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NASA’s Orion spacecraft launched atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from historic Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a path to the Moon, officially beginning the Artemis I mission. Over the course of 25.5 days, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles (129 kilometers) of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles (435,000 kilometers) from our home planet. NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST (12:40 p.m. EST) as the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission. Artemis I set new records of performance, exceeded efficiency expectations, and established new safety baselines for humans in deep space. This is a prelude to what comes next—following the success of Artemis I, human beings will fly around the Moon on Artemis II. Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Succe... Credit: NASA Writer and Director: Paul Wizikowski Director of Photography: Phil Sexton Editor: Phil Sexton Producers: Lora Bleacher and Lisa Allen

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya closed the hatch of the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on April 6 ahead of their landing later that day. Following hatch closure, the vehicle undocked from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module, returning to Earth a few hours later for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan. During her mission, O’Hara spent 204 days in space living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: https://www.nasa.gov/subscribe

Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, a spaceflight veteran who has logged over 188 days in orbit, is set to launch on her next mission to the International Space Station. Dyson, cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus is set to lift off at 8:36 a.m. EDT (1236 UTC) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard their Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft. This will be Dyson's third spaceflight. After two days in orbit, the Soyuz will arrive at the International Space Station's Prichal module for a scheduled docking at 11:09 a.m. EDT (1509 UTC) Monday, March 25. Dyson is scheduled to spend six months aboard the station, conducting research to help us learn how to live in space while making life better back on Earth. Learn more about Saturday's launch: https://go.nasa.gov/3IMDTZy Credit: NASA/Tracy C. Dyson #NASA #Astronaut #SpaceStation

SpaceX launched Starship on its Integrated Flight Test 3 from their Starbase facility in South Texas on March 14, 2024. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship... Credit: SpaceX

Watch live with us as a crew of four launch on NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted at 10:53 p.m. EST (0353 UTC), Sunday, March 3. The launch attempt March 2 was postponed due to unfavorable conditions in the flight path of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The crew will lift off in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, powered by a Falcon 9 rocket, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Members include: • NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander • NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, pilot • NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, mission specialist • Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Grebenkin, mission specialist Visit our Crew-8 blog for the latest mission news: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-8 Over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations will take place during Crew-8's mission of approximately six months in space. Experiments will include using stem cells to create organoid models to study degenerative diseases, studying the effects of microgravity and UV radiation on plants at a cellular level, and testing whether wearing pressure cuffs on the legs could prevent fluid shifts and reduce health problems in astronauts. Learn more about the mission and science at: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station... Thumbnail credit: SpaceX Credit: NASA #NASA #Crew8 Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript

#ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #Cygnus A Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrives to the International Space Station to deliver supplies and science experiments. Credit: NASA, Reuters #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation #Cygnus #spacecraft #science #space #live

The uncrewed Roscosmos ISS Progress 86 cargo spacecraft launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Dec. 1 on a Soyuz booster rocket. Progress is filled with almost three tons of supplies and cargo and docked to the Poisk module after a two-orbit rendezvous. The resupply spacecraft will remain docked to the space station for approximately six-months.

Watch Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. ULA and Astrobotic are targeting 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 UTC) Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, for the first US commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s surface. The NASA payloads aboard the lander aim to help us develop capabilities needed to explore the Moon under Artemis and in advance of human missions on the lunar surface. For more information about our Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/3RFR0A5 Credit: NASA Thumbnail photo credit: United Launch Alliance #NASA #Moon #Artemis Transcript Follow along using the transcript.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen train for their venture around the Moon. Artemis II will be NASA’s first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft around the Moon to verify today’s capabilities for humans to explore deep space and pave the way for long-term exploration and science on the lunar surface. This resource reel includes training footage recorded in 2023. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Credit: NASA

#NASAExplorers It was Touch-and-Go there for a few seconds...literally! OSIRIS-REx had only six seconds to collect a sample of asteroid Bennu – in a maneuver called TAG, or Touch-and-Go – while the #NASAExplorers behind the mission waited anxiously from 200 million miles away. Catch up with NASA Explorers, also streaming on https://plus.nasa.gov. Created by: James Tralie Producers: James Tralie, Dan Gallagher, Lauren Ward, Katy Mersmann Scientists: Dante Lauretta, Mike Moreau Operations: Beau Bierhaus, Coralie Adam Broadcast Hosts: Michelle Thaller, James Tralie, Gary Napier, Nancy Neal Jones Videographers: Rob Andreoli, John Philyaw, John Caldwell Animation: Walt Feimer, Michael Lentz, Jonathan North, Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, Krystofer Kim, James Tralie, Bailee DesRocher, Jacquelyn DeMink, Lisa Poje Sound Design: James Tralie Data Visualization: Kel Elkins NASA+ Executive Producer: Rebecca Sirmons Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Voyager” by Jeremy Stack; “Moment in Time” by David Thomas Connolly; “Held” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Unstoppable Urge” by Frederik Wiedmann; “King of the Mountain” by Steven David Fay; “Night Watch” by Jeremy Stack; “Shadow Shifter” by Michael James Burns; “Follow the Drinking Gourd” by Kavin Hoo; “Conquering” by Alan Myson; “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy; “Human Stories” by Dominic Francis Glynn; “Marked for Flight” by Kavin Hoo; “Never End” by Sergey Azbel; “Getting Things Done” by Theodore Vidgen; “Dark String Bend” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “First Rains” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Natural Wonders” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Successful Return” by Alan Boyd; “Frosty Dawn” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Starfall” by Sergey Azbel; “Lost Thought” by Adriano Aponte Credit: NASA

