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  • Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn

    Expedition 35 Update: April 10, 2013

    04.10.13 - More science work and spacewalk preparations were on the schedule for the Expedition 35 crew Wednesday.

    › Space Station Live Recap  |  › ISS Crew Timelines
  • This asteroid mission brings together the best of NASA's science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve the President's goals faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers than continuing with business as usual.

    Strong Kennedy Role in Exciting Asteroid Mission

    04.11.13 - Kennedy Space Center will have a leading role in NASA's plans to capture an asteroid and launch astronauts to explore it, the center's director told employees shortly before the agency's 2014 budget proposal was released.

  • The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer is an external facility passed robotically through the JEM airlock on the International Space Station to provide the capability to deploy satellites into Earth's orbit. (NASA)

    New International Space Station Facilities Brochure

    04.10.13 - The "International Space Station Facilities Research in Space 2013 and Beyond" brochure details the many assets available for science on orbit.

  • This asteroid mission brings together the best of NASA's science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve the President's goals faster and at a lower cost to taxpayers than continuing with business as usual.

    NASA's Asteroid Initiative Benefits From Rich History

    04.10.13 - NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it.

  • Expedition 35 crew members

    Expedition 35 Update: April 9, 2013

    04.09.13 - Expedition 35 is preparing for a cargo craft undocking and spacewalk next week.

    › Space Station Live Recap  |  › ISS Crew Timelines
  • Federal and state transportation experts check out Boeing's CST-100 pressure vessel

    Space Coast Tour, Briefings Enlighten Transit Experts

    04.09.13 - Federal and state transportation experts tour Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to learn about new spaceport activities.

  • This artist's concept illustrates how charged water particles flow into the Saturnian atmosphere from the planet's rings

    Blame it on the Rain (from Saturn's Rings)

    04.10.13 - A study partially funded by NASA finds that charged-water "rain" from Saturn's rings falls across large swaths of the planet.

  • his composite of images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the remnant of Kepler's supernova in low (red), intermediate (green) and high-energy (blue) X-rays.

    Suzaku 'Post-mortem' Yields Insight into Kepler's Supernova

    04.08.13 - X-ray observations from the Japan-led Suzaku satellite are providing a better understanding of the star that met its demise as Kepler's supernova, an event witnessed in 1604 by the famed German astronomer Johannes Kepler.

  • Astronaut Chris Cassidy

    Expedition 35 Update: April 8, 2013

    04.08.13 - The station's Expedition 35 crew kicked off the workweek Monday with robotics, science experiments and preparations for an upcoming spacewalk.

    › Space Station Live Recap  |  › ISS Crew Timelines
  • This image shows the first holes into rock drilled by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity

    Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic

    04.08.13 - Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains quite active, recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity indicate. Rover team members reported diverse findings today at the European Geosciences Union 2013 General Assembly, in Vienna.

  • NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn services the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. (NASA)

    Weekly Recap From the Lead Increment Scientist

    04.08.13 - Expedition 34 is hard at work 200 plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here.

  • Boeing CST-100 launch

    Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review

    04.05.13 - Boeing successfully completed a preliminary design review of the component that would connect the company's new crew capsule to its rocket.

  • This artist's rendition shows the NICER SEXTANT payload that NASA recently selected as its next Explorer Mission of Opportunity.

    NASA Taps the Power of Zombie Stars in Two-in-One Instrument

    04.05.13 - NICER will not only reveal why neutron stars are the densest objects in nature, but also demonstrate navigation technology that could revolutionize travel to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond.

  • in this image, rotated 90-degrees from the orientation recorded by Hubble - a spoon-shaped galaxy features a bright starburst on the spoon end

    Hubble Sees Light and Dust in a Nearby Starburst Galaxy

    04.05.13 - Visible as a small, sparkling hook in the dark sky, J082354.96 is a starburst galaxy, so named because of the incredibly high rate of star formation occurring within it.

  • This combination image shows satellite data from NOAA's GOES-13 and GOES-15 depicted as two rounded images of the Earth as if you were simultaneously looking at the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with very wide-set eyes.

    Bi-ocular Animations of Two Oceans

    04.05.13 - This new combination video of NOAA's GOES-13 and GOES-15 satellite data shows two rounded images of the Earth as if you were simultaneously looking at the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with very wide-set eyes.

  • Earth Day 2013

    Earth Month 2013  →

    Astronauts aboard the International Space Station capture beautiful imagery of our planet through the Crew Earth Observations experiment.

    › Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth  →  |  › Earth Month 2013
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    Micro Aerospace Solutions is new partner at SSPF

    04.05.13 - NASA and Micro Aerospace Solutions partner to test and process a variety of small satellites and payloads at Kennedy for delivery to the International Space Station.

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    Angry Birds Roost at Visitor Complex

    04.05.13 - The Angry Birds exhibit opened at Kennedy's Visitor Complex with games to encourage children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

  • An artist's impression of the Pioneer and Saturn encounter.

    NASA Celebrates Four Decades of Plucky Pioneer 11

    04.05.2013 - Forty years ago a small, ambitious spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the third-brightest point of light in the night sky.

  • Museum in a Box

    Education Specialists Explore ‘Museum in a Box’

    04.04.13 - Museum in a Box is a series of hands-on lessons and activities tied to K-12 National Science Standards and teaches physical science through aeronautics.

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