Space Wars

In 1983, NASA’s Guy Bluford broke barriers and made history as the first African American astronaut in space. Hear from Bluford himself, see footage from his Space Shuttle missions, and celebrate the milestones that forever changed the landscape of space exploration. Bluford’s first mission was STS-8, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Aug. 30, 1983. This was the third flight for the Challenger orbiter, and the first mission with a night launch and night landing. During the mission, the STS-8 crew deployed the Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B), operated the Canadian-built RMS with the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA), operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) with live cell samples, conducted medical measurements to understand biophysiological effects of spaceflight, and activated four “Getaway Special” canisters. STS-8 completed 98 orbits of the Earth in 145 hours before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Sept. 5, 1983. More on Guy Bluford: https://www.nasa.gov/subject/11054/gu... Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Guy%2... Producer: Jori Kates Editor: Sonnet Apple Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

A new crew heads to the space station, a major storm spotted from space, and a robotic spacecraft enabling human missions to the Moon … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/A%20N... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

In 2022, we made history. In 2023, we are preparing for our future by exploring the secrets of the universe. All for the benefit of humanity. To learn more about the missions mentioned in this video, take a deep dive into these links: [0:46] TEMPO - Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution: https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/tropics/ [0:51] X-59 Quesst Supersonic Low-boom Aircraft: https://www.nasa.gov/X59 [0:56] X-57 All-Electric Aircraft: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/X57/ [0:58] Crew Assignments for Artemis II Mission to the Moon: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis... [1:06] Boeing Crew Flight Test to the Space Station: https://blogs.nasa.gov/oft-2/ [1:11] OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return to Earth: https://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex [1:17] Commercial Lunar Payload Services Robotic Lunar Delivery - Astrobotic Technology: https://www.nasa.gov/content/commerci... https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/as... [1:21] Commercial Lunar Payload Services Robotic Lunar Delivery - Intuitive Machines Lunar Lander: https://www.nasa.gov/content/commerci... https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/in... [1:25] Earth Information Center to Visualize our Home Planet: https://science.nasa.gov/earth-scienc... [1:28] Sustainable Flight Demonstrator: https://www.nasa.gov/aeroresearch/pro... [1:31] Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Contract Award: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-mak... [1:35] Crew and Cargo Launches to the International Space Station for Groundbreaking Science - Tissue Chips in Space: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st... [1:38] Crew and Cargo Launches to the International Space Station for Groundbreaking Science - Cold Atom Lab Upgrades: https://coldatomlab.jpl.nasa.gov [1:41] Psyche Launch to Study a Metal-Rich Asteroid: [1:43] Award for Human Lander System for Artemis Moon Missions: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche [1:48] Reveal of Spacesuit Prototype for Artemis Moon Missions: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na... [1:53] Jaw-Dropping New Imagery of the Universe: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/we... Follow us on our journey. https://www.nasa.gov/ / nasa / nasa / nasa / @nasa Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NASA%... Music: Universal Production Music Video Producer: Shane Apple Credit: NASA

29 Aug 2023 #Crew6 #Science #SpaceStation After launching to the International Space Station on March 2, 2023, NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is wrapping up its time in orbit, with a return to Earth in early September 2023. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev spent their months on the orbiting lab conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations, including running a student robotic challenge, studying plant genetic adaptations to space, and monitoring human health in microgravity to prepare for exploration beyond low Earth orbit and to benefit life on Earth. The astronauts also released Saskatchewan's first satellite, which tests a new radiation detection and protection system derived from melanin. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3OOOR3l Credit: NASA #Crew6 #Science #SpaceStation

Greenhouse gas emissions decreased a little during the first year of COVID, but not enough to make a lasting impact. Less travel and cars on the road meant improved air quality. But greenhouse gases that cause climate change only decreased a little because we were still heating and cooling our homes, so these gases continued to build up in our atmosphere. NASA climate change scientist Lesley Ott tells us more about what scientists discovered. Explore more about the unexpected effects the pandemic had on our atmosphere: https://go.nasa.gov/3D1MoO5 Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: Daniel Salazar Credit: NASA

48,799 views 9 Aug 2023 We know the Moon contains water, but, could future astronauts access and make use of it? That’s the goal. At NASA, we’re actively trying to answer that question. Once it lands at the lunar south pole, our PRIME-1 — Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 – will robotically sample and analyze ice from beneath the lunar surface, contributing to our search for water on the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/2QygCmF Producers: Jessica Wilde, Scott Bednar Editor: James Lucas

10,751 views 28 Aug 2023 On Oct. 14, 2023, a “ring of fire,” or annular, solar eclipse will travel from Oregon coast to the Gulf of Mexico. Weather permitting, most of the Americas will be able to view at least a partial solar eclipse. Click here to see the NASA 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Map: https://go.nasa.gov/USEclipseMaps An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, but is just far away enough in its orbit that the Sun is not completely covered—creating a large, bright ring in the sky. WARNING: During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing. How to safely view an eclipse: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses... Not in the path of the eclipse? Watch with us from anywhere in the world. We will provide live broadcast coverage on Oct. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT (1530-1715 UTC) on NASA TV, NASA.gov, the NASA app, and right here on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/LlY79zjud-Q Learn more about the upcoming annular solar eclipse: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses... Credit: NASA Producer: Sonnet Apple Music: Universal Production Music

41,850 views 23 Aug 2023 Where are the Moon rocks from the Apollo missions kept? When they’re not being studied by institutions or enjoyed by museumgoers, NASA has a specialized Lunar Sample Curation Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to store and keep these otherworldly samples safe. Studying these samples helps us learn more about the origin of not only our moon, but our planet. Deputy Apollo Sample Curator (Sept 2019 – Dec 2022) Dr. Juliane Gross explains more about lunar sample curation. Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: David Shelton Link to download this video: https://go.nasa.gov/3QK72Km Credit: NASA

79,635 views 18 Jul 2023 #MissionToPsyche Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team prepares for a targeted Oct. 5, 2023, launch 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 unique window into the violent history of collisions and accretion that created the terrestrial planets like Earth. Arizona State University leads the Psyche mission. JPL, which is managed by Caltech for NASA, is responsible for the mission’s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California, provided the high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis. For more info about NASA's #MissionToPsyche, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/psyche and https://psyche.asu.edu/ Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/JPL-2... Credit: NASA

Our web apace telescope captures a cosmic ring,the team behind our upcoming pshyce mission ,and the unique thing about a star that was ripped apart by a black whole ... a few of the stories to tell you about- This Week NASA! Credit; NASA