NASA

Title: Orbital ATK/CRS-6 Briefings Promo
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA TV will air two prelaunch briefings Monday, March 21. At 12:30 p.m. ET, scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations to be delivered to the station, followed by a briefing by mission managers at 2:30 p.m. ET. The briefings will stream live on the agency’s website.

Cygnus will carry almost 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory to support dozens of science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 47 and 48.

Live launch coverage will begin on Tuesday March 22, 2016 at 10 p.m. ET on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

www.nasa.gov/ntv

ISS Bound Spacecraft and Rocket, Rolled to Launch Pad

Title: ISS Bound Spacecraft and Rocket, Rolled to Launch Pad
Runtime: 13:23
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Soyuz spacecraft and rocket that will carry the next International Space Station crew to orbit – including NASA’s Jeff Williams – were mated together and moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Mar. 15-16. The rollover of the Soyuz and its rocket is one of the last activities leading up to the launch – scheduled for Mar. 19, Kazakh time. Williams and his Expedition 47-48 crewmates, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, both of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos will spend six months aboard the station conducting valuable research.

STEM in 30 – Focus on the SR 71 Blackbird

Title: STEM in 30 – Focus on the SR 71 Blackbird
Runtime: 28:54
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 features the SR-71 Blackbird aircraft on display at the museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. and explores why it was so important for reconnaissance. Built of titanium, the SR-71 is the world's fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird's performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War.

Title: NASA Women in Action
Runtime: 52:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On March 16, NASA and the White House celebrated Women’s History Month with a program at Goddard Space Flight Center called, “NASA Women in Action”. The event, which focused on women making an impact in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, featured NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Dava Newman, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Lesa Roe, Ellen Stofan, the agency’s Chief Scientist, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa, and guest speaker Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to President Obama.

Title: NASA Women of STEM
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In partnership with the White House Council on Women and Girls, NASA will host a Women's History Month event Wednesday, March 16 that examines the role of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), featuring some of NASA's top leaders – women in STEM. The event at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland will air live on NASA Television and NASA.gov starting at noon EDT.

So … What’s It Like On The Space Station, Commander?

Title: So … What’s It Like On The Space Station, Commander?
Runtime: 20:22
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA discussed the progress of his mission and research on the orbiting laboratory in a pair of in-flight interviews March 15 with WAAY-TV, Huntsville, Alabama, and the CBS Radio Network. Kopra is midway through his six-month stay on the complex, aiming for a return to Earth in June.

New International Space Station Crew Prepares for Launch

Title: New International Space Station Crew Prepares for Launch
Runtime: 25:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, astronaut Jeff Williams of NASA and his Expedition 47-48 crewmates, Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, both of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos participated in a variety of activities Mar. 3-14 to prepared for their upcoming launch to the International Space Station on Mar. 19, Kazakh time. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur, pre-flight activities at the Cosmodrome Integration Facility, the ceremonial Cosmonaut Hotel flag-raising ceremony, the crew’s traditional media day activities and other activities.

Bolden testifies on FY 2017 NASA budget on This Week @NASA – March 11, 2016

Title: Bolden testifies on FY 2017 NASA budget on This Week @NASA – March 11, 2016
Runtime: 4:13
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During a March 10 hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden testified about the $19 billion dollar Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposed for the agency by President Obama. In his remarks, the Administrator outlined the many benefits that this investment in NASA’s present will yield for the future. The funding will enable a future where we send American astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; where more Americans work in good-paying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) based careers; where future generations can breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, and fly on cleaner, greener, more fuel-efficient aircraft; and a future where humankind has a deeper understanding of our universe, our place in it, and our own planet. Also, First SLS Flight Engine Test, New SLS Rocket Test Stand “Topped Out”, Crew Previews Upcoming Mission to ISS, Total Solar Eclipse, and Dawn’s Anniversary Image ...

Title: Our Changing Moon
Runtime: 55:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) is the focus of this episode of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s “What's New in Aerospace?” series. This program featured NASA’s Director of the Planetary Science, Jim Green and Tom Watters, a senior scientist with the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. The pair discussed new evidence of very recent geologic activity on the Moon, revealed in dramatic images captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera and showcased in a new exhibit at the museum. The “What's New in Aerospace?” series is presented in collaboration with NASA.

