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The "Egg Drop From Space" experiment involves launching an egg into the upper atmosphere using a high-altitude balloon or other similar devices. The primary goal of this experiment is to test the effects of near-space conditions, such as low pressure and extreme cold, on the egg's structural integrity and whether it can survive the fall back to Earth. The experiment typically consists of the following steps: Preparation: Engineers and students design a protective capsule or container for the egg. The capsule is equipped with cushioning materials, shock absorbers, and insulation to shield the egg from the harsh conditions of space and its descent back to the Earth's surface. Payload Integration: The egg, safely housed within the protective capsule, is attached to the high-altitude balloon along with necessary tracking equipment, cameras, and sensors. These devices help capture data and imagery during the journey. Launch: The balloon is released into the atmosphere, carrying the egg and its protective capsule. As the balloon ascends, it passes through different layers of the atmosphere, experiencing changing conditions such as temperature, pressure, and air density. Near-Space Conditions: The balloon reaches near-space altitudes, often referred to as the stratosphere. In this region, the atmospheric pressure is significantly lower, and temperatures can drop to extremely cold levels. The experiment aims to observe how the protective capsule and its contents fare under these conditions. Descent: Eventually, the balloon reaches its maximum altitude, and it bursts due to the lower pressure at high altitudes. The protective capsule, along with the egg, begins its descent back to Earth. Recovery: Parachutes or other mechanisms are usually deployed to slow down the descent of the capsule. Ground teams track the capsule's location using GPS and radio communication. Once the capsule lands, the experimenters retrieve it and examine the egg to see if it has survived the journey intact. Data Analysis: The data collected from sensors and cameras during the flight are analyzed to understand the conditions the egg and the capsule experienced throughout the journey. This analysis helps researchers and students learn more about the effects of space-like conditions on materials and structures.

The story of Apollo 13, showcasing the remarkable human resilience and determination to survive against overwhelming odds. The mission began in Florida, USA, as three astronauts embarked on an audacious journey to the moon, driven by the success of previous lunar missions. However, their aspirations of moonwalking were abruptly shattered just two days later when a sudden and powerful explosion rocked their spacecraft 210,000 miles away from Earth. The ship's alarms blared, lights flashed, and the astronauts found themselves in a dire situation. Stranded far from home with limited oxygen, they were faced with an unprecedented crisis that demanded their utmost courage and resourcefulness. Did they manage to get back to earth? What was their fate?

This 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which will launch in late 2011 and land a rover, Curiosity, on Mars in August 2012.

Gravity is what keeps your feet firmly planted on the ground. That’s why the average person can only jump as high as 1.5 feet straight up. But what if we had to live on another planet — say, Venus or Saturn? Let’s find out what difficulties we’d have to endure there. How high could you jump on other planets? The gravity on Mercury, for example, is less than half that on Earth, so you’ll be able to jump about 4 ft high. But if you were to jump being on Venus, you’d make it just shy of 1.7 ft high because the mass and size of Earth and Venus are almost similar with Venus being a little smaller. Bu the way, guys, did you know that Venus is a really inhospitable place? You’d be able to see Earth from here if not for the whirling mass of clouds above. They create a monstrous greenhouse effect, as well as immense atmospheric pressure. And despite the constant temperature of a blazing furnace, rain here wouldn’t bring relief: the clouds up there are made of sulfuric acid! Let's learn more about these amazing objects that orbit the same sun as Earth! Here are some surprising facts about the planets of the Solar System.

What does it *really* feel like to jump from space? In 2012 Felix Baumgartner took a helium balloon into the stratosphere and skydived back to earth in a specially made space suit. Whilst in freefall he broke the speed of sound and entered a spin which threatened the entire Red Bull Stratos mission... Felix reflects on his achievement and shares what it really felt like to jump from the edge of space.

"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.

Loaded with food, fuel, and supplies, the unpiloted Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Aug. 4 where it was installed to the nadir port of the Unity module. Cygnus launched from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 1 atop an Antares rocket and will remain docked to the space station for approximately two months on the company’s 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Northrop Grumman named the Cygnus spacecraft the S.S. Laurel Clark after late NASA astronaut Laurel Clark. Clark was a crew member of NASA’s STS-107 mission aboard space shuttle Columbia, successfully conducting 80 experiments while logging 15 days in space. She and her fellow STS-107 crew members tragically lost their lives when Columbia did not survive its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.

This video chronicles solar activity from Aug. 12 to Dec. 22, 2022, as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). From its orbit in space around Earth, SDO has steadily imaged the Sun in 4K x 4K resolution for nearly 13 years. This information has enabled countless new discoveries about the workings of our closest star and how it influences the solar system. With a triad of instruments, SDO captures an image of the Sun every 0.75 seconds. The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument alone captures images every 12 seconds at 10 different wavelengths of light. This 133-day time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme-ultraviolet wavelength that shows the Sun’s outermost atmospheric layer: the corona. Compiling images taken 108 seconds apart, the movie condenses 133 days, or about four months, of solar observations into 59 minutes. The video shows bright active regions passing across the face of the Sun as it rotates. The Sun rotates approximately once every 27 days. The loops extending above the bright regions are magnetic fields that have trapped hot, glowing plasma. These bright regions are also the source of solar flares, which appear as bright flashes as magnetic fields snap together in a process called magnetic reconnection. While SDO has kept an unblinking eye pointed toward the Sun, there have been a few moments it missed. Some of the dark frames in the video are caused by Earth or the Moon eclipsing SDO as they pass between the spacecraft and the Sun. Other blackouts are caused by instrumentation being down or data errors. SDO transmits 1.4 terabytes of data to the ground every day. The images where the Sun is off-center were observed when SDO was calibrating its instruments. SDO and other NASA missions will continue to watch our Sun in the years to come, providing further insights about our place in space and information to keep our astronauts and assets safe. The music is a continuous mix from Lars Leonhard’s “Geometric Shapes” album, courtesy of the artist. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Lead Producer Tom Bridgman (SVS): Lead Visualizer Scott Wiessinger (PAO): Editor This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14263. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14263. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines. Video Description: On the left side of the frame is the full circle of the Sun. It appears in a golden yellow color, but splotchy and with thin yellow wisps extending from the surface. Some areas are very bright and others almost black. The whole Sun rotates steadily, with one full rotation taking 12 minutes in this time lapse. There are usually only a few bright regions visible at a time and they shift and flash like small fires. From these regions there are wispy loops reaching up above the surface that rapidly change shape and size. On the right side of the frame are two white-outlined squares with enlargements of interesting regions of the Sun.

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Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Steve Bowen of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Aug. 14 with students at the Odyssey Academy in Galveston Texas. Rubio and Bowen are in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.