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Media and social media followers got an up-close look at the completed core stage of our powerful new Space Launch System rocket during “Artemis Day,” Dec. 9, 2019, at our Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke in front of the rocket stage which will power the first Artemis flight to

On February 18, 2021, the Perseverance Mars Rover will touch down on the Red Planet. The rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth. Similar in size to a car, Perseverance is the heaviest rover we’ve ever sent to the

The annual assessment of global temperatures, a first-of-its-kind undocking from the space station, and a look at what goes into the Green Run hot fire test … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-The%20Annual%20Assessment%20of%20Global%20Temperatures%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20January%2015,%202021 Producer: Andre Valentine Editor: Lacey Young Music: Universal Production Music

Would you like to learn how to make your own Flacon 9 straw rocket to launch in your home? Watch this tutorial to learn how. All you will need is paper, markers, scissors, tape, yarn or ribbon (optional) and a straw. Don’t miss four astronauts launching to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

Watch as NASA’s DART Mission Attempts the World’s First-Ever Test of Planetary Defense Description: Countdown to impact as NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) attempts humanity’s first-ever test of planetary defense! The DART spacecraft will intentionally crash into asteroid Dimorphos at 7:14 p.m. ET on Monday, September 26, 2022 to see if kinetic force can

The International Space Station’s orbital path will take it within sighting range of Tampa, Florida at 7:15 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 7. Weather permitting, the sighting opportunity will be about the same time two football teams will be competing to win Super Bowl LV. “Spot the Station” where you live, visit: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov See the

Watch live as our mega Moon rocket launches an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a six-week mission around the Moon and back to Earth. During #Artemis I, Orion will lift off aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and travel 280,000 miles (450,000 km) from Earth and 40,000 miles (64,000 km) beyond the far side of

Previewing our Artemis I mission to the Moon, a new image from our James Webb Space Telescope, and an anniversary for one of our explorers on Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Previewing%20Our%20Artemis%20I%20Mission%20to%20the%20Moon%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20–%20August%205,%202022 Producer: Andre Valentine Editor: Lacey Young Music: Universal Production Music

The journey of half a million miles – the first flight of the Artemis Generation – is about to begin. The uncrewed Artemis I mission will jump-start humanity’s return to the Moon with the thunderous liftoff of NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. This critical flight test will send Orion farther

A mighty powerful spacewalk outside the space station, a look at the space station’s next crew, and updates on our Artemis program … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-A%20Mighty%20Powerful%20Spacewalk%20Outside%20the%20Space%20Station%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20July%203,%202020

After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency arrived at the International Space Station on July 28.

In 1969 when NASA astronauts took one small step on the lunar surface, the feat resulted in a giant leap forward in innovations for humanity. The many challenges NASA overcame on the way to the Moon led the agency and its partners to devise new inventions and techniques that spread into public life, and we

Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team launches in 2022 to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid, likely made largely of nickel-iron metal mixed with rock, could contain metal from the core of a planetesimal (the building block of an early rocky planet) and may offer

A step toward sustainable lunar exploration, looking for science and tech delivery to the Moon, and gearing up for some extreme conditions … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-A%20Step%20Toward%20Sustainable%20Lunar%20Exploration%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20September%2011,%202020 Producer: Andre Valentine Editor: Lacey Young Music: Universal Production Music

It’s not just Mission Control counting down – how are you getting ready for the next #LaunchAmerica mission? From building your own rocket to binge-watching launch coverage, share a video, photo or simply your thoughts for a chance to be featured on NASA TV and social media, as we prepare for Crew-1, the first certified

NASA revealed the first five full-color images and spectrographic data from the world’s most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency), and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). The world got its first look at the full capabilities of the mission at a live event streamed from the agency’s

An animation of satellite observations from Oct. 21-30, 2012, shows the birth of Tropical Storm Sandy in the Caribbean Sea, the intensification and movement of Sandy in the Atlantic Ocean along the U.S. East Coast, and the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey on Oct. 29. This visualization was created by the NASA GOES