Crew Previews Upcoming Space Station Mission

Title: Crew Previews Upcoming Space Station Mission
Runtime: 43:17
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During a March 9 news conference at the Johnson Space Center, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and her Expedition 48 crewmates, Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency previewed their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. The trio will launch to the station on June 21, aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During their four-month tour, the crew members will facilitate approximately 250 research investigations and technology demonstrations on the station.

Title: Preparing for Life Aboard the ISS
Runtime: 8:50
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: This video includes pre-flight training activities of the International Space Station’s Expedition 48 crew, including NASA’s Kate Rubins. On June 21 , Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch to the station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio will join Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA, and cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, already on the station conducting research.

Title: A Total Eclipse of the Sun
Runtime: 59:40
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On March 8, 2016 scientists from the California based Exploratorium Museum broadcast the Total Solar Eclipse from Woleai, Micronesia, a tiny Atoll in the Pacific ocean. Exploratorium scientists and educators in Micronesia and at the museum explain what makes an eclipse and how to view one safely as they introduce you to the culture and geography of Micronesia.

Title: A Total Celestial Wonder
Runtime: 21:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: (Silent Video)

NASA collaborated with the Exploratorium in San Francisco and the National Science Foundation to provide live coverage of the 2016 total solar eclipse from Micronesia, on March 8. The fully eclipsed sun was visible from only a few Pacific islands, but the live broadcast made the phenomenon available to millions of people around the world.

A Discussion with the Space Station Crew

Title: A Discussion with the Space Station Crew
Runtime: 20:24
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency discussed life and work on the orbital laboratory in a pair of in-flight interviews March 8 with KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and ITV News based in Great Britain. Kopra and Peake are midway through a six-month mission on the station designed to gather data from hundreds of experiments provided by researchers throughout the world.

NASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet

Title: NASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet
Runtime: 49:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA's New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the award at an event Monday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

Participants:
NASA Administrator, Charlie Bolden
Associate Administrator, Jaiwon Shin
David Melcher of the Aeronautic Industry Association

Title: Total Solar Eclipse from Micronesia
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A total solar eclipse of the sun. The path of totality will take the Moon’s shadow across and area in Micronesia. Live coverage of this fantastic astronomical event starts March 8th at 8 p.m. ET on NASA Television. www.nasa.gov/ntv

Title: NASA TV Public
Runtime: 1:08:10
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description

The One-Year Crew returns on This Week @NASA – March 4, 2016

Title: The One-Year Crew returns on This Week @NASA – March 4, 2016
Runtime: 4:53
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: After spending nearly a year aboard the International Space Station -- conducting a host of biomedical and psychological research on the impacts of long-duration spaceflight on the human body, NASA’s Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos wrapped up their historic mission on March 1 – with a safe parachute landing in Kazakhstan . Just over a day, later – at Houston’s Ellington Field, near Johnson Space Center, a host of family, colleagues and VIPs welcomed Kelly back to the United States, including Second Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. John P. Holdren, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. There were cheers, embraces and expressions of appreciation for his efforts to help advance deep space exploration and America’s Journey to Mars. Also, Next ISS crew heads to launch site, “Low boom” aircraft, Orion Service Module’s solar array wing deployment and more!

Title: A One-Year Mission Retrospective
Runtime: 1:00:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description

Title: The Science of the One-Year Mission
Runtime: 50:28
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: During a Mar. 4 news briefing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, members of the agency’s science community discussed the research conducted with the help of astronaut Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos, on their recently concluded year-long mission aboard the International Space Station. More than 400 experiments took place during their expedition that will help scientists better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. That knowledge will play a critical role in future NASA missions deeper into the solar system and on the Journey to Mars.
** Correction from Friday's One-Year Mission science briefing: Twins study was a NASA initiative, not the Kellys' request **

Title: NASA TV Public
Runtime: 11:50:35
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description

STEM in 30 - Milestones of Flight: The Lindberghs

Title: STEM in 30 - Milestones of Flight: The Lindberghs
Runtime: 28:31
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 aviation accomplishments of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Next Space Station Crew Continues Training

Title: Next Space Station Crew Continues Training
Runtime: 8:59
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 47-48, featuring NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and his crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, participated in traditional ceremonies at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow on March 3. Afterward, they departed for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to continue training for their launch to the International Space Station in the Soyuz spacecraft on March 19, for a six-month mission aboard the orbital outpost.

