nasa at saturn: cassini039s grand finale
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the final chapter in a remarkable mission of exploration and discovery cassini039s grand finale is in many ways like a brand new mission twenty-two times nasa039s cassini spacecraft will dive through the unexplored space between saturn and its rings what we learn from these ultra-close passes over the planet could be some of the most exciting revelations ever returned by the long-lived spacecraft this animated video tells the story of cassini039s final daring assignment and looks back at what the mission has accomplishedthe cassini mission is a cooperative project of nasa esa the european space agency and the italian space agency the jet propulsion laboratory a division of the california institute of technology in pasadena manages the mission for nasa039s science mission directorate washington for more information about cassini039s grand finale please visit https:saturnjplnasagovgrandfinale

spacex crs-7 launch
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after seven successful missions to the international space station including six official resupply missions for nasa spacexs falcon 9 rocket and dragon spacecraft are set to liftoff from launch complex 40 at the cape canaveral air force station florida for their seventh official commercial resupply services crs mission to the orbiting lab liftoff is targeted for sunday june 28 2015 at 2:21pm utc if all goes as planned dragon will arrive at the station approximately two days after liftoff dragon is expected to return to earth approximately five weeks later for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of southern california dragon is the only operational spacecraft capable of returning a significant amount of supplies back to earth including experiments the live launch webcast will begin here at approximately 2 pm utcpre-webcast music was created by edward rodriguez - https:soundcloudcomdjerod

pad abort test point of view
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the pad abort test was the first key flight test of the crew dragon spacecraft a vehicle designed to carry astronauts to and from spacedragon traveled from 0-100 mph in 12 seconds reaching a max velocity of 345 mphthe test simulated how dragon would carry astronauts to safety if an emergency occurred on the launch pad crew dragons abort system is powered by eight superdraco engines which together produce 120000 pounds of axial thrust the engines are integrated directly into the sides of the vehicle rather than carried on top of the vehicle as with previous launch abort systems this configuration provides astronauts escape capability from the launch pad all the way to orbit and allows the spacecraft to use the same thrusters to land propulsively on land at the end of a mission for more information on the test see: http:wwwspacexcomnews20150506crew-dragon-completes-pad-abort-test

nasa mission control 360 live: cassinis finale at saturn
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live coverage at 4 am pt 7 am et 1100 utc: go behind the scenes in a 360-degree view inside mission control with embedded commentary to see the team await the final signal and science data until the very last moment from our cassini spacecraft after nearly 20 years in space nasa039s cassini mission to saturn is at the end of its remarkable journey of exploration the final minutes of the spacecraft at it enters the atmosphere begin at 55:48 project manager earl maize calls end of mission at 59:10 please note: not all browsers support viewing 360 videos youtube supports their playback on computers using chrome firefox internet explorer and opera browsers use the youtube app to view it on a smart phone 2-d video available at http:wwwnasagovlive

john glenn 50th walter cronkite tells space flight of john glenn in 1962
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dan rather of cbs news with walter cronkite discusses the historic orbital flight of the mercury space capsule friendship seven february 22 1962 mister cronkite tells the ambience and the importance of great moment to the cape canaveral launch of astronaut john glenn and the historical impact of the first mission in orbit of mercury spacecraft cbs broadcast the interview during the coverage of the return of john glenn into space with space shuttle discovery sts-95 october 29 1998 dan beaumont report

moment soyuz ms-10 rocket carrying crew to iss malfunctions during launch
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less than two minutes after the us-russian crew blasted off on their mission to the iss the russian soyuz booster rocket failed mid-air the crew was forced to put their training to the test and make an emergency landing expedition 57 was due to transport roscosmos aleksey ovchinin and nasa astronaut nick hague to the international space station in the soyuz ms-10 spacecraft read more: https:onrtcom9g8kthe russian soyuz spacecraft made emergency landing in kazakhstan after its rocket booster malfunctioned both crew members on board are alive and unharmed read more: https:onrtcom9g8lrt live https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ifacqanznsc check out http:rtcomsubscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaylike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on vk https:vkcomrt_internationalfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on instagram http:instagramcomrtfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomrtrt russi

