NASA
Expedition 44 Crew Conducts News Conference in Russia
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- Expedition 44 Crew Conducts News Conference in Russia
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- 45:45
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Expedition 44 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren and Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and their backups, Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos, Tim Kopra of NASA and Timothy Peake of the European Space Agency conducted a news conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia July 8. Kononenko, Lindgren and Yui are scheduled to launch on July 23, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft to the International Space Station for a five-month mission.
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- Expedition 44 Crew Conducts Traditional Ceremonies in Star City, Russia
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- 7:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Expedition 44 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren and Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and their backups, Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos, Tim Kopra of NASA and Timothy Peake of the European Space Agency visited the Gagarin Museum where they viewed historic space artifacts at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia July 8, then laid flowers at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly inspace. Kononenko, Lindgren and Yui are scheduled to launch on July 23, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft to the International Space Station for a five- month mission.
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- July 8th Daily Briefing for New Horizons/Pluto Mission Pre-Flyby
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- 12:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- July 8th daily pre-flyby overview of the New Horizons mission, the spacecraft and its suite of instruments and a summary of Pluto science to date from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, site of the mission operations center.
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- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft arrives at Pluto on July 14th
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft arrives at Pluto on July 14th; a journey lasting nearly 10 years and traveling over 3 billion miles. Watch coverage of the historic flyby of Pluto on NASA Television as NASA counts down to the Pluto encounter of a lifetime.
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- B-Roll Feed of Exp 44 Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren
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- 7:08
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- B-Roll of NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren training for his launch to the International Space station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on July 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lindgren hails from the Midwest but spent most of his childhood in England. Board certified in emergency and aerospace medicine, Lindgren is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Lindgren received his medical degree from the University of Colorado and began working as a flight surgeon at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 2007 before his selection to the astronaut corps in 2009. His space station mission team will include cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). They will join the Expedition 44 crew of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka, who launched to the station in March, mark...
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- Russian Supply Ship Arrives at ISS
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- 8:36
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 60 cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station July 5, carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 44 crewmembers on the orbital outpost. The Progress automatically docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the Russian segment of the station, two days after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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- NASA wishes America Happy July 4th
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Happy 4th of July...from Space!
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly took a moment from his duties onboard the International Space Station, to send greetings and wishes for a safe and happy 4th of July! Kelly is in the fourth month of his year-long mission on the complex with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), gathering valuable biomedical data that will be used in crafting a mission to Mars in the future.
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- Russian Supply Ship Heads to ISS
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- 10:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 60 cargo craft launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 3, filled with more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 44 crew members aboard the orbital outpost.
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- Happy 4th of July … from Space!
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly took a moment from his duties onboard the International Space Station, to send greetings and wishes for a safe and happy 4th of July! Kelly is in the fourth month of his year-long mission on the complex with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), gathering valuable biomedical data that will be used in crafting a mission to Mars in the future.
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- SpaceX leading investigation of mishap on This Week @NASA – July 3, 2015
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- 3:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- SpaceX, with Federal Aviation Administration oversight, is leading the investigation of what caused the June 28 mishap shortly after the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The flight was SpaceX’s seventh contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station. Although important supplies and cargo were lost aboard the Dragon, the station crew has sufficient supplies into the Fall. Also, Progress on crew access tower at Cape, New Horizons’ final flight path, Forever Remembered exhibit, Health and Safety Fair and NASA Week and the Essence Festival!
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- Space Station Live: Scott Kelly Interview
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Tune in July 2 at 11 a.m. to Space Station Live on NASA Television.
Live On-Console Interview with Expedition 44 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA - JSC
www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv
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- Benefits for Humanity: Hope Crystalizes
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Description: In one of many direct Earth applications of International Space Station research, the newest
Benefits for Humanity video in the Benefits series highlights how high quality crystals grown in microgravity lead to new therapeutics for disease. Learn how the investigation of protein crystals in space is helping treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), an incurable genetic disorder affecting the muscles with onset usually in early childhood and primarily in young males.
Since 2003, scientists with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have conducted protein crystal growth investigations on the space station, including proteins associated with DMD. Crystals grown on Earth are impacted by gravity, which may affect the way the molecules align on the surface of the crystal. Researchers have discovered that growing crystals aboard the space station allows for slower growth and higher quality crystals. Having a better understanding of the protein’s shape enable...
