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NASA Remembers Apollo Astronaut Al Worden

NASA astronaut Al Worden has died at the age of 88. Worden served as command module pilot for Apollo 15 with Dave Scott and Jim Irwin. During the mission Worden became the first human to carry out a deep space walk. He logged 38 minutes in extravehicular activity outside the command module, “Endeavour.” During 1972-1973, […]

The Next Space Station Crew Trains for Launch on This Week @NASA – March 13, 2020

The next space station crew trains for launch, a SpaceX Dragon delivers more science, and celebrating the life of Katherine Johnson … 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-NHQ_2020_0313_The%20Next%20Space%20Station%20Crew%20Trains%20for%20Launch%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20March%2013,%202020

U.S. Commercial Cargo Ship Arrives at the International Space Station

On April 22, hours arriving at the International Space Station, Orbital ATK’s Cygnus resupply ship was captured by Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency and Commander Peggy Whitson of NASA using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Later, Cygnus was installed to the Earth-facing port of the Unity module where it will […]

NASA Chooses Boeing and SpaceX Companies to Transport U.S. Astronauts to ISS

NASA officials at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida announced Sept. 16 the selection of Boeing and SpaceX to develop and certify crew transportation systems that will transport U.S. astronaut crews from American soil to and from the International Space Station. Participants in the announcement included NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Kennedy Director Bob Cabana, […]

Expedition 50 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan to Complete Six Month Mission

Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan April 10 after bidding farewell to their colleagues on the complex and undocking their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft from the Poisk Module on the International Space Station. The trio […]

NASA Astronauts Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2020

On Monday, Jan. 20 starting at 6:50 a.m. EST, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will step outside of the International Space Station into the vacuum of space together. The duo will wrap up the work of installing new lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the orbiting lab’s power systems. The spacewalk is scheduled to last […]

Aspiring Reporter Interviews Bolden about NASA’s Journey to Mars

A dream come true, as a sharp young man from New York City gets to interview former astronaut and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.

Aspiring Reporter Interviews Bolden about NASA's Journey to Mars

A dream come true, as a sharp young man from New York City gets to interview former astronaut and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.