nasa the radiation belt storm probe
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the radiation belt storm probe mission rbsp will explore the van allen radiation belts in the earth039s magnetosphere the charge particles in these regions can be hazardous to both spacecraft and astronauts project scientist david sibeck explains the how the mission will explore space weather -- changes in earth039s space environment caused by the sun -- that can disable satellites create power grid failures and disrupt gps service the mission also will allow researchers to understand fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universethe 2-year mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 4:08 am thursday aug 23 from cape canaveral air force station in florida the twin probes will lift off on a united launch alliance atlas v rocket this video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagovgoto11069like our videos subscribe to nasa039s goddard shorts hd podcast:http:svsgsfcnasagovvisitunesf0004_indexhtmlor find nasa goddard space flight center on facebook:http:wwwfacebookcomnasagsfcor find us on twitter:http:twittercomnasagoddard

vesta mountain: nasa dawn spacecraft discovers asteroid mountain taller than everest photo
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crew dragon in-flight escape demonstration recap
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on sunday january 19 spacex successfully completed an in-flight test of crew dragons launch escape capabilities from launch complex 39a lc-39a at nasas kennedy space center in florida this test which did not have nasa astronauts onboard the spacecraft demonstrated crew dragons ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascentfalcon 9 and dragon lifted off at 10:30 am est or 15:30 utc with the abort sequence initiating approximately one and a half minutes into flight crew dragon039s eight superdraco engines powered the spacecraft away from falcon 9 at speeds of over 400 mph following separation dragon039s trunk was released and the spacecraft039s parachutes were deployed first the two drogue parachutes followed by the four upgraded mark iii parachutes dragon safely splashed down in the atlantic ocean and teams successfully recovered the spacecraft onto spacex039s recovery vessel

flyby of jupiter from juno spacecraft 60fps
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october 24 2017: nasas juno spacecraft has successfully completed its 8th science flyby of jupiter passing over the gas giants swirling cloud tops once again as it continues to unravel the mysteries of the largest planet in the solar system the 11 billion juno mission launched in august 2011 and arrived in orbit around jupiter on july 4 2016 since then the spacecraft has been studying the giant planet039s structure composition and magnetic and gravitational fields gathering data that mission scientists say should shed light on jupiter039s formation and evolutionjuno is in a highly elliptical orbit that brings it close to the planet once every 535 earth days the spacecraft collects most of its data during these close passes it has now completed eight of themjuno is scheduled to keep studying jupiter through july 2018 though the probe won039t necessarily cease operations then nasa could end up granting an extending mission

grail mission returns first video of moon039s far side
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nasa039s grail mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon the imagery was taken on jan 19 by the moonkam aboard the mission039s quotebbquot spacecraft

harpoon a comet spacecraft to carry cannon-fired sampler
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retrieving bits from a comets nucleus is a tricky task due to the lack of gravity nasa is developing a spacecraft that will sport a harpoon fixed with a sample-return tip for retrieving comet pieces that will ultimately be sent back to earth

crs-13 hosted webcast
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spacex is targeting launch of the commercial resupply services 13 crs-13 mission from launch complex 40 at cape canaveral air force station in florida for 7:35 am pst or 15:35 utc on friday dec 15 2017this mission marks the first time spacex is flying both a flight-proven falcon 9 and a flight-proven dragon spacecraft falcon 9s first stage previously supported the crs-11 mission in june 2017 and the dragon spacecraft previously supported the crs-6 mission in april 2015dragon will deliver about 4800 pounds of cargo and material to support science investigations aboard the space station after about one month attached to the space station dragon will return with results of earlier experiments splashing down in the pacific ocean off the coast of baja california

lumpy gravity has the moon - grail to learn luna
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the gravity recovery and interior laboratory grail will use twin spacecrafts flying in tandem to study the gravity of the moon in unprecedented detail set to launch on september 8 2011

icymi: biometric wind converters act like hummingbirds
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the links from todays post:https:wwwengadgetcom20170124icymi-biometric-wind-converters-act-like-hummingbirdstoday on in case you missed it: the dubai civil defence treated us to an impressive -- and fantastically dramatic -- video demonstrating its dolphin system which consists of a jetpack connected to a sea-doo water craft the jetpack uses water pressure to lift the wearer into the air to provide rescuers with better vantage points in emergency situations the system includes a thermal camera to aid in search and rescue missions but is largely intended for situations that occur near waterways and bridges meanwhile a tunisian company has taken inspiration from the tiny yet mighty hummingbird to create a new turbine design that relies on rotating fan blades to produce up to 1kw of electricity the biometric wind converter design uses carbon fiber wings that flap in a figure-8 motion that imitates a hummingbirds wing movements and is said to be both less noisy and less da