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NASA Shares Science Fact with Science Fiction Fans

Title: NASA Shares Science Fact with Science Fiction Fans
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA participated in the 2016 Star Trek: Mission New York at the Javits Center in Manhattan. NASA employees shared stages with artists, makers and cast members as we all boldly go to the next generation of space exploration.

Expedition 48 Crew Hands Over the Space Station to Expedition 49

Title: Expedition 48 Crew Hands Over the Space Station to Expedition 49
Runtime: 11:47
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The reins of the International Space Station were passed from NASA’s Jeff Williams to cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos during a ceremony on the orbital outpost on Sept. 5. Williams is returning to Earth Sept. 7 with his Expedition 48 crewmates, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos in the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to complete a 172-day mission. Ivanishin remains on the station as commander of Expedition 49 along with Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency until later this year.

Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Hermine over Southeastern U.S.

Title: Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Hermine over Southeastern U.S.
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from August 31 to September 2 shows movement, landfall in Florida and weakening of Hurricane Hermine over the southeastern U.S.

Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Madeline and Hurricane Lester

Title: Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Madeline and Hurricane Lester
Runtime: 0:35
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This animation of NOAA's GOES-West satellite imagery from August 30 to September 2 shows Madeline moving past Hawaii and then weakening to a depression. Hurricane Lester is shown approaching the Hawaiian Islands.

Next Space Station Crew Previews Upcoming Mission

Title: Next Space Station Crew Previews Upcoming Mission
Runtime: 35:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During a Sept. 2 news conference in Star City, Russia, the International Space Station’s Expedition 49-50 crew, including NASA’s Shane Kimbrough responded to questions from the media about the crew’s upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Kimbrough and his crewmates, cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, are conducting qualification training in Star City, in preparation for the mission. The trio will launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft at 2:17 p.m. Sept. 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Second ISS Spacewalk in Two Weeks on This Week @NASA – September 2, 2016

Title: Second ISS Spacewalk in Two Weeks on This Week @NASA – September 2, 2016
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA conducted a spacewalk Sept. 1 to retract a thermal radiator, install the first of several enhanced high definition cameras on the station’s truss and tighten bolts on a joint that enables one of the station’s solar arrays to rotate. This was the second spacewalk for the pair in just 13 days. They installed the station’s first international docking adapter during their previous spacewalk on Aug. 19. The adapter will provide a parking place for new U.S. commercial crew spacecraft delivering astronauts to the station on future missions. Also, Space Station Cameras Capture Hurricanes, Future Space Station Crews Prepare for Missions, Record-Breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered, Up-Close with Jupiter, and more!

Title: Happy 50th Anniversary Star Trek
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In recognition of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary NASA wishes the entire Star Trek family a happy anniversary. Thanks for the inspiration, Live long and prosper.
#StarTrek50

For more information visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/startrek

NASA Astronauts Conduct Second Spacewalk in Two Weeks Outside the Space Station

Title: NASA Astronauts Conduct Second Spacewalk in Two Weeks Outside the Space Station
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA conducted a spacewalk Sept. 1 to retract a thermal radiator, install the first of several enhanced high definition cameras on the station’s truss and tighten bolts on a joint that enables one of the station’s solar arrays to rotate. The spacewalk was the second for Williams and Rubins in just 13 days, the fifth of Williams’ career and the second for Rubins. They installed the first International Docking Adapter on the station during their previous spacewalk on Aug. 19. The adapter will allow new U.S. commercial crew vehicles to link up to the complex in the future.

Satellite Tracks Trio of Tropical Systems in Atlantic

Title: Satellite Tracks Trio of Tropical Systems in Atlantic
Runtime: 0:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from August 29 to September 1 shows the movement of Tropical Storm Hermine in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Gaston and fading Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic Ocean.

Title: Satellite Tracks Tropical Storm Madeline and Hurricane Lester
Runtime: 0:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This animation of NOAA's GOES-West satellite imagery from August 29 to September 1 shows Tropical Storm Madeline as it moves past Hawaii and Hurricane Lester approaching the Hawaiian Islands.

