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Title: Day of Remembrance -- Apollo 1
Runtime: 2:56
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 27, 1967, the three Apollo 1 astronauts -- Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee -- were preparing for what was to be the first manned Apollo flight. The astronauts were sitting atop the launch pad for a pre-launch test when a fire broke out in their Apollo capsule. The investigation into the fatal accident led to major design and engineering changes, making the Apollo spacecraft safer for the coming journeys to the moon.

New Suits for Commercial Crew Astronauts on This Week @NASA – January 27, 2017

Title: New Suits for Commercial Crew Astronauts on This Week @NASA – January 27, 2017
Runtime: 2:53
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: When NASA’s Commercial Crew Astronauts make their first trip to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, they’ll be outfitted in new custom-designed spacesuits. Astronauts Eric Boe and Suni Williams tried on the new suits, which were unveiled Jan. 25. In addition to meeting NASA’s requirements for safety and functionality, the new design weighs less and is more comfortable than earlier versions. Also, Expedition 52/53 News Conference, Cargo Ship Departs the ISS, 50th Anniversary of Apollo 1 Fire and more!

New Apollo 1 Tribute Opened at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Title: New Apollo 1 Tribute Opened at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Runtime: 26:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 27, a public ceremony was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to mark the official opening of an Apollo 1 tribute at the Apollo/Saturn V Center located in the visitor complex. Jan. 27 was the 50-year anniversary of the accidental fire that occurred inside the Apollo 1 spacecraft on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy – tragically claiming the lives of astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee. The investigation of the accident led to major design and safety improvements of the Apollo spacecraft for the coming journeys to the moon.

Title: Japanese Cargo Ship Departs the ISS
Runtime: 5:56
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: After a six and half week stay at the International Space Station, the Japanese “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle cargo ship (HTV-6) departed the complex Jan. 27, headed for deorbit where it will burn up during reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean in early February. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the HTV-6 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan Dec. 9. It arrived at the station Dec. 13, carrying more than five tons of supplies, experiments and six new lithium-ion batteries and adapter plates to upgrade the station’s power system – which were installed earlier this month over two spacewalks.

Space Station Commander Talks with Oklahoma Students

Title: Space Station Commander Talks with Oklahoma Students
Runtime: 22:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed life and research in orbit during an in-flight educational event Jan. 26 with students from Jenks Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kimbrough is in the midst of a mission that began with his launch last October to the station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Kennedy Space Center Pays Tribute to NASA’s Fallen Heroes

Title: Kennedy Space Center Pays Tribute to NASA’s Fallen Heroes
Runtime: 1:04:23
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 26, a live tribute was held at the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in honor of the crews of Apollo 1, and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues who lost their lives for the cause of exploration.

NASA Hosts News Conference, Interviews with Next Space Station Crew

Title: NASA Hosts News Conference, Interviews with Next Space Station Crew
Runtime: 55:49
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, who are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in late spring, participated in a news conference Jan. 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

This will be Bresnik’s second trip to the space station, the second expedition for Ryazanskiy, and Nespoli’s third trip to the space station. They will be part of Expeditions 52 and 53.

STEM in 30 - The Biology of Long-Term Spaceflight

Title: STEM in 30 - The Biology of Long-Term Spaceflight
Runtime: 28:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 series of live, fast-paced, 30-minute webcasts are designed to increase interest and engagement in STEM for students. This episode looks at the continued research on the International Space Station, aimed at better understanding how long-term spaceflight affects the human body. This is an important step toward safely sending humans to Mars.

NASA Television Provides Coverage of Service Celebrating Life, Legacy of Eugene Cernan

Title: NASA Television Provides Coverage of Service Celebrating Life, Legacy of Eugene Cernan
Runtime: 1:22:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Television provided live coverage of the Jan. 24 funeral service at Houston’s St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, celebrating the life and legacy of NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Eugene A. Cernan. The former Gemini and Apollo astronaut died Jan. 16 at the age of 82.

