Category Archives: Nasa

Final Shuttle Crew Practice Safety "Slide"

The four-member crew of the final space shuttle flight received instruction on the operation of slidewire baskets during emergency exit training as part of the full launch dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test on Launch Pad 39A on June 22 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test provides astronauts and […]

A Budget for a New Era of Space Exploration on This Week @NASA – February 14, 2020

A budget for a new era of space exploration, do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? And Christina Koch reflects on her record-setting 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-NHQ_2020_0214_%20A%20Budget%20for%20a%20New%20Era%20of%20Space%20Exploration%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20February%2014,%202020

NASA | Sounds of the Sun (Low Frequency)

NASA heliophysicist Alex Young explains how sound connects us with the Sun and all other stars. This piece features low frequency sounds of the Sun. Raw audio (no commentary): https://youtu.be/-I-zdmg_Dno Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/2JR0wLL Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Micheala Sosby (NASA/GSFC): Lead Producer Katie Atkinson (GSFC Interns): Lead Producer C. Alex Young (NASA/GSFC): Narrator […]

Artificial Intelligence and NASA Data Used to Discover Eighth Planet Circling Distant Star

Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope. More info: http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/artificial-intelligence-nasa-data-used-to-discover-eighth-planet-circling-distant-star/index.html The newly-discovered Kepler-90i — a sizzling hot, rocky […]

NASA Explorers: Final Approach

In the pre-dawn hours of a late October day, a satellite and an airplane joined forces over the frigid Weddell Sea, taking simultaneous measurements of drifting sea ice. It was the culmination of more than a decade of planning, designing and building the best way to measure Earth’s changing ice. #NASAExplorers are constantly pushing the […]

ORS 3 Mission Launches from Wallops

A Minotaur I rocket launched Nov. 19 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the U. S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space Office’s ORS-3 mission. The ORS-3 Mission, also known as an enabler mission, will demonstrate and validate launch and range improvements for NASA and the military. Aside from the primary payload — the Space Test […]

NASA Astronauts Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station on Jan. 15, 2020

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch will step outside of the International Space Station into the vacuum of space together …

Solar Orbiter Launch to Spot the Sun

Get ready for liftoff to the Sun! Solar Orbiter, a collaboration between European Space Agency and NASA, is launching Sunday, Feb. 9, to study the inner …

Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft

Take a tour of the interior of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, targeted to launch on its first (uncrewed) demonstration flight on March 2, 2019. Crew Dragon is designed to …

Historic Apollo 11 Footage: Returning to Earth after Moon Landing

“As a result of what you have done, the world’s never been closer together …. We can reach for the stars just as you have reached so far for the stars,” said President Richard Nixon to the #Apollo50th crew who had a successful voyage to land and walk on the Moon. Tune in on Wednesday, […]