Space Station Crew Talks with Kentucky Students, Officials

Title: Space Station Crew Talks with Kentucky Students, Officials
Runtime: 19:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed life aboard the orbital outpost and the research they have conducted during an in-flight educational event Aug. 31 with students at the Leslie County High School in Hyden, Kentucky. Attending the event was Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Kentucky), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Williams is scheduled to return to Earth on Sept. 6, U.S. time, aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a landing in Kazakhstan to wrap up his fourth flight in space and a total of 534 days in space over those four flights, the most by any U.S. astronaut. Rubins will remain in orbit until her return to Earth on Oct. 30, on this, her first flight in space.

Next ISS Crew Trains for Upcoming Launch to the Station

Title: Next ISS Crew Trains for Upcoming Launch to the Station
Runtime: 11:27
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The International Space Station’s Expedition 49-50 crew, including NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is conducting crew qualification training in Star City, Russia, in preparation for the crew’s upcoming launch to the station. Kimbrough and his crewmates, cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft at 2:17 p.m. Sept. 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the space station, they will join Expedition 49 members, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi. Together, the six crew members will continue the several hundred experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science currently under way and scheduled to take place aboard humanity’s only orbiting lab.

Future Space Station Crew Prepares for Mission

Title: Future Space Station Crew Prepares for Mission
Runtime: 45:04
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This video includes pre-flight training activities of the International Space Station’s Expedition 50-51 crew, including NASA’s Peggy Whitson. Whitson, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), and Oleg Novitsky, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are preparing for a November launch to the station. This will be Whitson’s third long-duration stay on the space station, the second expedition for Novitsky, and Pesquet’s first trip to the orbiting outpost.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Students

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Students
Runtime: 20:11
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event Aug. 30 with Japanese students attending the Space Kids Platform 2016 forum at several locations in Japan. Onishi is nearing the halfway mark of his four-month mission on the station, with his return to Earth scheduled for Oct. 30.

Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs the ISS on This Week @NASA – August 26, 2016

Title: Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs the ISS on This Week @NASA – August 26, 2016
Runtime: 4:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station on August 26. The Dragon departed the station five weeks after delivering almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment to the orbital complex – including an international docking adapter for use by future American commercial crew spacecraft transporting astronauts to the station. The station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm was used to grapple the Dragon, move it away from the ISS, and release it for its return trip to Earth. The capsule is returning with about 3,000 pounds of cargo and experiments for researchers and investigators. Also, New U.S. Endurance Record in Space, Next U.S. Spacewalk Previewed, Boeing CST-100 Starliner Land Drop Test, SLS Liquid Hydrogen Test Tank Moved, and Celebrating National Parks, from Space!

U.S. Interior Secretary Shares a View of the World with the Space Station Crew

Title: U.S. Interior Secretary Shares a View of the World with the Space Station Crew
Runtime: 20:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed their view of the Earth from orbit, the planet’s environment as they see it from an altitude of 254 statute miles and life on the orbital outpost during an in-flight conversation Aug. 26 with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. The discussion came one day after the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service, which the Interior Department is honoring throughout the nation. Williams is in the final weeks of his six-month mission on the station, while Rubins will remain in orbit until the end of October.

U.S. Commercial Cargo Craft Departs the International Space Station

Title: U.S. Commercial Cargo Craft Departs the International Space Station
Runtime: 6:46
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The SpaceX CRS-9 Dragon cargo craft departed the International Space Station Aug. 26 after five weeks at the complex. Dragon delivered critical science experiments and the first International Docking Adapter to which U.S. commercial spacecraft will link up to in the future. Using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins released the Dragon and monitored the resupply spacecraft as it backed away to a safe distance from the station for its deorbit engine firing that would enable the ship to enter the Earth’s atmosphere for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California. Dragon returned about one and a half tons of science experiments and other cargo that will be collected once it reaches port in Long Beach, California. Dragon launched July 18 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and arrived at the station July 20.

Title: NASA Previews Next U.S. Spacewalk
Runtime: 36:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA hosted a news briefing on August 24 at the agency’s Johnson Space Center to preview the next U.S. Spacewalk scheduled to take place outside the International Space Station. On September 1, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams will work on the port side of the station’s truss system to retract a thermal radiator that is part of the station’s cooling system, tighten struts on a solar array joint, and install the first of several enhanced high-definition television cameras to monitor activities outside the station. It will be their second spacewalk in less than two weeks – on August 19, Williams and Rubins installed the first of the station’s two international docking adapters (IDAs) during a five-hour and 58-minute spacewalk.