Cernan left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon. He also holds the distinction of being the second American to walk in space and the last human to leave his footprints on the lunar surface.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with European Students

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with European Students
Runtime: 19:58
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed his mission, the spacewalk he conducted Jan. 13 and research on the complex during an in-flight question and answer session Jan. 24 with students attending an event for the European Space Education Resource Office. Pesquet is in the midst of a mission that began last November with his launch to the station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Warmest Global Temperature on Record on This Week @NASA – January 20, 2017

Title: Warmest Global Temperature on Record on This Week @NASA – January 20, 2017
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Jan. 18, that global surface temperatures in 2016 were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880. The finding was based on results of independent analyses by both agencies. According to analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, 2016 is the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures, further demonstrating a long-term warming trend. Also, Cygnus Cargo Module Arrives at KSC, Up in 30 Seconds, and Remembering Gene Cernan.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Iowa Media

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Iowa Media
Runtime: 23:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA discussed life and research on the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview Jan. 19 with Iowa Public Television in Johnston, Iowa. Whitson, who will become commander of the station during Expedition 51 in the spring, will break the record for most days in space by a U.S. astronaut – 534 days – on April 24.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Media

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Media
Runtime: 19:15
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency discussed the spacewalk he conducted Jan. 13 and other aspects of life and work on orbit during an in-flight interview Jan. 18 with European broadcast outlet France 2. Pesquet is in the midst of a mission on the orbital laboratory that began with his launch on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last November.

NASA Administrator Bolden Remembers Gene Cernan

Title: NASA Administrator Bolden Remembers Gene Cernan
Runtime: 2:08
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden shared his thoughts on the life and legacy of Gemini and Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan, who passed away on Jan. 16 at the age of 82.

Cernan flew on three separate space missions. He was the second American to walk in space as the pilot on Gemini IX; ventured to the moon on Apollo 10, the pathfinder for the first lunar landing; and as commander of Apollo 17, Cernan holds the distinction of being the last person to leave his footprints on the surface of the moon.

NASA Reflects on Legacy of Gene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on Moon

Title: NASA Reflects on Legacy of Gene Cernan, Last Man to Walk on Moon
Runtime: 6:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Former NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died Monday, Jan. 16, following ongoing health issues, according to a statement from his family.

"It is with very deep sadness that we share the loss of our beloved husband and father,” said Cernan’s family. “Our family is heartbroken, of course, and we truly appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers. Gene, as he was known by so many, was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.”
“Even at the age of 82, Gene was passionate about sharing his desire to see the continued human exploration of space and encouraged our nation's leaders and young people to not let him remain the last man to walk on the Moon," the family continued.

Cernan, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times in space, twice to the moon. He also holds the distinction of being the second American to walk in space and the last human to leav...

Space Station Spacewalkers Continue Power Upgrades on Orbital Outpost

Title: Space Station Spacewalkers Continue Power Upgrades on Orbital Outpost
Runtime: 7:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted a spacewalk in U.S. spacesuits to upgrade the system for the 1A power channel of the orbital laboratory’s starboard 4 (S4) truss solar arrays. Moving adapter plates and batteries, Kimbrough completed the work to hook up electrical connections for the last three of six new lithium-ion batteries recently delivered to the station, and to move the last of the old nickel-hydrogen batteries that will be stored on the station. It was the second spacewalk in a week for Kimbrough and the fourth of his career, and the first for Pesquet in the refurbishment of two of the station’s eight power channels. On Jan. 6, Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA conducted similar work for the 3A power channel of the station’s S4 solar arrays.

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Lizalyn Smith
Runtime: 0:24
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How has the story of Katherine Johnson impacted the career of modern aerospace engineer Lizalyn Smith?

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

Another Powerful Spacewalk on This Week @NASA – January 13, 2017

Title: Another Powerful Spacewalk on This Week @NASA – January 13, 2017
Runtime: 3:19
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency conducted a spacewalk on Jan. 13, to complete an upgrade that included installing adapter plates and hooking up electrical connections for six new lithium-ion batteries, which were delivered to the station in December. Kimbrough and fellow NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson began the upgrade work during a spacewalk on Jan. 6. Also, NASA at SciTech 2017, Testing How the SLS Deals with Shock, New Earth Science Field Experiments, and NASA Sees Storms Affecting the Western U.S.

