedition 35 crew will venture outside the International Space Station April 19…
NASA Announces Challenges for the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge
NASA and over 150 partner organizations worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on…
First Shuttle Launch
A new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981, when Space Shuttle Columbia, or…
Payload integration is underway for Vega’s second mission from the Spaceport
The multi-satellite payload “stack” for Vega’s upcoming flight from French Guiana is now taking shape as…