The lifetime of space missions can be measured in decades, not years. From designing, building, launching, sampling and finally returning home, follow the #NASAExplorers of OSIRIS-REx as they enter the final stretch of their quest to sample asteroid Bennu. Catch up with NASA Explorers, also streaming on https://plus.nasa.gov. Created by: James Tralie Producers: James Tralie, Dan Gallagher, Lauren Ward, Katy Mersmann Scientists: Dante Lauretta, Mike Moreau, Jason Dworkin, Nicole Lunning Operations: Kenny Getzandanner, Richard Witherspoon, Anjani Polit Videographers: Rob Andreoli, John Philyaw, John Caldwell Animation: Walt Feimer, Michael Lentz, Jonathan North, Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, Krystofer Kim, James Tralie, Bailee DesRocher, Jacquelyn DeMink, Lisa Poje Sound Design: James Tralie Data Visualization: Kel Elkins NASA+ Executive Producer: Rebecca Sirmons Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Precious Swirl” by Brice Davoli; “Touch of Eternity” by Sergey Azbel; “Unstoppable Urge” by Frederik Wiedmann; “Darkness to Light” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Ill Will” by Edgard Jaude; “Above the Sea of Fog” by Alan Myson; “A Human Solution” by Ty Unwin; “Darkened” by Alan Myson; “Texture” by Alan Myson; “Hope After Dark” by Cyrus Reynolds; “Out of Time” by Alan Myson; “The Untold Story” by Joni Amelia Fuller; “Confronting Your Fears” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Collapse” by Tom Sue and Zach Singer; “Rebellion” by Sergey Azbel; “Majestic Oceans” by Paul Englishby; “Wide Eyes” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Bleak Outlook” by Benji Paul Merrison and Will Slater; “Fifth Wave” by Alan Myson; “Preoccupied” by David Ashok Ramani and Jonathan Elias; “The Dark Veil” by Rob Manning; “Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers” by Piotr Tchaikovsky; “Limitless” by Alan Myson Credit: NASA

ESA is releasing the first full-colour images of the cosmos captured by its recently launched space telescope Euclid. Follow live a broadcast of the reveal on Tuesday 7 November at 13:15 GMT / 14:15 CET. Never before has a telescope been able to create such razor-sharp astronomical images across such a large patch of the sky. Five images show that the telescope is ready for its mission to create the most extensive 3D map of the Universe yet and uncover some of its hidden secrets. Credits: ESA - European Space Agency

In moments years (and sometimes decades) in the making, scientists react to new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space telescope ever built. “Other Worlds” Episode 1 drops Nov. 8 on NASA+: https://nasa.gov/plus NASA+ is our new ad-free, no cost streaming service. No subscription required. Credit: NASA

At 1:47 a.m. EST (6:47 UTC) on Nov. 16, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft launched atop the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket from historic Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a path to the Moon, officially beginning the Artemis I mission. Over the course of 25.5 days, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles (129 kilometers) of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles (435,000 kilometers) from our home planet. On Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST (12:40 p.m. EST) as the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission. Artemis I set new performance records, exceeded efficiency expectations, and established new safety baselines for humans in deep space. This is a prelude to what comes next—following the success of Artemis I, human beings will fly around the Moon on Artemis II. We have demonstrated our ability to go farther and faster than ever before, opening the door to explore Mars and other destinations throughout the solar system. This is the story of Artemis I. Writer and Director: Paul Wizikowski Director of Photography and Editor: Phil Sexton Producers: Barbara Zelon and Lisa Allen Credit: NASA

See the approach and soft capture of the SpaceX CRS-29 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The capsule arrived at the orbital outpost on Nov. 11, 2023. See the launch: https://www.space.com/spacex-crs-29-i... Credit: NASA

