A brief overview of how records for the longest spaceflight have advanced over the years.
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Join NASA ice experts as we discuss important science about Earth’s icy regions, and how it can impact us here in warmer environments. NASA’s ICESat-2 mission uses a laser instrument on a satellite to precisely measure ice and just released new findings about how Earth’s ice is changing. Scientists discovered that enough ice has melted […]
It’s not just Mission Control that’s counting down — how are you preparing to #LaunchAmerica? From building your own rocket to binge-watching launch overage, share a video, a photo or simply your thoughts for a chance to be featured on our social media platforms. Check here for terms and conditions: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-invites-you-to-launchamerica
The small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close to Earth on Feb. 15, 2013. It will be so close that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will be closest to Earth at about 11:24 a.m. PST (2:24 p.m. EST and 1924 UTC), on Feb. […]
Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket launched from Pad 0A at the Wallops Flight Facility, Va. to send the company’s Cygnus cargo ship on a its first supply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus is delivering 1.5 tons of provisions and experiments to the Expedition 38 crewmembers living on the ISS. Upon its arrival at […]
Actor Stephen Colbert sends a message to NASA.
An important step for the Commercial Crew Program, more testing with our Space Launch System rocket engine, and a new show that explores how we do, what we do … 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 […]
From pre-launch preparations to a safe landing twelve days later, the milestones of STS-132 and its crew’s accomplishments are recapped in this comprehensive look back at the latest shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Along with Atlantis’ launch and return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, other highlighted events include the mission’s three spacewalks, the […]
Highlighting our upcoming launch of astronauts from Florida, some news about our Moon to Mars effort, and our Mars helicopter has a new name … 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-Highlighting%20Our%20Upcoming%20Launch%20of%20Astronauts%20from%20Florida%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20May%201,%202020
NASA has selected three American companies – Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX – to design and develop human landing systems for the Artemis program. With these awards, NASA is on track to land the next astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024, and establish sustainable human exploration of the Moon by the end of the […]