NASA Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Title: NASA Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Runtime: 0:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA honors the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Ruth Jones
Runtime: 0:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Want a tip on becoming a success in a STEM field? Love what you do and find passion in your work.

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

Title: Charles Bolden: Past 8 Years
Runtime: 5:24
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Today we celebrate the career of NASA Administrator Charles Bolden with a retrospective narrated by LeVar Burton.

#NASAPast8Years

Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Media

Title: Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Media
Runtime: 10:52
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed life and work aboard the orbital laboratory with French media outlets Europe 1 and M6 in a pair of in-flight interviews Jan. 11. Pesquet, who launched to the station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last November, is scheduled to conduct the first spacewalk of his career Jan. 13 with station Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA to assist in the upgrade of the power systems on the orbital outpost.

Space Station Commander Discusses Life in Space with Students from Former School

Title: Space Station Commander Discusses Life in Space with Students from Former School
Runtime: 20:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight educational event Jan. 10 with students from the Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia. Kimbrough, who launched to the station last October, graduated from the school in 1985. Kimbrough completed the first of two spacewalks Jan. 6 to help upgrade the station’s power systems, the second of which is scheduled for Jan. 13. He plans to return to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late February.

Space Station Power Upgrade on This Week @NASA – January 6, 2017

Title: Space Station Power Upgrade on This Week @NASA – January 6, 2017
Runtime: 2:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 6, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA conducted the first of two planned spacewalks outside the International Space Station to upgrade the station’s power system. Kimbrough and Whitson began installation of adapter plates and completing electrical connections for six new lithium-ion batteries, which arrived in December. Kimbrough will venture outside the station again on Jan. 13 with Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) to continue and complete the upgrade. Also, New Discovery Missions, NASA Astrophysics Mission Discussed at AAS, and Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse!

Space Station Crew Members Conduct a Spacewalk for Battery Replacement on the Outpost

Title: Space Station Crew Members Conduct a Spacewalk for Battery Replacement on the Outpost
Runtime: 9:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA floated outside the Quest airlock for a spacewalk to complete half of the work involved to swap out nickel-hydrogen batteries on the station’s truss with new lithium-ion batteries. Kimbrough and Whitson installed adapter plates on the truss and hooked up electrical cables as part of a complex robotics and spacewalk plan to shore up the station’s power supply for the future. It was the third spacewalk of Kimbrough’s career and the seventh for Whitson, who equaled the mark for most spacewalks by a woman previously set by NASA’s Suni Williams. Kimbrough will venture outside the station again on Jan. 13 with Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) to continue and complete the battery work.

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Andrea Razzaghi
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Good advice: Don’t let the lack of confidence hide your true potential.
https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

NASA Sharing Discoveries at Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Title: NASA Sharing Discoveries at Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
Runtime: 2:04
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA scientists are presenting exciting new findings on a wide range of topics in the field of astrophysics during the American Astronomical Society's (AAS) 229th annual meeting, Jan. 3-7 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. During the five-day meeting, NASA scientists and their colleagues are presenting briefings on noteworthy discoveries -- made possible by NASA's astrophysics spacecraft -- including new findings on black holes and comets outside our solar system. NASA is also providing updates on the agency’s astrophysics missions and engaging the public and students interested in astrophysics.

NASA Previews Spacewalks to Upgrade ISS Power System

Title: NASA Previews Spacewalks to Upgrade ISS Power System
Runtime: 42:18
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 4, NASA held a press briefing at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to preview a pair of planned spacewalks to perform a complex upgrade to the International Space Station’s power system. NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson will conduct the spacewalk on Jan. 6. The second spacewalk, on Jan. 13, will be performed by Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency). Working on the right side truss of the space station, the crew members will install adapter plates and hook up electrical connections for six new lithium-ion batteries that were delivered to the station in December.

Title: NASA’s New Discovery Missions
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Jan. 4, NASA announced the selection of two missions to explore previously unexplored asteroids. The first mission, called Lucy, will study asteroids, known as Trojan asteroids, trapped by Jupiter’s gravity. The Psyche mission will explore a very large and rare object in the solar system’s asteroid belt that’s made of metal, and scientists believe might be the exposed core of a planet that lost its rocky outer layers from a series of violent collisions. Lucy is targeted for launch in 2021 and Psyche in 2023. Both missions have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 million years after the birth of our sun.

