Monthly Archives: Tháng Năm 2020

#EZScience Episode 7: Your Space Science Questions Answered!

Let’s talk about science! Watch the seventh episode of our #EZScience series to hear answers to your questions about planetary and space science. ABOUT THE SERIES: In our #EZScience video series with the National Air and Space Museum, NASA’s associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and Museum director Dr. Ellen Stofan talk about the […]

STEM in 30 – WWII and Tuskegee Airmen

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 series of live, fast-paced, 30-minute webcasts are designed to increase interest and engagement in STEM for students. This episode, from Feb. 24, 2016, focuses on The Tuskegee Airmen – the very first African American pilots in the United States armed forces, and the role they […]

Women’s History Month: Tonya Mitchell, Mechanical Engineering Technician

“Don’t be afraid of math. Do your best. I wasn’t an A student — but here I am.” Tonya Mitchell is a Mechanical Engineering Technician at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. This month we are celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with a video series highlighting some exceptional builders and makers. Learn all about how she and other #WomenAtNASA make […]

Women's History Month: Tonya Mitchell, Mechanical Engineering Technician

“Don’t be afraid of math. Do your best. I wasn’t an A student — but here I am.” Tonya Mitchell is a Mechanical Engineering Technician at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. This month we are celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with a video series highlighting some exceptional builders and makers. Learn all about how she and other #WomenAtNASA make […]

Countdown To Return of Human Spaceflight from Florida on This Week @NASA – May 15, 2020

Counting down to the return of human spaceflight from Florida, a successful space station resupply mission, and a virtual tool to help develop lunar landers … 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-Countdown%20To%20Return%20of%20Human%20Spaceflight%20from%20Florida%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%2015,%202020

Space Station Crew Discusses Life in Space with the Media

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency discussed life and work aboard the orbital laboratory with the Air Force Times and the Houston Chronicle during a pair of in-flight interviews Jan. 28. Wilmore will wrap […]

Happy Thanksgiving from NASA

The Thanksgiving holiday is a time for enjoying family, friends, and especially food – and that goes for our astronauts in space. From the squeeze food tubes of the early Mercury missions to delicious tacos and mac & cheese on board the International Space Station, NASA’s space food scientists are working harder than ever to […]

STEM in 30 – Lighter, Stronger, Better: Composites

“Lighter, Stronger, Better: Composites” is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 series of live, fast-paced, 30-minute webcasts designed to increase interest and engagement in STEM for students. This episode, which originated from the museum Jan. 28, examines composites and how these engineered materials are used in the aerospace industry.

NASA Explorers: Cryosphere Trailer

It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. NASA Explorers is a new digital series that takes you inside the space agency and follows the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. Season 1, “Cryosphere,” joins NASA scientists on their journey to the frozen ends of the Earth as they […]