Title: A Deep in the Heart(felt) Homecoming
Runtime: 32:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: After spending almost a full year in space, NASA’s Scott Kelly returned to his home in Houston early in the morning of March 3, landing at Ellington Field near the Johnson Space Center just over 24 hours after he and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko landed in their Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Kelly and Kornienko spent 340 days in space after launching in March 2015 gathering valuable biomedical data on the long duration effects of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. After landing at Ellington, Kelly disembarked the NASA plane that brought him home to a jubilant greeting from well-wishers.

Title: Welcome Back to Earth
Runtime: 14:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos were greeted during a traditional ceremony in Kazakhstan on Mar. 2, a few hours after landing in their Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. Kelly and Kornienko spent 340 days in space, aboard the International Space Station conducting research on the long duration effects of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars.

Expedition 46 Lands Safely to complete One Year Mission

Title: Expedition 46 Lands Safely to complete One Year Mission
Runtime: 14:19
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos landed safely in Kazakhstan on March 2. The landing wrapped up a 340 day mission aboard the International Space Station for Kelly and Kornienko, during which they gathered valuable biomedical data on the long duration effects of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars.

Title: One-Year Crew Departs Space Station
Runtime: 7:49
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: After saying farewell to the crew staying behind onboard the International Space Station and climbing aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that would take them back to Earth on Mar. 1, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos undocked their Soyuz from the Station and prepared for the trip home.

Title: One-Year Crew Ready for the Ride Home
Runtime: 9:21
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Before climbing aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that would take them back to Earth on Mar. 1, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos said farewell to the crew staying onboard the International Space Station. Kelly, Kornienko and Volkov then boarded the Soyuz and prepared for the trip home.

Title: New ISS Commander Onboard
Runtime: 6:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The reins of the International Space Station were passed from NASA’s Scott Kelly to his NASA crewmate Tim Kopra during a ceremony on the orbital outpost on Feb. 29. Kelly is returning to Earth with cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos March 2 to wrap up what for Kelly and Kornienko will be 340 days in space and six months in orbit for Volkov. During their year-long mission on the station, Kelly and Kornienko gathered valuable biomedical data on the long duration effects of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Kopra remains on the station as commander along with Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency until early June.

Next Space Station Crew Prepares for Mission

Title: Next Space Station Crew Prepares for Mission
Runtime: 7:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Footage includes various pre-launch training activities of Expedition 47-48, featuring NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, as he and crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, prepare for their mission to the International Space Station. The trio will launch to the station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on March 19, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The One-Year Mission: By the Numbers on This Week @NASA – February 26, 2016

Title: The One-Year Mission: By the Numbers on This Week @NASA – February 26, 2016
Runtime: 4:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The International Space Station’s historic one-year expedition has been a mission of numbers – one that could add up to huge benefits for future space exploration – including the Journey to Mars, as well as for life on Earth. In March 2015, 2 space explorers, NASA’s Mark Kelly and Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko, set out on an unprecedented odyssey to the 1-and-only laboratory in microgravity, to conduct a multitude of biomedical and psychological studies on how the human body reacts to long-duration spaceflight. Based on a scheduled March 1 return to Earth – the one-year crew’s 340 days in space will have seen -- almost 400 experiments conducted aboard the station, 5,440 orbits of the Earth, and Kelly and Kornienko will have traveled a total of about 143, 846, 525 miles – roughly the distance of a trip from Earth to Mars. Also, Next space station crew trains, Tipping point technologies, CST-100 Starliner water testing, and NASA’s journey to diversity!

International Space Station Expedition 47-48 Crew News Conference in Russia

Title: International Space Station Expedition 47-48 Crew News Conference in Russia
Runtime: 37:15
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 47-48 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA conducted a news conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Feb. 26. Ovchinin, Williams and Skripochka are scheduled to launch on March 19, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

International Space Station Expedition 47-48 Crew Conducts Pre-flight activities in Russia

Title: International Space Station Expedition 47-48 Crew Conducts Pre-flight activities in Russia
Runtime: 7:20
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 47-48 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA and their backups, Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Shane Kimbrough of NASA visited the Gagarin Museum where they viewed historic space artifacts at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia Feb. 26, then visited Red Square in Moscow for traditional ceremonies. Ovchinin, Williams and Skripochka are scheduled to launch on March 19, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

Title: A Mission of Accomplishments
Runtime: 30:39
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In his final in-flight event aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA discussed the accomplishments of his year-long mission on the orbital laboratory during a news conference with U.S. media on Feb. 25. Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos are in the final days of their year in space on the station, gathering valuable biomedical data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Kelly, Kornienko and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov are preparing for their return to Earth on March 1, U.S. time, aboard the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, headed for a landing on the steppe of south-central Kazakhstan.

