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Making Human Settlement of Space a Reality on This Week @NASA – October 14, 2016

Title: Making Human Settlement of Space a Reality on This Week @NASA – October 14, 2016
Runtime: 5:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: An Oct. 11 opinion article written by President Barack Obama and published by CNN, outlined a vision for the future of space exploration. In it, the president echoed the words in his 2015 State of the Union address about the importance of sending humans on a roundtrip mission to Mars by the 2030s, and developing technology to help us stay on the Red Planet for an extended time. That same day in a blog post, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and John Holdren, assistant to the President for Science and Technology, discussed two NASA initiatives that build on the president’s vision and use public-private partnerships to enable humans to live and work in space in a sustainable way. The first was the selection of six companies to develop habitation systems as part of the agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships or “NextSTEP” program, designed to lay the groundwork for deep space missions. And this fall as part of the second initiative, NASA will start the proces...

Expedition 49-50 Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan

Title: Expedition 49-50 Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan
Runtime: 10:40
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA along with their backups, Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA participated in a variety of activities Oct. 7-13 as they prepared for the launch of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Oct. 19 on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur and their Soyuz fit checks in the Cosmodrome Integration Facility, and visits to the Baikonur History Museum and their Soyuz booster.

Space Station Cameras Capture New Views of Hurricane Nicole

Title: Space Station Cameras Capture New Views of Hurricane Nicole
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: From an altitude of 252 miles, cameras outside the International Space Station captured new views of Hurricane Nicole Oct. 13 at 1:40 p.m. EDT as it passed directly over Bermuda, packing winds of 120 miles an hour. Nicole moved past Bermuda by mid-afternoon, but not before creating eight-foot storm surges and resulting flooding to the island.

Kennedy Hurricane Matthew Recovery Briefing

Title: Kennedy Hurricane Matthew Recovery Briefing
Runtime: 25:48
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Tuesday, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and the center’s Damage Assessment and Recovery Team (DART) chief, Bob Holl briefed news media on Kennedy’s recovery from Hurricane Matthew. The hurricane passed close to the center on Friday morning, Oct. 7, causing damage to some facilities. For the next several days, the DART carefully assessed Kennedy property and facilities. On Monday evening, center leadership declared an all clear and Kennedy reopened on Tuesday.

Title: Open Science: Space Coffee Cup
Runtime: 7:06
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In low-gravity environments like the space station, fluids tend to get ‘sticky.’ Surface tension and capillary effects, which are overwhelmed by gravity on Earth, rule the day in space. As a result, coffee tends to cling to the walls of the cup. The zero-G coffee cup solves these problems by 'going with the flow': putting the strange behavior of fluid in microgravity to work.

Title: NASA Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Profile - Tom Gutierrez - Stennis Space Center
Runtime: 2:38
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Tom Gutierrez is an engineer with NASA’s Center Operations & Maintenance Division at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University in Miami, FL. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Louisiana.

Space Station Cameras Document New Views of Hurricane Matthew

Title: Space Station Cameras Document New Views of Hurricane Matthew
Runtime: 10:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras on the International Space Station captured new views of Hurricane Matthew Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. EDT from an altitude of 250 miles. Matthew raked the east coast of Florida earlier in the day as a Category 3 storm and continues on a northerly path toward northeastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Major Hurricane Matthew Seen from Space on This Week @NASA – October 7, 2016

Title: Major Hurricane Matthew Seen from Space on This Week @NASA – October 7, 2016
Runtime: 4:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Matthew during several passes over the major storm, as it made its way north through the Caribbean Sea during the week of Oct. 3. The storm, which reached Category 4 status with winds up to about 145 miles per hour, impacted Haiti, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. Forecasters predicted Matthew would threaten the southeast coast of the United States, including Florida’s Space Coast. As a precaution, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center closed Oct. 5 after preparing facilities for what could be a direct hit from the storm. Also, One Mars Year of Science for MAVEN, SLS Hardware Being Stacked for Stress Test, Oceans Melting Greenland, Aspira con NASA, and NASA at White House Events!

Title: Aspira con NASA/Aspire with NASA
Runtime: 1:57:08
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month NASA hosted an event at the agency’s headquarters in Washington Tuesday, Oct. 4, called Aspira con NASA (Aspire with NASA). The event featured a video message from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as well as presentations from guest speakers Diana Trujillo, mission lead for Mars Curiosity Rover, and former NASA astronaut José Hernández. Each shared stories of aspiration, inspiration and exploration.