Earth Expeditions: ABoVE, ATom & ACT-America

Title: Earth Expeditions: ABoVE, ATom & ACT-America
Runtime: 7:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA's Earth Expeditions is been scaling heights and diving deep for new important insights about our planet. From underground in Alaska, to in the air above the eastern United States and we’re even circling the remotest parts of the global atmosphere.

Find out more at:
http://www.nasa.gov/earthexpeditions
#EarthExpedition

Title: NASA Earth Expeditions is going ABoVE
Runtime: 1:19
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Arctic Boreal and Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) covers 2.5 million square miles of tundra, forests, permafrost and lakes in Alaska and Northwestern Canada. ABoVE scientists are using satellites and aircraft to study this formidable terrain as it changes in a warming climate. Remote sensing by itself is not enough to understand the whole picture, so teams of researchers will go out into the field to gather data. With support from NASA’s Terrestrial Ecology Program, ABoVE researchers investigate questions about the role of climate in wildfires, thawing permafrost, wildlife migration habits, insect outbreaks and more.

Space Station Crew Discusses Life in Space and Research with ABC News

Title: Space Station Crew Discusses Life in Space and Research with ABC News
Runtime: 19:24
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed research they have conducted, their view of Earth from the complex and their recent spacewalk to install a docking port for new U.S. commercial crew vehicles during an in-flight interview Aug. 23 with ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Richard Besser. Williams is in the final weeks of his six-month mission on the station, while Rubins will remain in orbit until the end of October.

New Gateway Installed onto Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 19, 2016

Title: New Gateway Installed onto Space Station on This Week @NASA – August 19, 2016
Runtime: 4:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA installed the first of two International Docking Adapters onto the forward end of the station’s Harmony module, during a spacewalk on Aug. 19. The new docking port will be used by the Boeing CST-100 “Starliner” and SpaceX Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft being developed to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the station. The second International Docking Adapter – currently under construction – eventually will be placed on the space-facing side of the Harmony module. Also, Commercial Crew Access Arm Installed on Launchpad, Behind the Scenes of our Journey to Mars, Asteroid Redirect Mission Milestone, Asteroid Sample Return Mission Approaches, and Chasing Greenhouse Gases in the Midwest!

American Astronauts Install New Docking Port for U S Commercial Crew Vehicles

Title: American Astronauts Install New Docking Port for U S Commercial Crew Vehicles
Runtime: 3:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA installed a new docking port onto the forward end of the Harmony module during a spacewalk on August 19. The first of two International Docking Adapters was installed and latched in place onto Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 on the forward end of Harmony, the same place that space shuttles used to dock during the shuttle era. The new docking port will be the port of call for the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing CST-100 “Starliner” commercial crew vehicles that are under development. The docking adapter was launched in July aboard a SpaceX/Dragon cargo vehicle. A second docking adapter for the U.S. commercial crew vehicles is being constructed and will ultimately be placed on the space-facing side of the Harmony module. Williams and Rubins will conduct a second spacewalk on Sept. 1 to retract a thermal radiator on the port truss of the station and install the first of sev...

Title: RS-25 Rocket Engine Test Firing
Runtime: 9:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The 7.5-minute test conducted at NASA’s Stennis Space Center is part of a series of tests designed to put the upgraded former space shuttle engines through the rigorous temperature and pressure conditions they will experience during a launch. The tests also support the development of a new controller, or “brain,” for the engine, which monitors engine status and communicates between the rocket and the engine, relaying commands to the engine and transmitting data back to the rocket.

NASA Social Goes Behind the Scenes of our Journey to Mars

Title: NASA Social Goes Behind the Scenes of our Journey to Mars
Runtime: 59:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A NASA Social was held on August 18 at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, and at the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to give the members of social and traditional media an opportunity to see the progress being made on sending humans to Mars. The event featured tours of the manufacturing facilities at Michoud where work is underway on the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) -- NASA's new heavy-lift rocket that will send humans to deep space destinations, a test firing of the mighty RS-25 rocket engine that will power the SLS, and other rare behind the scenes look at other things NASA is doing to get ready for the Journey to Mars and other deep space travel.

NASA TV Briefing Previews Launch of Asteroid Bound Spacecraft

Title: NASA TV Briefing Previews Launch of Asteroid Bound Spacecraft
Runtime: 58:50
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On August 17, NASA hosted a briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, DC to preview the launch of the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft – the first U.S. spacecraft destined to rendezvous with, study and return a sample of an asteroid. OSIRIS-REx will launch September 8 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on its mission to study, in detail, an asteroid called Bennu. The mission represents a valuable opportunity to learn more about the origins of our solar system, the sources of water and organic molecules on Earth, and the hazards and resources in near-Earth space.