Next Space Station Crew Trains Outside Moscow

Title: Next Space Station Crew Trains Outside Moscow
Runtime: 17:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Expedition 47-48 Soyuz Commander Alexey Ovchinin and Flight Engineer Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams of NASA and their backups, Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Shane Kimbrough of NASA conducted final qualification training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia Feb. 24 and 25. Ovchinin, Williams and Skripochka are scheduled to launch on March 19, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

Title: STEM in 30 – WWII and Tuskegee Airmen
Runtime: 28:45
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, from Feb. 24, 2016, focuses on The Tuskegee Airmen – the very first African American pilots in the United States armed forces, and the role they and other African Americans played during the war and how World War II changed aviation history.

Space Station Commander Discusses His Year-Long Mission with U.S. TV Networks

Title: Space Station Commander Discusses His Year-Long Mission with U.S. TV Networks
Runtime: 30:41
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA discussed the accomplishments of his year-long mission on the orbital laboratory during a series of interviews with U.S. television networks on Feb. 24. Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos are in the final days of their year in space on the station, gathering valuable biomedical data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Kelly, Kornienko and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov are preparing for their return to Earth on March 1, U.S. time, aboard the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, headed for a landing on the steppe of south-central Kazakhstan.

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Reflects on His Year in Space

Title: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Reflects on His Year in Space
Runtime: 11:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA reflected on his year aboard the orbital laboratory and the accomplishments he and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos have chalked up during their year-long mission in an in-flight interview recorded Jan. 28 with NASA Public Affairs Officer Rob Navias of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Kelly and Kornienko are scheduled to land March 1, U.S. time (March 2, Kazakhstan time) in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to complete a 340-day mission in which they collected valuable biomedical data on the long duration effects of weightlessness that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars.

Administrator Bolden visits Ames on This Week @NASA – February 19, 2016

Title: Administrator Bolden visits Ames on This Week @NASA – February 19, 2016
Runtime: 3:10
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California to thank employees for the work they do on behalf of the agency to improve aviation. President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal for NASA calls for a multi-year investment in aeronautics research that will enable the agency to test, demonstrate and validate cutting-edge technologies designed to make aviation cleaner, greener, safer, and quieter. Also, Cygnus leaves the space station, New astrophysics mission, X-ray astronomy mission launches, and NEAR Shoemaker anniversary!

Successful Commercial Space Station Supply Mission Concludes

Title: Successful Commercial Space Station Supply Mission Concludes
Runtime: 6:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Orbital/ATK Cygnus cargo craft departed the International Space Station on Feb. 19, a little over two months after delivering almost four tons of supplies to the station’s residents. Dubbed the “SS Deke Slayton II”, the resupply vehicle, now loaded with trash, will be commanded to deorbit on Feb. 20, for a destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Title: NASA African American History Month Profile - Gina Patrick (Armstrong Flight Research Center)
Runtime: 3:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Gina Patrick is an avionics technician with NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. She has worked on numerous aircraft: SOFIA, a 747 with an infrared telescope, remotely piloted Ikhana, F-18, and G-III. Gina is now permanently assigned to the autonomous Global Hawk used for science missions such as hurricane formation observations.

Title: NASA African American History Month Profile - Maury Vander (Stennis Space Center)
Runtime: 2:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Maury Vander is currently the Chief of NASA’s Operations Division at Stennis Space Center. In this capacity, he leads a team of talented engineers who perform propulsion testing for both government and commercial entities. Vander received his bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Orleans in 1989. After graduation, he went to work for Rocketdyne as a Test Engineer and after 10 years accepted an Operations Engineer position with NASA. During his career, Vander has served as Test Conductor for various large engine test projects (Space Shuttle Main Engine, RS-68, Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator, AJ26). In his current position, Vander’s primary focus is developing the next generation of Test Conductors and identifying methods to improve processes associated with propulsion test activity.