Space Station Crewmember Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Media

Title: Space Station Crewmember Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Media
Runtime: 19:54
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed life and research on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight interview Oct. 7 with the Japanese television network, NHK-TV. After launching to the station in early July, Onishi is in the homestretch of his mission on the international outpost.

Space Station Cameras Capture New Views of Hurricane Matthew

Title: Space Station Cameras Capture New Views of Hurricane Matthew
Runtime: 10:25
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras outside the International Space Station captured new views Oct. 6 of massive Hurricane Matthew at 4:45 p.m. EDT as the outpost flew 250 miles overhead. At the time of the flyover, Matthew was moving to the northwest through the Bahamas, strengthening to a possible Category 4 hurricane that is expected strike the east coast of Florida and track up the Space Coast Oct. 7 with winds that could reach 145 miles an hour, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Space Station Cameras Capture Menacing Hurricane Matthew

Title: Space Station Cameras Capture Menacing Hurricane Matthew
Runtime: 8:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras on the International Space Station captured new views of Hurricane Matthew at 4 p.m. EDT Oct. 5 as the Category 3 storm moved to the north of Cuba toward the Bahamas at about 12 miles an hour, packing winds of 120 miles an hour. After inflicting major damage to western Haiti and eastern Cuba, Matthew is heading toward the east coast of Florida where it could pass close to or over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings from north of Golden Beach, Florida to the Flagler/Volusia county line to Lake Okeechobee.

Title: STEM in 30 – A Sky Full of Color
Runtime: 28:01
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 of STEM in 30, live from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, examines the long and colorful history of balloons, which have served as a mode of transportation, a military asset, and a source of entertainment for many.

Space Station Cameras Peer down on Major Hurricane Matthew

Title: Space Station Cameras Peer down on Major Hurricane Matthew
Runtime: 17:48
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras outside the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Matthew during two flyovers of the massive storm at 3:24 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 4. Matthew was moving north at about 10 miles an hour, packing winds of 145 miles an hour as it passed beyond western Haiti to the eastern coast of Cuba en route to the Bahamas. Matthew will be threatening the southeast coast of the United States as early as Friday and may pose a threat to the Eastern Seaboard throughout the weekend into early next week.

Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Radio Reporters

Title: Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Radio Reporters
Runtime: 20:46
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed her day-to-day activities and research on the orbital outpost in a pair of in-flight interviews Oct. 4 with KZSU Radio at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and National Public Radio. Rubins, who earned a doctorate in cancer biology in 2005 from Stanford University’s Medical School Biochemistry Department and its Microbiology and Immunology Department, is in the homestretch of her mission on the international laboratory.

Space Station Cameras Captures Dramatic Views of Hurricane Matthew

Title: Space Station Cameras Captures Dramatic Views of Hurricane Matthew
Runtime: 8:52
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Cameras outside the International Space Station captured dramatic views of major Hurricane Matthew Oct. 3 as the orbital complex flew 250 miles over the storm at 4:15 p.m. EDT. Packing winds of 140 miles an hour as a Category 4 hurricane, Matthew was expected to pass over western Haiti and eastern Cuba Oct. 4 before charging north over the Bahamas Oct. 5 and potentially threatening the east coast of the United States later in the week.

Title: NASA Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Profile - Abigail Rodriguez - Glenn Research Center
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Abigail Rodriguez serves as a structural materials engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In this capacity she provides technical engineering expertise that assures incorporation of safety, reliability, quality assurance, and materials and processes in hardware development, fabrication, testing and operation efforts for aerospace and aeronautical projects. She also provides risk management insight and oversight to different projects.

Abigail began here NASA career as a spring intern in 2009 at Kennedy Space Center and a summer intern at Glenn from 2009-2012. She also served as a pathways intern from January 2013 to June 2014 before being hired full time in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate as a Materials and Processes Engineer.

Born in Queens, NY, Abigail moved to Añasco, Puerto Rico when she was a year old. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a Mast...

Journey to Mars Update on This Week @NASA – September 30, 2016

Title: Journey to Mars Update on This Week @NASA – September 30, 2016
Runtime: 4:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden joined other leaders of the world’s space agencies to discuss the latest technological breakthroughs and developments in space exploration at the 67th International Astronautical Congress, Sept. 26-30th in Guadalajara, Mexico.
At the event, NASA discussed new elements to its multi-phase Journey to Mars to extend the human footprint all the way to the Red Planet. NASA will continue operations aboard the International Space Station through 2024. Work currently underway aboard the station to encourage commercial development of low-Earth orbit, develop deep space systems, life support and human health is part of the Earth Reliant phase of the Journey to Mars. In the 2020s, during the Proving Ground phase when NASA steps out farther, the agency now plans to send an astronaut crew on a yearlong mission to a deep space destination near the moon. They will conduct activities to verify habitation and test our readiness for Mars. A round-trip robotic Mar...