Space Station Crew Members Discuss Upcoming Spacewalks and Life in Space

Title: Space Station Crew Members Discuss Upcoming Spacewalks and Life in Space
Runtime: 20:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA discussed upcoming spacewalk activity associated with the replacement of batteries on the station’s truss and other aspects of life and research on the orbital laboratory during a pair of in-flight interviews Jan. 3 with the Associated Press and the CBS Radio Network. Kimbrough and Whitson will venture outside the station’s Quest airlock Jan. 6 to install adapter plates and hook up electrical cables as part of complex robotics and spacewalk tasks to replace nickel-hydrogen batteries on the station’s right side truss with new lithium-ion batteries. Kimbrough will conduct a second spacewalk on Jan. 13 with Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) to continue the work.

Title: Happy New Year from NASA
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: From all of us at NASA, here is wishing you a Happy New Year.

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Antja Chambers
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Antja Chambers is the Ammonia Emergency Response Project Manager at Johnson Space Center. See her reaction to the story told in the book and film "Hidden Figures".
For more information, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Jeanette Epps
Runtime: 0:25
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps gives a little advice on moving forward in a STEM career.
Find out more about NASA's Modern Figures at:
https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

Title: NASA 2017 - Building the Future
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA looks forward to 2017.
For more information on NASA in 2016 and beyond, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-reveals-the-unknown-in-2016

Space Station Crewmembers Discuss Life in Space with Reporters in Iowa and Texas

Title: Space Station Crewmembers Discuss Life in Space with Reporters in Iowa and Texas
Runtime: 9:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson and ISS Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed the progress of their mission and research on the orbital laboratory during a pair of in-flight interviews Dec. 27 with KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and KTBC-TV in Austin, Texas. Whitson is a native of Beaconsfield, Iowa, while Kimbrough was born in Killeen, Texas.

NASA Modern Figure: Kimberly Ennix-Sandhu

Title: NASA Modern Figure: Kimberly Ennix-Sandhu
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is what we call STEM education. Learn more about Katherine Johnson's STEM education at https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures.

Title: Season's Greetings from NASA
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA facilities are spread through out the United States; and provide guidance, leadership, and work for the Space Agency.

To you and yours, the NASA family sends our warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday season.

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Iowa Media
Runtime: 6:23
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA discussed her latest mission on the orbital complex in an in-flight interview Dec. 22 with Radio Iowa. Whitson, who is a native of Iowa, is in the midst of her third long-duration flight on the station, having already amassed more time in space than any other woman in history.

The Stars of Passengers Quiz NASA Scientist

Title: The Stars of Passengers Quiz NASA Scientist
Runtime: 3:25
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Scientist Tiffany Kataria drops in on Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt and Michael Sheen for a fun, not so serious chat about science fiction, other worlds and time travel???

Space Station Crew Celebrates the Holidays Aboard the Orbital Lab

Title: Space Station Crew Celebrates the Holidays Aboard the Orbital Lab
Runtime: 4:38
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency discussed their thoughts about being in space during the holidays and how they plan to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s in a downlink message recorded Dec. 12. Kimbrough arrived on the complex in October, followed a month later by Whitson and Pesquet.

Space Station Commander Talks About his Mission with his Alma Mater

Title: Space Station Commander Talks About his Mission with his Alma Mater
Runtime: 10:19
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed life and research on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight interview Dec. 19 with Georgia Institute of Technology. Kimbrough graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 with a Master of Science degree in Operations Research. Kimbrough is in the midst of a four-month mission aboard the station after launching to the complex in October aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Title: Live Coverage of John Glenn Memorial
Runtime: 2:11:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Television covered The Ohio State University’s public celebration of John Glenn’s life on Dec. 17, at the university’s Mershon Auditorium. The former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator passed away Dec. 8 at the age of 95. Glenn, a decorated U.S. marine, was the first American to orbit Earth and, much later in life, became the oldest person to travel to space. Glenn was a longtime supporter of Ohio State and its students. He was a University Honors Distinguished Fellow, chaired the college’s board of directors, and was an adjunct professor in both the Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Management.

