With every great name, comes a great story. And we’re teaming up with the European Space Agency to release the new name of Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS, a mission to extend long-term observations of global sea level change. Launching in 2020, this mission is a symbolization of international collaboration. Hear from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen […]
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Keeping an eye on Hurricane Dorian, the next crew headed to the International Space Station, and a better understanding of Sun-driven space weather … 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_2019_0906_Keeping%20an%20eye%20on%20Hurricane%20Dorian%20from%20Space%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20September%206,%202019.html
Aboard the 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 the progress of their research, other work on the orbital outpost and upcoming spacewalks in February by Wilmore and Virts in a pair of in-flight interviews Jan. […]
We’re launching to space. ? On Sun., Feb. 9 at 5:39 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This launch will carry thousands of pounds of cargo to our orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station. This cargo will make dozens of […]
In NASA’a second televised briefings on Tuesday, April 14, plans and upcoming activities about the agency’s mission to Pluto that will make the first-ever close …
In NASA’a second televised briefings on Tuesday, April 14, plans and upcoming activities about the agency’s mission to Pluto that will make the first-ever close …
Let’s talk about science! Watch the fifth episode of our #EZScience series to learn how NASA uses balloon science to better understand our planet and universe.
Spacewalkers resume battery upgrades aboard the space station, a post-flight visit from a couple of recently returned space station astronauts, and a key piece …
Tune in as Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft lands at White Sands, New Mexico. Landing is scheduled at 7:57 a.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 22. After its …
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, LRO, has captured the sharpest images ever taken from space of where three Apollo missions were conducted on the moon’s surface. The pictures of the Apollo 17, Apollo 14, and Apollo 12 landing sites were taken while LRO was in what’s referred to as a “dipping orbit,” where the spacecraft was […]