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life and Work in Space with Cosmopolitan Magazine

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life and Work in Space with Cosmopolitan Magazine
Runtime: 11:27
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed life, research and the job of flying in space during an in-flight interview Sept. 29 with Emma Barker of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Rubins is in the final month of her four-month mission on the station, aiming for a return to Earth in the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft Oct. 30.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with NBC's "Meet the Press"

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with NBC's "Meet the Press"
Runtime: 20:45
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA shared her thoughts on life and work aboard the orbital laboratory in an in-flight interview Sept. 28 for NBC’s new “Meet the Press” podcast with moderator Chuck Todd. Rubins is in the final month of her four-month mission on the station, aiming for a return to Earth in the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft Oct. 30.

Title: Dedicated to History
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discusses the flight jacket from mission STS-60 that he donated to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture.

For more information:
http://go.nasa.gov/2cJyulu

Title: Advice to Students
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden talks about the advice he gives to young people,on the occasion of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

For more information:
http://go.nasa.gov/2cJyulu

Title: An Unimaginable Journey
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discusses the historic significance of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture.

For more information:
http://go.nasa.gov/2cJyulu

Title: NASA Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Profile - Claudia Herrera - Armstrong Flight Research Center
Runtime: 4:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Claudia Herrera has been with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center since January of 2005, and works as a Structural Dynamics engineer. Claudia is involved in the life cycle phase of flight‑test projects that take finite element models to flight‑test validation, participating in both the analytical and ground and flight test aspects of model correlation and verification.

Closest Multi-Spacecraft Flying Formation on This Week @NASA – September 23, 2016

Title: Closest Multi-Spacecraft Flying Formation on This Week @NASA – September 23, 2016
Runtime: 3:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The four spacecraft orbiting Earth in formation as part of NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission achieved a new record recently when the space between them was decreased from just over six miles to only four-and-a-half miles. This is the closest separation ever of any multi-spacecraft formation. The team of spacecraft fly in a pyramid shape, called a tetrahedron, which enables MMS to capture three-dimensional observations of magnetic reconnection – a mysterious phenomenon, during which magnetic fields experience explosive interactions. The closer formation will allow the spacecraft to measure magnetic reconnection at smaller scales, helping scientists to better understand it. Also, Destination Mars Exhibit, Orbital ATK Targets Launch Window, NASA-developed Technology Saves Pilot’s Life, and Combined Federal Campaign Underway!

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Work in Space with the Media

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Work in Space with the Media
Runtime: 16:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA provided a current rundown of life and research aboard the orbital laboratory in a pair of in-flight interviews Sept. 22 with the Associated Press and KGO-TV, San Francisco. Rubins is in the final month of her four-month mission on the station, aiming for a return to Earth in the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft Oct. 30.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Students

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Students
Runtime: 20:27
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed life and work aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight educational event Sept. 20 with Japanese students gathered in Sapporo City and Fukuoka City, Japan for the “Tenku Mirai” science project. Onishi is in the final month of his four-month mission on the station, aiming for a return to Earth in the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft Oct. 30.

Asteroid Redirect Mission Briefing on This Week @NASA – September 19, 2016

Title: Asteroid Redirect Mission Briefing on This Week @NASA – September 19, 2016
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 14, officials from the White House and NASA discussed the space agency’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) during a televised event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. On the mission, which is targeted for launch in Dec. 2021, NASA plans to send a robotic spacecraft to an asteroid tens of millions of miles from Earth, capture a multi-ton boulder, and bring it to an orbit near the moon for future exploration by astronauts on a following mission aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft. During the live discussion, John Holdren, assistant to President Obama for Science and Technology, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and ARM Program Director Michele Gates highlighted the mission’s scientific and technological benefits, how the mission will support NASA’s goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s, and how it will demonstrate technology relevant to defending Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids. Also, Astronaut Tim Kopra Visits DC Area, The Warmest August in 136 Years, an...

NASA Astronaut Talks with Cancer Patients about Cancer Research on the International Space Station

Title: NASA Astronaut Talks with Cancer Patients about Cancer Research on the International Space Station
Runtime: 14:05
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed research aboard the orbital laboratory with patients from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and center officials visiting mission control during an in-flight event Sept. 16. Rubins wore a suit flown to the station that she helped to fabricate pre-flight, illustrating the need for a heightened awareness of cancer research.

