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Tribute to Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong

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/

Happy 90th Birthday Buzz Aldrin!

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 […]

Expedition 27 Crew Prepares for Launch as their Soyuz Rocket Move to Launch Pad

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 on This Week @NASA – July 22, 2019

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 […]

Celestial Triple Treat on This Week @NASA – February 2, 2018

Super Blue Blood Moon – a rare triple treat up in the sky, celebrating America’s first explorer in space, and smoke and fire – another Space Launch System engine test … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and […]

NASA Explorers: The Launch

It’s 5 a.m. on a normal September day and #NASAExplorers have gathered in a California field to watch a rocket launch light up the pre-dawn sky. On board the rocket is a satellite more than 10 years in the making, with one single instrument that will revolutionize the study of ice on Earth. Join the […]

NASA’s New Horizons Team Reveals New Scientific Findings on Pluto

During a July 24 science update at NASA headquarters, new surprising imagery and science results were revealed from the recent flyby of Pluto, by the New Horizons spacecraft. These included an image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager or (LORRI) – looking back at Pluto – hours after the historic flyby that shows haze in […]

NASA Sends Out of This World New Year’s Greeting in Times Square

A New Year’s video greeting from Expedition 36 flight engineer Karen Nyberg, who returned from the International Space Station in November, and from three of the astronauts currently on board the space station: NASA’s Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins, and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

NASA Sends Out of This World New Year's Greeting in Times Square

A New Year’s video greeting from Expedition 36 flight engineer Karen Nyberg, who returned from the International Space Station in November, and from three of the astronauts currently on board the space station: NASA’s Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins, and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

‘The Martian’ Director Ridley Scott Discusses NASA’s Journey to Mars

Ridley Scott, director of the 20th Century Fox film “The Martian”, based on author Andy Weir’s book of the same name, reflects on the long-term personal and wide-ranging human fascination with Mars and how NASA’s exploration of the Red Planet is helping to turn science fiction into science fact.