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- NASA LGBT Pride Month Profile Larry C Liou, Glenn Research Center
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Larry C. Liou is a project manager in the Space Science Project Office at NASA John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Taiwan, ethnic heritage Chinese, Liou immigrated to the United States in 1977 where he raised a family, graduated from the University of Toledo, Suma cum Laude, and started his NASA career in science and engineering. Early in his career, Liou researched rocket propulsion, transitioned to management and eventually to earth science. "I am passionate about Earth Science that studies Earth as a planet which carries our affection, gratitude, respect and curiosity,” said Liou.
Currently keeping Liou busy is a project that uses a sensor on an aircraft to observe the harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie. Personally, Liou loves, respects and takes care of animals. “They have contributed to human’s wellness and prosperity in most major ways,” Liou said. Liou is also a musician, constantly thankful for the gift of music and music playing, whic...
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- Mission Updates: Countdown to Pluto - June 30, 2015
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- 21:21
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Follow New Horizons on its incredible journey as it nears the edge of the planetary system and speeds toward a historic July 14 flyby of Pluto. We don’t know what we’ll learn about Pluto and its moons—all the science team is predicting is to “expect to be surprised.” In this four-part series you’ll hear from the scientists and engineers behind New Horizons, as they set the stage for encounter. Topics include mission and science overviews, a look at the spacecraft and its seven science instruments, and what we know about Pluto to date.
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- SpaceX, NASA Managers Discuss Vehicle Mishap Following CRS-7 Launch
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- 55:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- During a post-launch press conference on June 28, mangers from SpaceX and NASA discuss the mishap following the liftoff of the SpaceX CRS-7 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The mission was to deliver supplies, hardware and other important cargo to the International Space Station. SpaceX is leading the investigation of the cause of the issue.
Anyone who spots debris in the water or sees it washed up anywhere along the shore should report it by calling 866-392-0035 or emailing recovery@spaceX.com or contacting your nearest local law enforcement official.
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- SpaceX Pre-Launch Briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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- 1:17:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA and commercial partner SpaceX discussed its plans for a launch of its seventh cargo delivery to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. The company’s Falcon 9 will carry its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the station from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and be filled with more than 4,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials for the science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 44 and 45.
The science payloads aboard will offer new insight to combustion in microgravity, perform the first space-based observations of meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere, continue solving potential crew health risks and make new strides toward being able to grow food in space. Research continues to support the twins study and one-year mission investigations with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly. This mission also is launching more than 30 student experi...
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- SpaceX International Space Station Pre Launch Science Tech Briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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- 1:24:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA and commercial partner SpaceX discuss the seventh cargo delivery to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. The Falcon 9 rocket being prepared for a June 28 launch will carry its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the station from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft is filled with more than 4,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials for the science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 44 and 45. The science payloads on board offer new insight into combustion in microgravity, perform the first space-based observations of meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere, continue solving potential crew health risks and make new strides toward being able to grow food in space. Also to be discussed is a mission to launch more than 30 student experiments, all of which are flying under the U.S. National Laboratory managed by the Center for the ...
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- SpaceX International Space Station Pre Launch Briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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- 43:50
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA and commercial partner SpaceX discussed its plans for a launch of its seventh cargo delivery to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. The company’s Falcon 9 will carry its Dragon cargo spacecraft to the station from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and be filled with more than 4,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials for the science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 44 and 45.
The science payloads aboard will offer new insight to combustion in microgravity, perform the first space-based observations of meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere, continue solving potential crew health risks and make new strides toward being able to grow food in space. Research continues to support the twins study and one-year mission investigations with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly. This mission also is launching more than 30 student experim...
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- Looking for Human Landing Sites on Mars on This Week @NASA – June 26, 2015
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- 3:47
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- On June 25, NASA announced that the first Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars will take place Oct. 27-30, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston. The agency hopes to collect proposals at the conference about which areas on Mars have the best scientific and physical characteristics for humans to safely land, live and work on the Red Planet. Once identified, the potential “exploration zones” could be further imaged by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Odyssey spacecraft, to create better resolution maps for mission planning. Also, Mars Odyssey: 60,000 orbits, Martian New Year in Mars, PA, Mars Day on the Hill, Wiseman and Wilmore appearances, Engine tests continue, Micro-g NExT!
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- What’s New in Aerospace? Meet an Astronaut: Reid Wiseman
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- 57:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman or otherwise known as @Astro_Reid recounts his launch into space on a Soyuz rocket and his stay on board the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 40/41 from the Moving Beyond Earth Gallery at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. During his 165 days in space, took all of us back on Earth along for the journey. An active Twitter user, Wiseman posted amazing images and videos from space, using the hashtag #EarthArt for many of his amazing shots of our beautiful planet.