Title: NASA Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Profile - Scarlin Hernandez - JWST Spacecraft Engineer (STScI)
Runtime: 2:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Scarlin Hernandez is a Spacecraft Engineer for the James Webb Space Telescope at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD. She tests and verifies the ground systems that will be used to command and control the telescope once it’s in space. The telescope will be used to discover new planets and the first stars after the dark ages. The National Science Foundation awarded her a full college scholarship to the Capitol Technology University (CTU) in Laurel, MD. Scarlin completed a internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and by the age of 20, she was part of the ground control system team for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. In 2013, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, but she found her real niche in Astronautical Engineering. After graduation, Scarlin was the mission planning lead for the TRMM mission before transferring to work on the James Webb Space Telescope mission.

Title: Expedition 49-50 Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan
Runtime: 10:38
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA along with their backups, Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA participated in a variety of activities Sept. 8-16 as they prepared for the launch of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Sept. 24, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur, their Soyuz fit checks in the Cosmodrome Integration Facility, the ceremonial Cosmonaut Hotel flag-raising ceremony, encapsulation of the Soyuz spacecraft into its booster, and the crew’s traditional media day activities.

Film, Television and Video History of NASA

Title: Film, Television and Video History of NASA
Runtime: 4:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In 1958 NASA's top management T. Keith Glennan and Hugh L. Dryden used a film presentation to introduce the new agency to former employees of NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics). Since that day visual communication has been a key element in telling the NASA story to the world.

Record Breaking NASA Astronaut Discusses His Recent Mission

Title: Record Breaking NASA Astronaut Discusses His Recent Mission
Runtime: 6:00
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During a live satellite interview Sept. 14 on NASA TV, astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams spoke about his recent record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station.

Williams and Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, returned to Earth Sept. 6 in Kazakhstan (7:13 a.m. Sept. 7, Kazakhstan time) to wrap up a 172 day mission aboard the station. Williams now has spent 534 days in space, making him first on the all-time NASA astronaut list. During the mission, Williams was instrumental in preparing the station for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. The first International Docking Adapter was installed during a spacewalk by Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Kate Rubins Aug. 19. Outfitted with a host of sensors and systems, the adapter’s main purpose is to connect spacecraft bringing astronauts to the station in the future. Its first users are expected to be Boeing’s CST-1...

NASA Astronaut Talks to Students about Life Aboard the Space Station

Title: NASA Astronaut Talks to Students about Life Aboard the Space Station
Runtime: 21:18
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 49 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed life and research aboard the orbital laboratory with students at the Vintage High School in Napa, California during an in-flight educational event Sept. 14. Rubins, who is in the third month of a four-month mission on the station, is a 1996 graduate of Vintage High School. She recently conducted two spacewalks outside the outpost to install the first International Docking Adapter that U.S. commercial crew spacecraft will link up to in the future, as well as new high definition cameras on the station’s truss.

STEM in 30 – Star Trek at 50: Science Fiction to Science Fact

Title: STEM in 30 – Star Trek at 50: Science Fiction to Science Fact
Runtime: 28:37
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. In recognition of the premiere of Star Trek, 50 years ago this September, this episode of STEM in 30 explores how one of the most popular shows in television history has inspired generations of scientists, astronauts, and engineers, and introduced many technologies that have gone from science fiction to science reality.

White House, NASA Discuss Asteroid Redirect Mission

Title: White House, NASA Discuss Asteroid Redirect Mission
Runtime: 26:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Officials from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and NASA held a live Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) discussion at the space agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. During the event on Wednesday, Sept. 14, OSTP’s Dr. John P. Holdren, NASA’s Administrator Charles Bolden and ARM Program Director Dr. Michele Gates, highlighted the mission’s scientific and technological benefits, how the mission will support NASA’s goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s, and how ARM will demonstrate technology relevant to defending Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids.

Asteroid Sample Return Mission Launches on This Week @NASA – September 9, 2016

Title: Asteroid Sample Return Mission Launches on This Week @NASA – September 9, 2016
Runtime: 4:12
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 8, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, is scheduled to arrive at near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2018. Mission plans call for the spacecraft to survey the asteroid, retrieve a small sample from its surface, and return the sample to Earth for study in 2023. Analysis of that sample is expected to reveal clues about the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years, as well as clues about the evolution of our solar system. Also, Williams’ Record-Breaking Spaceflight Concludes, Next ISS Crew Prepares for Launch, Sample Return Robot Challenge, NASA X-Plane Gets its Wing, and Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Showcase!

