Orion is NASA’s spacecraft for carrying astronauts on exploration missions to the Moon and beyond. When Orion returns to Earth from space, it will be slowed by parachutes before splashdown. Here, NASA’s recovery team and the U.S. Navy practice recovering a test Orion capsule from the ocean waters. Bonus: stunning views of the sunset in […]
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Orion is NASA’s spacecraft for carrying astronauts on exploration missions to the Moon and beyond. When Orion returns to Earth from space, it will be slowed by parachutes before splashdown. Here, NASA’s recovery team and the U.S. Navy practice recovering a test Orion capsule from the ocean waters. Bonus: stunning views of the sunset in […]
This animation shows NASA’s Orion spacecraft as it will appear on its Exploration Mission-1 in 2017, complete with a service module to be provided by the European Space Agency. After Orion blasts off atop a Space Launch System rocket, the ESA-provided service module will fuel and propel the capsule on its journey through space. Exploration […]
An advanced particle detector onboard the International Space Station may have recorded its first whiff of Dark Matter. Researchers are excited about the possibility of finally understanding what this mysterious substance is made of. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for breaking science news.
Software developer and website creator Ben Feist helps us step back in time with his new website, apolloinrealtime.org. Ben, a contractor at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, restored Mission Control audio of Apollo 13. Applying new digital audio processing techniques, Ben explains how he and his team restored and digitized almost 7,200 hours of […]
Software developer and website creator Ben Feist helps us step back in time with his new website, apolloinrealtime.org. Ben, a contractor at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, restored Mission Control audio of Apollo 13. Applying new digital audio processing techniques, Ben explains how he and his team restored and digitized almost 7,200 hours of […]
Space Station crew returns safely to Earth, practice for our asteroid sample return mission, and a new discovery from old data … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Space%20Station%20Crew%20Returns%20Safely%20to%20Earth%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20April%2017,%202020
Before our Apollo astronauts launched to the Moon, they walked out of these doors at Kennedy Space Center. When NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley board Crew Dragon for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, these doors will be used again. Prepare to #LaunchAmerica on May 27. www.nasa.gov/launchamerica
NASA held a news conference Tuesday October 28 following the mishap that occurred at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the attempted launch of Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Briefing participants were, Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Frank […]
Enjoy the beautiful scenery on Earth as NASA takes part in a worldwide celebration of Earth Day. Join us this year with the agency’s #GlobalSelfie event. http://www.nasa.gov/globalselfie