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- Expedition 41 flight Engineer Astronaut Reid Wiseman Gives Presentation at NASA HQ
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- 56:17
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA Headquarters employees joined Astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, for a post-flight presentation on Tuesday, June 23, to learn about his time onboard the space station as part of Expedition 40 and 41. As a member of the ISS Expedition 41 crew, Wiseman began his stay aboard the orbiting laboratory in May 2014 and returned to Earth in November 2014. This mission was his first spaceflight and included almost 13 hours of spacewalking to perform work outside the orbital complex. He and his crewmates also spent hundreds of hours conducting valuable scientific research in areas such as human physiology, medicine, physical science, Earth science and astrophysics.
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- One Year Space Station Crew Member Scott Kelly Discusses Life In Space With CBS News
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- 10:28
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 44 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA discussed life and research aboard the orbital laboratory with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley during an in-flight interview June 23. Now three months into his year-long mission on the station with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Kelly is gathering biomedical data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be valuable to the planning of future missions to Mars.
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- NASA's New Horizons Mission Update from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL)
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- 27:35
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Weekly pre-flyby updates aired June 23 on NASA TV provides an overview of the New Horizons mission, the spacecraft and its suite of instruments being prepared for a July 14 flyby, and a summary of Pluto science to date.
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- One Year ISS Crew Member Talks Space with Industry Executives
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- 13:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 44 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA discussed life and research aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight question and answer session June 17 with research industry executives gathered in Philadelphia at the BIO Exhibition conference. The world’s largest biotechnology gathering, the BIO Exhibition allows exhibitors to reach high-level executives and influential decision makers who come to BIO to discover new players in the industry, form partnerships and evaluate emerging technologies. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) are spending a year on the outpost gathering valuable biomedical data that will be instrumental in the formulation of a mission to Mars.
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- Mission to Europa Gets Green Light on This Week @NASA – June 19, 2015
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- 4:05
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- A new NASA mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa has moved from the concept phase to the development phase known as formulation, after successfully completing its first major review by the agency. Europa is considered to be one of the best places in the solar system to search for signs of present-day life beyond Earth. Plans for the mission call for a spacecraft to be launched to the Jupiter system sometime in the 2020s. Also, Seeking other worlds suitable for life, Agreements advance Mars exploration, Asteroid exploration update, Newman visits Langley, Rainfall spacecraft re-enters over tropics and Sample Robot Return Challenge!
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- Ian Ziering talks Pluto
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Pluto’s moment in history has finally arrived: Ian Ziering tells of the ‘plight of Pluto’ and how the New Horizons July 14 flyby is about to change that.
www.nasa.gov/newhorizons
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- Ed White -- Ambassador of Exploration Ceremony
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- 22:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- On June 3, 2015, the 50th anniversary of the first spacewalk in U.S. history, NASA posthumously awarded astronaut Ed White, America’s first spacewalker, its Ambassador of Exploration Award at a ceremony at the West Point Museum at the United States Military Academy West Point in New York.
White achieved this first in U.S. space exploration history in 1965 while serving as the pilot of Gemini 4, a four-day mission that began on June 3 and during which he carried out the first extra vehicular activity (EVA). He was outside Gemini 4 for 21 minutes and became the first man to control himself in space during an EVA with a maneuvering unit – a hand-held oxygen jet gun. This first excursion into space put America on pace to walk on the moon just four years later, capture and repair satellites in orbit, construct the International Space Station, and prepare us for our journey to Mars.
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- The Search for Life in the Solar System and Beyond
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- 43:14
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA and university scientists discussed astrobiology research activities and technology that are advancing the search for evidence of habitability in our solar system and beyond, during a briefing on June 16 at the 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago. Briefing topics included the quest for evidence of habitability and life on Mars, plans for exploring the habitability of Europa and Enceladus, and progress in identifying signs of habitability on exoplanets. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
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- Mission Updates: Countdown to Pluto - June 16, 2015
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- 27:35
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Follow New Horizons on its incredible journey as it nears the edge of the planetary system and speeds toward a historic July 14 flyby of Pluto. We don’t know what we’ll learn about Pluto and its moons—all the science team is predicting is to “expect to be surprised.” In this four-part series you’ll hear from the scientists and engineers behind New Horizons, as they set the stage for encounter. Topics include a mission and science overviews, a look at the spacecraft and its seven science instruments, and what we know about Pluto to date.
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- Tour over -- Expedition 43 returns home on This Week @NASA – June 12, 2015
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- On June 10, NASA’s Terry Virts passed command of the International Space Station to Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency – marking the start of the Expedition 44 mission. The following day, Virts and Expedition 43 crewmates Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos climbed aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and headed back to Earth – landing safely in Kazakhstan and capping off 199 days in space. The remaining members of Expedition 44, including NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, are targeted for launch in late July. Also, Climate change projections , Second flight test of saucer-shaped vehicle, DAWN images bring Ceres to life, Heavy lift crane back in place, and more!