Ohio Service Celebrates Life of Late Former NASA Astronaut and U. S. Senator, John Glenn

Title: Ohio Service Celebrates Life of Late Former NASA Astronaut and U. S. Senator, John Glenn
Runtime: 6:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Ohio State University hosted a public celebration of John Glenn’s life on Dec. 17, at the university’s Mershon Auditorium. The former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator passed away Dec. 8 at the age of 95. Glenn, a decorated U.S. marine, was the first American to orbit Earth and, much later in life, became the oldest person to travel to space. He represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 1974-1997.

Glenn was a longtime supporter of Ohio State and its students. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Senate, he donated his personal and senate papers and other artifacts to the university. That donation grew into the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Glenn took an active interest in the Glenn College. He was a University Honors Distinguished Fellow, chaired the college’s board of directors, and was an adjunct professor in both the Department of Political Science and the School of Public Policy and Management.

Dec. 17 John Glenn Celebration of Life Service-Additional Footage

Title: Dec. 17 John Glenn Celebration of Life Service-Additional Footage
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Additional scenes captured by NASA Television from the Dec. 17 service at The Ohio State University's Mershon Auditorium, celebrating the life of John Glenn.

NASA Administrator, other Officials Pay Respects at John Glenn Viewing

Title: NASA Administrator, other Officials Pay Respects at John Glenn Viewing
Runtime: 3:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and others from across the country who paid their respects to former astronaut and Senator John Glenn, at public viewing of his flag-draped casket inside Ohio's Statehouse rotunda on Dec. 16. Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth passed away Dec. 8 at the age of 95.

Former NASA Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn Lies in State at Ohio Capitol

Title: Former NASA Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn Lies in State at Ohio Capitol
Runtime: 3:03:34
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Television covered the Dec. 16, a public viewing of late, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, whose body laid in repose under a United States Marine honor guard, in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. Glenn died Dec. 8 at the age of 95. He served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio and was one of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn the first American to orbit Earth.

Public Viewing Held for Late, Former NASA Astronaut and U.S. Senator, John Glenn

Title: Public Viewing Held for Late, Former NASA Astronaut and U.S. Senator, John Glenn
Runtime: 8:10
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Dec. 16, a public viewing took place at the Ohio Statehouse for late, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, whose body laid in repose under a United States Marine honor guard, in the Rotunda of the Statehouse. Glenn died Dec. 8 at the age of 95. He served four terms as a U.S. senator from Ohio and was one of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts. His flight on Friendship 7 on Feb. 20, 1962, showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. It also made Glenn the first American to orbit Earth.

A dignified transfer with full honors procession is planned for Dec. 17. A platoon of 40 U.S. Marines will escort Glenn’s body from the Statehouse to Mershon Auditorium at The Ohio State University, where the university will host a public celebration of Glenn’s life. The service is scheduled to take place from 2 to 3 p.m. EST.

What Happened This Year @NASA – December 15, 2016

Title: What Happened This Year @NASA – December 15, 2016
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: 2016 marked record-breaking progress in NASA’s exploration objectives. The agency advanced the capabilities needed to travel farther into the solar system while increasing observations of our home and the universe, learning more about how to continuously live and work in space and, of course, inspiring the next generation of leaders to take up our Journey to Mars and make their own discoveries.

Space Station Commander Discusses Life in Space with Massachusetts Students

Title: Space Station Commander Discusses Life in Space with Massachusetts Students
Runtime: 20:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed life and research on the orbital complex during an in-flight educational event Dec. 15 with students gathered at the Nantucket New School in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Kimbrough, who arrived on the station in October, is in the midst of a four-month mission that will culminate with a landing in late February aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in south central Kazakhstan.

NASA Launches Satellite Constellation for Hurricane Tracking Mission

Title: NASA Launches Satellite Constellation for Hurricane Tracking Mission
Runtime: 6:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA successfully launched eight small satellites that will provide scientists with advanced technology to see inside tropical storms and hurricanes like never before. Called the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), the constellation of eight microsatellite observatories launched Dec. 12 aboard an Orbital ATK air-launched Pegasus XL launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket was dropped and launched from Orbital’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of central Florida.

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