On June 28, the booster for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket was fired up for a major two-minute full-duration qualification ground test at Orbital ATK …
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Buzz Aldrin was chosen as a member of the three-person Apollo 11 crew that landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, fulfilling the mandate of President John F.
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer, who returned to Earth on Sept. 2 after spending months aboard the International Space Station, discussed …
Robots + astronauts = a match made in space exploration ? ! Join us at 7 p.m. EDT for a new episode of NASA in Silicon Valley Live to hear our experts …
Need a #NASACostume idea for Halloween? Join us at 7 p.m. EDT for a new episode of NASA in Silicon Valley Live to see some space-tacular outfits as we host our annual NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are set to conduct the first spacewalk to be performed by two women on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. They will be …
As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, Neil Armstrong gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the Moon and first to step on its surface. For more information on the Apollo Program, visit https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/
NASA wishes Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin a happy 90th birthday on January 20, 2020. Buzz Aldrin was chosen as a member of the three-person Apollo 11 crew that landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, fulfilling the mandate of President John F. Kennedy to send Americans to the Moon before the end of […]
The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and its booster and were moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a railcar April 2 for final preparations before launch April 5, Baiknour time, to the International Space Station. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, moving toward the first flight of our Artemis Program, and a new crew to the space station on an historic date for humans in space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s […]