Title: Space Station Crewmember Discusses Life in Space with Japanese Students
Runtime: 20:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed life and research on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight educational event Aug. 16 with students gathered in Kawasaki, Japan. Onishi is in the second month of his mission on the station that will end in late October with a landing in a Soyuz spacecraft in south central Kazakhstan.

NASA TV Briefing Previews Upcoming U S Spacewalk to Install Space Station Docking Port

Title: NASA TV Briefing Previews Upcoming U S Spacewalk to Install Space Station Docking Port
Runtime: 59:52
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA TV aired a briefing from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday, August 15, to preview the August 19 spacewalk to install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station -- a significant milestone in NASA’s work to return crew launches to U.S. soil. Experts from the ISS and commercial crew programs discussed the process and significance of installing and connecting the first of the two international docking adapters (IDAs), which was launched on a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and arrived at the station July 20. Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA will conduct the spacewalk to install the equipment. Coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 19, on NASA TV and the agency’s website, with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m.

Commercial Crew Astronauts Visit Kennedy on This Week @NASA – August 12, 2016

Title: Commercial Crew Astronauts Visit Kennedy on This Week @NASA – August 12, 2016
Runtime: 3:29
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Two of the NASA astronauts training for the first flight tests for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program visited with employees during an Aug. 11 event at Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts Eric Boe and Suni Williams, alongside Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders, responded to questions during a panel discussion, moderated by Kennedy Director Robert Cabana. NASA has contracted with Boeing and SpaceX to develop crew transportation systems and provide crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station. The agency will select the commercial crew astronauts from the group that includes Boe, Williams, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley The first flight tests are targeted for next year. Also, Air Quality Flight over California Wildfire, CYGNSS Media Day, Putting NASA Earth Science to Work, and more!

Space Station Crew Discusses Upcoming Spacewalk and Research in Orbit

Title: Space Station Crew Discusses Upcoming Spacewalk and Research in Orbit
Runtime: 12:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins discussed their upcoming spacewalk to install the first International Docking Adapter and research they are conducting in orbit during an in-flight interview Aug. 10 with the CBS Radio Network. Williams and Rubins will venture outside the station on Aug. 19 to install the docking adapter to the forward end of the Harmony module to which U.S. commercial crew vehicles will link up to in the future. Williams will also mark a milestone on Aug. 24, passing 520 days in space on his four missions and surpassing the mark currently held by Scott Kelly for the most days in space by a U.S. astronaut.

Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life and Work Aboard the Outpost

Title: Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life and Work Aboard the Outpost
Runtime: 17:51
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed life and research in orbit during a wide-ranging in-flight interview Aug. 9 with actress Lena Dunham for Dunham’s “Women of the Hour” podcast. Rubins is in the second month of her mission on the station, conducting scientific investigations and preparing for a spacewalk Aug. 19 to install the first International Docking Adapter on the outpost to which U.S. commercial crew vehicles will link up to in the future.

MissionSTEM Summit 2016 - Opening Session and Keynote Address

Title: MissionSTEM Summit 2016 - Opening Session and Keynote Address
Runtime: 1:27:54
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA is hosting its first MissionSTEM Summit Aug. 8-9 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, bringing together representatives and students from grantee institutions, federal and grantee civil rights compliance officials, and other experts from government, academia, industry and professional organizations.

Special guest speakers at this opening session include NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, Tina Tchen, assistant to President Obama and chief of staff to the First Lady, and Jo Handelsman, associate director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Comic-Con 2016 Panel: "Star Trek & NASA Boldly Go"

Title: Comic-Con 2016 Panel: "Star Trek & NASA Boldly Go"
Runtime: 37:34
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA and Star Trek have been connected, directly and indirectly, since Star Trek: The Original Series premiered in September 1966. While the TV show featured large ships voyaging to stars far away on five year missions, NASA was only beginning stretch humanity's presence beyond Earth. When Star Trek premiered on Sept. 8, 1966, astronauts Pete Conrad and Richard Gordon were four days from launch aboard Gemini XI, a three-day mission that would reach an altitude of less than 200 miles.