Post Launch Status of Asteroid Sample Return Mission

Title: Post Launch Status of Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Runtime: 38:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Following the Sept. 8 launch of the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, representatives from NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) discussed the status of the spacecraft and the next steps on the mission. OSIRIS-REx is the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2018, survey the asteroid’s surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return the sample to Earth in 2023 for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

First U.S. Sample Return Mission to an Asteroid Launches

Title: First U.S. Sample Return Mission to an Asteroid Launches
Runtime: 5:50
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 8, NASA launched the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx is the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at near-Earth asteroid Bennu in 2018, survey the asteroid’s surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return the sample to Earth in 2023 for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

Expedition 49-50 Crew Departs for Kazakh Launch Site

Title: Expedition 49-50 Crew Departs for Kazakh Launch Site
Runtime: 6:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA along with their backups, Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA participated in traditional ceremonies at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow on Sept. 8. Afterward, they departed for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to complete their training for the launch of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft Sept. 24, Kazakh time, for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

Title: NASA Continues to Boldy Go!
Runtime: 2:15
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: 50 years ago Star Trek premiered on the small screen. Today, stars of the original series; William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols and George Takei share their excitement and passion for the real space exploration being done by NASA.

#StarTrek50

NASA Uncovering the Secrets of Asteroids

Title: NASA Uncovering the Secrets of Asteroids
Runtime: 48:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA scientists discussed asteroids, how they relate to the origins of our solar system, and the search for life beyond Earth during this Sept. 7 event at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The event was held in conjunction with other pre-launch activities related to the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission. OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is targeted to launch Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, arriving in 2018, to survey the surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return it to Earth in 2023 for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

Title: An OSIRIS-REx Talk
Runtime: 55:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA hosted a discussion with representatives from the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx mission. Members of the mission’s science and engineering teams provided an overview of the spacecraft and the science behind the mission. OSIRIS-REx, targeted to launch Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Bennu in 2018, survey the asteroid’s surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return the sample to Earth in 2023 for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

Expedition 48 Crew Receives a Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan

Title: Expedition 48 Crew Receives a Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan
Runtime: 13:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos were greeted in a traditional ceremony on Sept. 7 in Kazakhstan, a few hours after returning to Earth from the International Space Station. The trio spent 172 days in space aboard the orbital laboratory.

NASA VR/360 Astronaut Training: Space Walk

Title: NASA VR/360 Astronaut Training: Space Walk
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A 360-degree immersive virtual reality (VR) viewing experience, featuring exclusive astronaut training footage from NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, Texas. The stunning NASA VR/360 video, produced by Harmonic, offers a variety of perspectives - in the pool and out - as astronauts complete space-walk training for future missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

Expedition 48 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Title: Expedition 48 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Runtime: 6:08
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Sept. 7 a few hours after bidding farewell to their colleagues aboard the International Space Station. The trio spent 172 days in space aboard the orbital laboratory conducting research and operational work in support of the station.

Expedition 48 Crew Undocks from ISS for Return Trip to Earth

Title: Expedition 48 Crew Undocks from ISS for Return Trip to Earth
Runtime: 10:04
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 6, after bidding farewell to the crew remaining aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos undocked from the orbital outpost to begin their return trip to Earth. They spent 172 days aboard the ISS, conducting research and operational work in support of the station.

Expedition 48 Crew Prepares to Leave the ISS

Title: Expedition 48 Crew Prepares to Leave the ISS
Runtime: 6:13
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 6, prior to departing the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos bid farewell to the crew remaining aboard the orbital outpost, including NASA’s Kate Rubins. Williams, Ovchinin and Skripochka spent 172 days aboard the ISS, conducting research and operational work in support of the station.

Title: The Science of OSIRIS-REx
Runtime: 35:52
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: 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 the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, to survey the surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return it to Earth for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

First U.S. Sample Return Mission to an Asteroid Previewed

Title: First U.S. Sample Return Mission to an Asteroid Previewed
Runtime: 55:50
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Sept. 6, NASA previewed 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 will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid. The spacecraft is targeted to launch Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, arriving in 2018, to survey the surface, retrieve at least 60 grams (2.1 ounces) of surface material, and return it to Earth in 2023 for study. Analysis of the sample will reveal the earliest stages of the solar system’s evolution and the history of Bennu over the past 4.5 billion years.

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