Video taken by six cameras mounted on Discovery’s recovered solid rocket boosters offer unique views of the shuttle’s Feb. 24 launch on STS-133.
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On Flight Day 12 the STS-133 crew members undocked space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station to begin their journey home to Earth. They’re scheduled to land on Flight Day 14, Mar. 9, at 11:58 a.m. EST at the Kennedy Space Center.
After more than 30 years, the space shuttle era has come to a close. Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd […]
After more than 30 years, the space shuttle era has come to a close. Space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-135 crew landed safely on runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles. It was the final and 133rd […]
Sending a helicopter to Mars, a busy week for our new Administrator, and showcasing how technology enables exploration – 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_2018_0511_A%20Copter%20Companion%20for%20the%20Mars%202020%20Rover%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%2011,%202018.html
As the flight test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft nears, the agency released Oct. 8 a video detailing the spacecraft’s test and the critical systems engineers will evaluate during the Dec. 4 flight. Orion is in the final stages of preparation for the uncrewed flight test that will take it 3,600 miles above Earth on a […]
Most of us take it for granted today that American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts live and work together in Earth orbit. They’ve been doing it for years, first in the Shuttle-Mir program, and now on the International Space Station. This orbital cooperation has grown to include partners in the European and Japanese space agencies, and […]
New crew arrives safely at the space station, valuable microgravity research returns to Earth, and an update on our Commercial Crew Program … 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-A%20Warm%20Welcome%20for%20the%20Space%20Stations%20New%20Crew%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20April%2010,%202020
Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Michael at 12:13 p.m. and 12:50 p.m. EDT Oct. 9 from an altitude of 255 miles as the storm churned over the Gulf of Mexico moving northwest at 12 miles an hour. More: https://go.nasa.gov/2NxKdp4 Michael is expected to make landfall Wednesday, Oct. 10 as a […]
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft was mated to its booster rocket on Oct. 20. The Soyuz will launch Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford and Russian Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin on Oct. 23, with docking to the International Space Station on Oct. 25. The trio […]