For more information visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/startrek

Drone Technology and Future Aviation on This Week @NASA – August 5, 2016

Title: Drone Technology and Future Aviation on This Week @NASA – August 5, 2016
Runtime: 4:11
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On Aug. 2, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Aeronautics Jaiwon Shin, representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aviation industry leaders and the academic research community participated in a workshop hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to discuss Drones and the Future of Aviation. The event was designed to explore airspace integration issues; public and commercial uses; and safety, security, and privacy concerns related to this emerging technology. NASA is working with the FAA on a traffic management system that will enable pilots of these aircraft to fly safely in the national airspace. Also, Maryland Storms Imaged from Space, Io’s Collapsing Atmosphere, Orion Crew Module Moved, AstrOlympics, and more!

Space Station Crewmembers Discuss Life in Space with the Media

Title: Space Station Crewmembers Discuss Life in Space with the Media
Runtime: 20:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed their life and research on the orbital outpost during a pair of in-flight interviews Aug. 4 with the Westwood One Radio Network and the San Diego Union Tribune. Williams, who has a month left in his fourth flight into space, and Rubins, who is in the second month of her mission, will pair up Aug. 19 for a spacewalk outside the complex to help install the first International Docking Adapter that will be used for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew vehicles under development by SpaceX and Boeing.

Title: Space Station Crewmembers Discuss Life in Space with the Media
Runtime: 19:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA discussed their life and research on the orbital outpost during a pair of in-flight interviews Aug. 3 with KGO-TV, San Francisco and the History Channel. Williams, who has a month left in his fourth flight into space, and Rubins, who is in the second month of her mission, will pair up Aug. 19 for a spacewalk outside the complex to help install the first International Docking Adapter that will be used for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew vehicles under development by SpaceX and Boeing.

What’s New in Aerospace - Milestones: Inside Stories

Title: What’s New in Aerospace - Milestones: Inside Stories
Runtime: 57:02
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During this July 26th episode of What’s New in Aerospace, curators and Museum staff of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum discuss the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall – recently opened to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the museum’s building in Washington, D.C.

Extreme Underwater Mission on This Week @NASA – July 29, 2016

Title: Extreme Underwater Mission on This Week @NASA – July 29, 2016
Runtime: 3:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The 21st NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations got underway July 21 in the Florida Keys. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Megan McArthur are part of the international crew of NEEMO-21 aquanauts performing research during the 16-day mission, which takes place about 60 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Aquarius habitat – the world's only undersea science station. Simulated spacewalks are designed to evaluate tools and mission operation techniques that could be used on future space missions. NEEMO-21’s objectives include testing a mini DNA sequencer similar to the one NASA astronaut Kate Rubins also will test aboard the International Space Station, and a telemedicine device that will be used for future space applications. The mission also will simulate communications delays like those that would be encountered on a mission to Mars. Also, Space Launch System Work Platforms, All-Electric X-Plane Arrives, Asteroid Mission Technology, and NASA @Comic-Con Internati...

NASA Experts Discuss Exploration at Comic-Con

Title: NASA Experts Discuss Exploration at Comic-Con
Runtime: 4:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Experts from NASA discussed science fiction, gaming and popular culture's ties to science fact, on and off the planet, this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2016.

A Message from the Captain: Science Fact & Science Fiction

Title: A Message from the Captain: Science Fact & Science Fiction
Runtime: 2:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Actor William Shatner, known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk of Star Trek takes a moment to discuss the crossroads of science fiction, science fact and NASA.

Join NASA as we celebrate 50 years of Star Trek.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/startrek

Celebrating Viking at 40 on This Week @NASA – July 22, 2016

Title: Celebrating Viking at 40 on This Week @NASA – July 22, 2016
Runtime: 4:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Forty years ago, on July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first U.S. spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. To celebrate the anniversary of the historic robotic feat and to highlight NASA’s effort to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, Langley Research Center, in Hampton, Virginia hosted a two-day “Viking at 40” event. On July 19, NASA’s Chief Historian Bill Barry moderated a history discussion about the Viking program and its contribution to Mars exploration. The next day, a 40th anniversary symposium called, “From NASA’s First Soft Landing to Humans on Mars” included a host of programs and featured Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan and other NASA experts discussing the agency’s Journey to Mars. Later that evening, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden was on hand at Nationals Park in Washington, as Viking 1 and the Apollo 11 moon landing anniversaries were recognized during a celebration of significant American firsts. These momentous events both happened on July 20, seven years ...