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- International Space Station Expedition 43 Crew Receives Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan and Russia
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- 15:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) were greeted in a traditional ceremony at the airport in Karaganda, Kazakhstan on June 11, a few hours after landing in their Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft in Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan. After the ceremony, the crew split up, with Shkaplerov returning to his training base in Star City, Russia, while Virts and Cristoforetti boarded a NASA plane to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The trio completed 199 days in space and on the International Space Station following their launch in late November. The footage includes interviews conducted with Virts and Cristoforetti before they began their trip back to Houston.
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- The Year of Pluto - New Horizons Documentary Brings Humanity Closer to the Edge of the Solar System
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- 58:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- New Horizons is the first mission to the Kuiper Belt, a gigantic zone of icy bodies and mysterious small objects orbiting beyond Neptune. This region also is known as the “third” zone of our solar system, beyond the inner rocky planets and outer gas giants. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Maryland, designed, built and operates the New Horizons spacecraft, and manages the mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Year of Pluto - NASA New Horizons is a one hour documentary which takes on the hard science and gives us answers to how the mission came about and why it matters. Interviews with Dr. James Green, John Spencer, Fran Bagenal, Mark Showalter and others share how New Horizons will answer many questions. New Horizons is part of the New Frontiers Program, managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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- New Horizons Will Shed More Light on Pluto Than Ever Before
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The New Horizons mission will help us understand worlds at the edge of our solar system by making the first reconnaissance of the dwarf planet Pluto and by venturing deeper into the distant, mysterious Kuiper Belt – a relic of solar system formation.
Following a January 2006 launch, New Horizons is currently about 2.95 billion miles from home; the spacecraft is healthy and all systems are operating normally.
APL designed, built, and operates the New Horizons spacecraft, and manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. SwRI leads the science team, payload operations and encounter science planning. New Horizons is part of the New Frontiers Program managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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- The Year of Pluto Promo
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The Dream…The Adventure…The Promise of Discovery. That’s what makes 2015 The Year of Pluto.
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- International Space Station Expedition 43 Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency landed safely near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on June 11, Kazakh time, after bidding farewell to the Expedition 44 crew members and undocking their Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft from the Rassvet module on the International Space Station. The trio completed 199 days in space since launching in late November. After landing, Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti were assisted into reclining chairs by Russian, U.S. and European personnel to begin their adaptation to gravity after being extracted from their spacecraft.
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- ISS Expedition 43 Farewell, Hatch Closure and Undocking from the International Space Station
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- 9:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- At 6:20 a.m. June 11, NASA’s Terry Virts and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos undocked their Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft from the International Space Station to return back to Earth and land in Kazakhstan at 9:43 a.m. (7:43 p.m. Kazakh time). Their return wraps up 199 days in space, during which they traveled more than 84 million miles since their launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 24. Their return date was delayed four weeks to allow Roscosmos to investigate the cause of the loss of the un-piloted Progress 59 cargo ship in late April.
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- Year-Long Space Station Crew Member Discusses The Progress Of His Mission With The Media
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- 20:07
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA discussed life and research aboard the orbital laboratory in a pair of in-flight interviews June 10 with the NBC Nightly News and Federal News Radio. Kelly is in the third month of a year-long mission on the station with cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), gathering invaluable data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate future human missions to Mars.
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- Expedition 43 Hands Over the Space Station to Expedition 44
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- The reins of the International Space Station were passed from NASA’s Terry Virts to Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) during a ceremony on the orbital outpost on June 10. Virts will return to Earth on June 11 in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) to wrap up more than six months in orbit. Padalka, who became the first four-time commander of the station, remains on board with Scott Kelly of NASA, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos, who are in the midst of a year-long mission on the complex.
