Highlighting the value of NASA on This Week @NASA
Highlighting the value of NASA, the next resupply mission to the space station, and a milestone for the James Webb Space Telescope … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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International Space Station Crew Previews SpaceX CRS-23 Science
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station are ready for a big delivery of science experiments and supplies! From seeds to a robotic arm, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough discuss the investigations they are excited to welcome aboard station during SpaceX’s 23nd commercial resupply mission.
The SpaceX CRS-23 mission is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory on August 29.
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Will an Asteroid Ever Hit Earth_ We Asked a NASA Scientist
Will an asteroid ever hit Earth? There are no known impact threats, but tiny meteors burn up in Earth’s atmosphere all the time! NASA asteroid expert Dr. Kelly Fast tells us more. Learn more about NASA’s planetary defense efforts: nasa.gov/planetarydefense
Highlighting an Upcoming Earth-Observing Mission on This Week @NASA – August 20, 2021
Highlighting an upcoming Earth-observing mission, the science on the next resupply mission to the space station, and testing a new material to help future spacecraft land on distant worlds … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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Celebrating Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek's Bridge and NASA
Star Trek has served as inspiration to generations of scientists, engineers and sci-fi fans around the world. Join Rod Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry’s son and Roddenberry Entertainment CEO, George Takei, actor and activist, Administrator Bill Nelson and some of NASA’s best and brightest as they honor Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s 100th birthday with a conversation about diversity and inspiration. NASA panelists include: Hortense Diggs, Director of the Office of Communication and Public Engagement at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Tracy Drain, Europa Clipper Flight Systems Engineer, astronaut Jonny Kim, and Swati Mohan, Mars 2020 Guidance and Controls Operations Lead.
00:00-2:55 Administrator Nelson’s opening remarks
2:55-5:23 Rod Roddenberry’s opening remarks
5:23-6:30 Rod Roddenberry introduces panelists
6:30-10:25 George Takei recalls his experience with Star Trek
10:25-20:29 Panelists discuss what inspires them
20:29-29:03 Q/A from George Takei
29:03-41:21 Panelists discuss how they got to where they are today
41:21-43:17 Rod Roddenberry’s closing remarks
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Science Launching on SpaceX's 23rd Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station
The 23rd SpaceX cargo resupply mission carrying scientific research and technology demonstrations launches to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August. Experiments aboard include an investigation of protecting bone health with vegetal byproducts, testing a way to monitor crew eye health, demonstrating improved dexterity of robots, exposing materials to the harsh environment of space, mitigating stress in plants, and more.
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Why the Moon_
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 unscrewed Artemis I mission around the Moon, we’ve already begun to take the next step.
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