Prelaunch activities for
Prelaunch Activities Underway for Commercial Crew Flight Test
On April 25, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where final preparations are underway for NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the
Teams recently moved the Starliner from Kennedy to nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in preparation for launch. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than Monday, May 6.
Celebrating Earth Day 2024
For Earth Day, NASA invited people around the world to take selfies and share them on social media as part of NASA’s Global Selfie event. NASA’s worldwide celebration of Earth Day also included online resources at nasa.gov/earthday. NASA studies our home planet more than any other. NASA operates 26 missions in orbit to observe our oceans, land, ice, and atmosphere, and measure how a change in one drives change in the others.
Uncrewed Aircraft System Studies Weather During Eclipse
A team from NASA’s Langley Research Center was in Fort Drum, N.Y. during the April 8 total solar eclipse with a specially modified Alta X Uncrewed Aircraft System, or UAS. The aircraft was used to study changes in the Sun’s radiation during the solar event. The UAS also collects data on temperature, relative humidity, pressure, and wind, so it is also being tested as an alternative to using traditional weather balloons, which are typically not recovered once they are released.
Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to