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Advanced Weather Satellite Launched into Orbit

The first spacecraft in a new series of NASA-built advanced geostationary weather satellites launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Nov. 19 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Once in geostationary orbit, GOES-R will be known as GOES-16 and will provide images of weather patterns and severe storms as […]

Low 3-D Flyover of Jupiter’s North Pole in Infrared

In this animation the viewer is taken low over Jupiter’s north pole to illustrate the 3-D aspects of the region’s central cyclone and the eight cyclones that encircle it.

The First Commercial Moon Landing Service Providers on This Week @NASA – May 31, 2019

The first commercial robotic lunar landers to support our Artemis program, discussing our exploration goals, and a breakdown of the Apollo Moon landings … 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_2019_0531_The%20First%20Commercial%20Moon%20Landing%20Service%20Providers%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%2031,%202019.html

President Obama and Family Arrive at Kennedy Space Center

President Obama, accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters, arrive aboard Air Force One at the Cape Canaveral AFS near NASA’s …

SpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Launches to the International Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Aug. 14, sending an unpiloted Dragon cargo spacecraft on a delivery run to the International Space Station. Loaded with more than three tons of supplies and scientific investigations, the Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the station Aug. 16 where it will […]

Expedition 46 Lands Safely to complete One Year Mission

Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos landed safely in Kazakhstan on March 2.

Shuttle’s Main Engines Installed for Final Planned Flight

Time-lapse video shows technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida installing all three main engines on space shuttle Atlantis, the orbiter that next …