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- Mission Updates: Countdown to Pluto - June 9, 2015
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- 19:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Follow New Horizons on its incredible journey as it nears the edge of the planetary system and speeds toward a historic July 14 flyby of Pluto. We don’t know what we’ll learn about Pluto and its moons—all the science team is predicting is to “expect to be surprised.” In this four-part series you’ll hear from the scientists and engineers behind New Horizons, as they set the stage for encounter. Topics include a mission and science overviews, a look at the spacecraft and its seven science instruments, and what we know about Pluto to date. Part 1: Mission Overview
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- What's New in Aerospace Tools of the EVA Trade used by NASA Astronauts during Space Walks
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- 53:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA's Flying Saucer Makes Second Voyage to the Edge of Space
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- 6:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) launched on Monday, June 8th from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. The saucer-shaped vehicle was used to test new technologies that will help NASA land heavier payloads than current technology will allow on the surface of planets including Mars. The test vehicle was carried by balloon to about 120,000 feet. After release, an engine took the vehicle to 180,000 feet, where the tests occurred in the thin atmosphere to simulate Mars' atmosphere. This flight test was the second of three planned for the project. The LDSD mission is designed to test entry and descent technology in the form of a donut-shaped airbag and a supersonic parachute that can be deployed while the vehicle is traveling several times the speed of sound.
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- NASA Social Media Conducts Web Chat on New Horizons Pluto Mission at the Applied Physics Laboratory
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- 1:30:10
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- On Saturday, at the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, NASA connected with social media followers in-person and online for a Web Social on the New Horizons mission exploring Pluto using #NASASocial and #PlutoFlyby and @NASANewHorizons.
NASA Social is a program to provide opportunities for NASA's social media followers to learn and share information about NASA's missions, people, and programs. NASA Social is the next evolution in the agency’s social media efforts. Formerly called NASA Tweetup, NASA Social program includes both special in-person events and social media credentials for individuals who share the news in a significant way. This program has brought thousands of people together for unique social media experiences of exploration and discovery.
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- 50 Years of Spacewalks on This Week @NASA – June 5, 2015
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Edward White became the first American to walk in space when he spent about 23 minutes outside the Gemini 4 spacecraft, maneuvering around with a hand-held oxygen-jet gun. That mission also was the first time the agency’s famed Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center was used. NASA’s celebration of the first U.S. spacewalk, also known as an extravehicular activity or EVA – included a documentary narrated by actor Jon Cryer and featuring NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Deputy Administrator Dava Newman and others. The film, titled Suit Up, focused on the five decade history of spacewalks and the future of humans working on a tether in space. Also, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction, Pluto’s moons tumbling about, 2015 Atlantic hurricane season begins, Agency Honor Awards and A ringing endorsement for space!
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- NASA, Partners Ring Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange
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- 4:40
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- NASA officials and representatives from U.S. commercial space partners rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, June 4. NASA's work with U.S. industry is making commercial research on the space station more accessible and affordable, leading to discoveries not possible on Earth. Commercial companies are already providing cargo transportation services to the orbiting laboratory and will soon launch astronauts once again from the United States. This is stimulating the growth of a robust U.S. commercial space industry with access to low-Earth orbit, creating new jobs and markets.
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- One Year Space Station Crew Members Discuss Life in Space
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- 19:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
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- Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA and Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) fielded questions about the progress of their year-long stay on the orbital outpost during a pair of in-flight interviews June 4 with the CBS Radio Network and the ABC News Digital Network. Kelly and Kornienko are in the third month of a mission on the laboratory that will span a year, gathering invaluable biomedical data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be vital to the planning for future missions to Mars.
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- Ed White Ambassador of Exploration
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- 3:42
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On June 3, 1965, when Gemini IV astronaut Ed White emerged from his spacecraft into the blackness of space, he became the first American to walk in space. For more than 20 minutes, White maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft while it traveled from over Hawaii to the Gulf of Mexico--making his orbital stroll 6,500 miles long.
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- Space Station Crew Members Discuss Life in Space with Buzzfeed
- Runtime
- 9:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts and Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview June 3 with the BuzzFeed social media news site. Virts is in the homestretch of his 6 and a half month mission on the complex, while Kelly is in the third month of a year-long stay on the laboratory with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, gathering invaluable biomedical data on the long duration effect of weightlessness on the human body that will be vital to the planning for future missions to Mars.
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- NASA 2015 Agency Honor Awards
- Runtime
- 1:15:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden helped recognize the best of best at NASA during the Agency Honor Awards June 2 at Kennedy Space Center. The annual event is meant to highlight the distinguished contributions of the honorees and to thank them for their valued service to NASA and its mission.
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- Second Test of Supersonic Vehicle Previewed
- Runtime
- 32:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The second flight test of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) was previewed during a June 1 press briefing. LDSD will launch no earlier than 1:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m. HST) Wednesday, June 3, from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii. NASA Television coverage will begin at 1 p.m. EDT (7 a.m. HST). The project is designed to investigate and test breakthrough technologies for landing future robotic and human Mars missions and safely returning large payloads to Earth. The test, performed over the Pacific Ocean, will simulate the supersonic entry and descent speeds at which the spacecraft would be traveling through the Martian atmosphere.
