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An Important Step for Commercial Crew on This Week @NASA – March 2, 2019

An important step for the Commercial Crew Program, more testing with our Space Launch System rocket engine, and a new show that explores how we do, what we do … 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 […]

STS-132: The Mission Highlights

From pre-launch preparations to a safe landing twelve days later, the milestones of STS-132 and its crew’s accomplishments are recapped in this comprehensive look back at the latest shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Along with Atlantis’ launch and return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, other highlighted events include the mission’s three spacewalks, the […]

Highlighting Our Upcoming Launch of Astronauts from Florida on This Week @NASA – May 1, 2020

Highlighting our upcoming launch of astronauts from Florida, some news about our Moon to Mars effort, and our Mars helicopter has a new name … 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-Highlighting%20Our%20Upcoming%20Launch%20of%20Astronauts%20from%20Florida%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%201,%202020

Artemis Announcement: NASA Selects Human Landing Systems

NASA has selected three American companies – Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX – to design and develop human landing systems for the Artemis program. With these awards, NASA is on track to land the next astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024, and establish sustainable human exploration of the Moon by the end of the […]

Our Journey to Touch the Sun is Underway on This Week @NASA – August 17, 2018

Our mission to touch the Sun is on its way, Administrator Bridenstine visits NASA spaceflight facilities, and an update on our first-ever asteroid sample return mission … 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-Our%20Journey%20to%20Touch%20the%20Sun%20is%20Underway%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20August%2017,%202018.html

Wheaton Guides Curiosity’s Fans to Red Planet

Actor and writer Wil Wheaton hosts this compelling video showcasing the “Grand Entrance” of NASA’s Curiosity rover at Mars in the most difficult planetary science mission in history.

Wheaton Guides Curiosity's Fans to Red Planet

Actor and writer Wil Wheaton hosts this compelling video showcasing the “Grand Entrance” of NASA’s Curiosity rover at Mars in the most difficult planetary science mission in history.

NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator

The simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center will help the agency develop new software and other tools for landing on the Moon.