Title: Open Science: GeneLab & VEGGIE
Runtime: 18:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Want to know more about NASA’s new open science, one stop shopping platform for scientists and researchers “GeneLab” and how “Veggie” Science Team Lead Dr. Gioia Massa is working with this platform? If yes, check out this short video on how NASA is working to perform research that will assist us on the Journey to Mars.

http://genelab.nasa.gov/

Space Station Astronaut Talks with Texas Students About Life in Orbit

Title: Space Station Astronaut Talks with Texas Students About Life in Orbit
Runtime: 20:12
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA discussed life in space and research on the orbital lab during an in-flight educational event Feb. 16 with students gathered at the Bob Bullock State Museum in Austin, Texas. Kopra, who is a native of Austin, arrived at the station in mid-December for a six-month mission. Kopra will become Commander of the complex on Feb. 29, the day before current Commander Scott Kelly of NASA departs the outpost to wrap up a year-long mission.

Our NASA is strong on This Week @NASA – February 12, 2016

Title: Our NASA is strong on This Week @NASA – February 12, 2016
Runtime: 4:40
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: During his Feb. 9 State of NASA speech at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va, Administrator Charles Bolden characterized President Obama’s $19 billion Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal for NASA as a vote of confidence and an indication of the agency’s strength. Bolden noted that the investments in the FY2017 budget proposal will empower NASA to continue to work with partners both in and out of government to develop the technologies that drive exploration – to build an even stronger future in which NASA continues reaching for new heights for the benefit of all humankind. Also, Space station one-year crew update, Increased land water slows sea level rise, Gravitational waves detected, and more!

Space Station Commander Discusses His One-Year Mission with News Media

Title: Space Station Commander Discusses His One-Year Mission with News Media
Runtime: 21:08
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA discussed the final weeks of his year-long mission and the accomplishments of his stay on the orbital laboratory during a pair of in-flight interviews Feb. 11 with ABC Correspondent Martha Raddatz for ABC’s “This Week” broadcast, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos are wrapping up a 340-day mission on the station designed to gather valuable data that will be used to formulate a future human mission to Mars. They are preparing for a landing on March 2, Kazakhstan time (March 1, U.S. time) in their Soyuz spacecraft to complete their marathon mission.

Administrator Bolden Discusses the 'State of NASA'

Title: Administrator Bolden Discusses the 'State of NASA'
Runtime: 30:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On Tuesday, Feb. 9, as part of the rollout of President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal for NASA, Administrator Charles Bolden delivered a “State of NASA” speech at the agency’s Langley Research Center, in Hampton, Va. During the speech, Bolden highlighted key work and advancements by the agency during the last few years and discussed some of the future goals the agency continues to work toward, including exploration of Mars and elsewhere in our solar system and beyond, aeronautics research, development of technology to enable humans to explore deep space, and research aboard the International Space Station for the benefit of life on Earth and for astronauts on long duration space missions.

Title: Welcome to NASA
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: A visual highlight of the people involved in the innovative technologies developed and under development, as well as the scientific discoveries made as NASA explores and studies our changing Earth and our universe, and continues to make advancements in green, next-generation air travel.

Space Station Astronaut Talks to French Media About Life in Orbit

Title: Space Station Astronaut Talks to French Media About Life in Orbit
Runtime: 6:42
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed life and research on board the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview Feb. 9 with the France 2 Television Network. Peake, who is the first British citizen to fly on the international complex, is completing the second month of a planned six-month mission.

Edgar Mitchell Apollo Moonwalker Dies at 85 (silent video)

Title: Edgar Mitchell Apollo Moonwalker Dies at 85 (silent video)
Runtime: 4:30
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Former astronaut Edgar Mitchell (USN Capt. Ret.), who became the sixth man to walk on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission to the highlands of Fra Mauro, died on Feb. 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 85. Mitchell’s death occurred on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his landing on the moon aboard the lunar module Antares with Apollo 14 Commander Alan Shepard. Mitchell was born in Hereford, Texas on Sept. 17, 1930, and earned multiple degrees including a Doctorate of Science in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964. Mitchell entered the Navy in 1952 and was selected by NASA as an astronaut in April 1966. He was the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 14 mission, his only spaceflight, joining Shepard and command module pilot Stuart Roosa. On Feb. 5, 1971, Mitchell and Shepard guided Antares to a bulls-eye landing at Fra Mauro, where they spent 33 hours and conducted two moonwalks to collect almost 100 pounds of moon rocks and inv...

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