NASA Q&A With the Stars of STAR TREK: BEYOND

Title: NASA Q&A With the Stars of STAR TREK: BEYOND
Runtime: 3:13
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto sit down to answer NASA trivia questions with Gay Yee Hill of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/startrek

Viking at 40: Future of Mars Exploration Panel

Title: Viking at 40: Future of Mars Exploration Panel
Runtime: 1:27:02
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A capstone panel addressed the future of Mars Exploration at a Viking at 40 Symposium on July 20 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Panel speakers included Walt Engelund, Director, Space Technology & Exploration Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center, Panel Chair, Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist, Steve Jurczyk, Associate Administrator for Space Technology, NASA Headquarters, Greg Williams, Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy & Plans, Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Jim Green, Director Planetary Science Division, NASA Science Mission Directorate, and Melissa Trainer, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center.

SpaceX Dragon Attached to the Space Station

Title: SpaceX Dragon Attached to the Space Station
Runtime: 3:49
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On July 20, two days after the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, and hours after NASA astronaut Jeff Williams used the station’s robotic arm to capture the Dragon, Ground controllers in Houston sent commands instructing the robot arm to install Dragon on the Earth-facing side of the station’s Harmony module. During the next five weeks, crew members will unload the spacecraft and reload it with cargo to return to Earth.

Viking at 40: Exploration of Mars w/Ellen Stofan

Title: Viking at 40: Exploration of Mars w/Ellen Stofan
Runtime: 26:22
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA’s Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan delivered the keynote address titled “The Exploration of Mars” at a Viking at 40 Symposium on July 20 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

SpaceX/Dragon Arrives at the Space Station

Title: SpaceX/Dragon Arrives at the Space Station
Runtime: 5:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On July 20, two days after launching from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida , the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station, carrying science research, crew supplies and hardware in support of the station’s Expedition 48 and 49 crews. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams used the station’s robotic arm, which he controlled from the station’s cupola, to capture the Dragon. Ground controllers in Houston then sent commands instructing the robot arm to install Dragon on the Earth-facing side of the station’s Harmony module. During the next five weeks, crew members will unload the spacecraft and reload it with cargo to return to Earth. About five-and-a-half hours after it departs the station Aug. 29, it will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.

Title: Viking at 40: History Panel
Runtime: 1:30:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A panel of experts discussed the historic Viking mission on Tuesday, July 19 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Panel speakers included Bill Barry, moderator, NASA Chief Historian, Roger Launius, Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Erik Conway, Historian, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Glenn Bugos, Historian, NASA's Ames Research Center.

Title: Viking 40th Anniversary
Runtime: 4:34
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: July 20, 1976, 7 years to the day after the Apollo 11 moon landing, the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft took place. The ambitious Viking missions continue to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.

NASA's Viking 1 and 2 missions to Mars, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, became the first space probes to obtain high resolution images of the Martian surface; characterize the structure and composition of the atmosphere and surface; and conduct on-the-spot biological tests for life on another planet.

Viking provided the first measurements of the atmosphere and surface of Mars. These measurements are still being analyzed and interpreted. The data suggested early Mars was very different from the present day planet. Viking performed the first successful entry, descent and landing on Mars. Derivations of a Viking-style thermal protection system and parachute have been used on many U.S. Mars lander missions since...

Space Station Astronaut Shares Thoughts on Life in Orbit with Japanese Media

Title: Space Station Astronaut Shares Thoughts on Life in Orbit with Japanese Media
Runtime: 19:46
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 48 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency discussed the first weeks of his mission on the orbital laboratory with Japanese reporters in an in-flight question and answer session July 19. Onishi, who launched to the station on July 7, is currently scheduled to spend four months in orbit during which he will be involved in scientific research and possibly conduct spacewalks to help replace batteries for the station’s power system.

Russian Resupply Ship Arrives at Space Station

Title: Russian Resupply Ship Arrives at Space Station
Runtime: 11:28
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Two days after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 64 cargo ship automatically docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the Russian segment of the International Space Station July 18. The new Progress is delivering three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the six crewmembers comprising the Expedition 48 crew. The Progress will remain attached to the station until late January, when it will undock and commanded to deorbit so it can burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

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