Category Archives: Nasa

Open Science: GeneLab & VEGGIE

Want to know more about NASA’s new open science, one stop shopping platform for scientists and researchers “GeneLab” and how “Veggie” Science Team Lead Dr. Gioia Massa is working with this platform? If yes, check out this short video on how NASA is working to perform research that will assist us on the Journey to […]

Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Briefing from Kennedy Space Center

NASA Television coverage of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission news briefing on Feb. 7 2015 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants in the prelaunch news conference were: · Stephen Volz, assistant administrator of the NOAA Satellite and Information Service in Silver Spring, Maryland · Tom […]

Astronauts Share Out of This World Experience with Students

International Space Station Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency discussed life aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight educational event Feb. 5 with engineering students at the University of California, Davis. The event featured former astronaut Dr. Stephen Robinson, […]

Expedition 41 Crew Hands Over Reins of ISS, Prepares to Head Home

In preparation for their return to Earth, International Space Station Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, bid farewell to the Expedition 42 crew, who will continue the important research being conducted aboard the station. […]

International Space Station Expedition 43 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on June 11, Kazakh time, after bidding farewell to the Expedition 44 crew members and undocking their Soyuz TMA-15M […]

The Science of OSIRIS-REx

On Sept. 6, NASA previewed the science of the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security – Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission, during a pre-launch news conference at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. OSIRIS-REx – the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid is targeted to launch Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET to […]

Hadfield Shares The Excitement Of Space With Canadian Students

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency discussed life and work on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight question and answer session April 22 with students involved in the Canadian National Film Board’s Space School, an exciting new website that teaches kids about space, science, technology and […]

NASA Salutes Aviation and Space Excellence

Get a dose of #MorningMotivation from a 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and one of our NASA Astronauts! ??‍?✈️ On Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 11:30 a.m. EST, retired Air Force Col. Charles McGee, who served during World War II, joins astronaut Alvin Drew, who logged more than 612 hours in space, to talk about their experiences and […]

Expedition 52-53 Crew Departs for Kazakh Launch Site

Expedition 52-53 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), and their backups, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, Mark Vande Hei of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency participated in traditional ceremonies July 16 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training […]

Transformation of America's Multi-User Spaceport

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is a thriving spaceport where commercial companies and government entities work together to ensure America is leading in space. This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-20180221-VP-MMS01_VP%20Space%20Council%20Wrap.html