The Artemis missions will build a community on the Moon, driving a new lunar economy and inspiring a new generation. Narrator Drew Barrymore and NASA team members explain why returning to the Moon is the natural next step in human exploration, and how the lessons learned from Artemis will pave the way to Mars and beyond. As NASA prepares to launch the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket on the uncrewed Artemis I mission around the Moon, we’ve already begun to take the next step. Video Credits: Writer: Paul Wizikowski Directors: Paul Wizikowski and Ryan Cristelli Editor: Phil Sexton Producers: Barbara Zelon and Aly Lee

Chinese Astronauts enter Tiangong space station after docking China's Shenzhou 17 crew Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin completed ingress into the Tiangong space station shortly after docking on Oct. 26, 2023. Launch wrap: https://www.space.com/china-launches-... Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta

Astronauts Relocate Dragon Spacecraft Outside the Space Station, (Official NASA Broadcast) Watch as the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission move their Dragon Endeavour spacecraft between docking ports on the International Space Station. Aboard are: • NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg • UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi • Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev The crew will undock from the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module at 7:10 a.m ET (1110 AM UTC), then dock at the station's forward Harmony port at 7:53 a.m. ET (1153 UTC). Endeavour is relocating to make room for SpaceX's 28th cargo resupply mission, currently scheduled to arrive in June. For live updates and other news from the station, visit our ISS blog at https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation. Credit: NASA

Astronauts accidentally lose a shield during Space walk A very very, very incredible video, it is a fragment of the space walk (EVA #38) made in 2017 by NASA astronaut, Peggy Whitson and NASA astronaut, Shane Kimbrough outside the International Space Station. The interesting thing about this spacewalk is that Peggy Whitson accidentally dropped an anti-debris shield that turned into space debris (oh, the irony) all of this was documented by the GoPro action camera that Whitson carried. Credit: NASA

The biggest question of our time. Are we alone? Chapter 1 of this experience takes you to alien worlds and distant places in time and space, in search of where alien life might be hiding and what our place is within the history of life. After generations of wondering, the truth is finally within our reach. New research and technologies have brought us closer than ever to an answer - only a few decades in the eyes of some NASA scientists. The search has led to new discoveries that will blow your mind wide open and give a profound new perspective on human life. The deeper we look, the deeper we see into nature's imagination, and the more we learn about ourselves. I hope stewing on these thoughts tickles your brain as deeply as it does mine.

What if there was a museum that contained every type of life form in the universe? This experience takes you on a tour through the possible forms alien life might take, from the eerily familiar to the utterly exotic, ranging from the inside of the Earth to the most hostile corners of the universe. New research is upending our idea of life and where it could be hiding: not just on Earth-like planets, where beings could mimic what our planet has produced, but in far flung places like the hearts of dead stars and the rings of gas giant planets. Nowhere in the universe is off limits. Only when we know what else is out there will we truly know ourselves. This thought experiment will give us a glimpse into what could be out there, how we might find it, and just how far nature’s imagination might stretch. Big thanks to Protocol Labs for their continued support of this series: https://protocol.ai. Concept, visuals, and score by melodysheep, aka John D. Boswell. Narrated by Will Crowley. Additional visuals by Lynn Huberty, Tim Stupak, NASA, and Evolve. Featuring soundbites from Nick Lane, Jonathan Losos, Caleb Scharf, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Chris Crowe, Jack Cohen, and Jill Tarter.

For 60 years now, we have probed the skies for signs of alien intelligence, longing for connection -- to no avail. But new ideas and technologies are beginning to change the game. Proudly presenting the third chapter in the Life Beyond trilogy: In Search of Giants. In this journey, we will see how far we’ve come in the search for intelligent life, how they might be communicating, just how advanced they might be, and what it would mean if we really did make contact. It might take thousands of years to make a discovery. But as long as the mystery endures, the search for giants will continue. It's in our blood to want to know.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin gave farewell remarks ahead of hatch closure of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft on September 27. Following hatch closure, the vehicle undocked from the International Space Station’s Prichal module, returning to Earth a few hours later for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan. During his mission, Rubio broke the record for longest single spaceflight for a U.S. astronaut spending 371 consecutive days living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond. Credit: NASA

How does an astronaut return to Earth from the International Space Station? What does it feel like to re-enter the atmosphere? How does the Soyuz capsule function? Watch and find out. This video is based on an actual lesson delivered to the ESA astronaut class of 2009 (also known as the #Shenanigans09) during their ESA Basic Training. It features interviews with astronauts who have flown on the Soyuz and dramatic footage of actual landings. Produced by the ESA Human Spaceflight and Operations (HSO) Astronaut Training Division, Cologne, Germany, in collaboration with the HSO Strategic Planning and Outreach Office, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, with special support from Roskosmos. Narration Voice: Bernard Oattes Technical Experts: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT) Content Design: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin, Raffaele Castellano, Matthew Day (HSO-UT) Animation & Video Editing: Raffaele Castellano (HSO-UT), HSO-K Project Coordination: Matthew Day, Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT)