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  • Graduation ceremony of ESA astronaut class of 2022

    Graduation ceremony of ESA astronaut class of 2022

    Watch the replay as ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, Marco Sieber and Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg receive astronaut certification at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre. This officially marks their transition into fully-fledged astronauts, ready and eligible for spaceflight.

    The group was selected in November 2022 and began their year-long basic astronaut training in April 2023.

    Basic astronaut training provides the candidates with an overall familiarisation and training in various areas, such as spacecraft systems, spacewalking, flight engineering, robotics and life support systems, as well as survival and medical training.

    Following certification, the new astronauts will move on to the next phases of pre-assignment and mission-specific training, paving the way for future missions to the International Space Station and beyond.

    Chapters:
    00:00 – 05:14 – Stay tuned
    05:15 – 07:05 – Event
    07:06 – 16:46 – Statement from Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General
    16:47 – 21:35 – Statement from Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration
    21:36 – 24:40 – Statement from Frank De Winne, Head of ESA’s European Astronaut Centre
    24:41 – 31:35 – Event
    31:36 – 36:35 – ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony
    36:36 – 40:10 – Statement from Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australian Space Agency
    40:11 – 41:03 – Katherine Bennell-Pegg graduation ceremony
    41:04 – 44:40 – Statement from Thomas Dermine, State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments
    44:41 – 56:20 – Live Q&A
    56:21 – 57:15 End of event

    Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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  • NASA ceremony to name headquarters after Hidden Figure Mary W. Jackson

    NASA ceremony to name headquarters after Hidden Figure Mary W. Jackson

    You’re invited to join us for a virtual event on Friday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. EST officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C, in honor of Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA who made extensive contributions to aerospace research, and the hiring and promotion of minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

    In addition to unveiling a building sign with Jackson’s name, the event will feature video tributes with reflections on her career and legacy from a variety of individuals, including William R. Harvey, the president of Hampton University, Jackson’s alma mater, as well as family and friends, current and former NASA employees and astronauts, celebrities, elected officials and others. The event also will feature a video of poet Nikki Giovanni reading an excerpt from her poem “Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea,” which is about space and civil rights.

    Learn more about Mary W. Jackson by visiting: https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-w-jackson-biography

  • Arrokoth: Naming the Kuiper Belt Object Visited by NASA’s New Horizons

    Arrokoth: Naming the Kuiper Belt Object Visited by NASA’s New Horizons

    In a fitting tribute to the farthest flyby ever conducted by spacecraft, the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 has been officially named Arrokoth, a Native American term meaning “sky” in the Powhatan/Algonquian language.

    With consent from Powhatan Tribal elders and representatives, NASA’s New Horizons team – whose spacecraft performed the record-breaking reconnaissance of Arrokoth four billion miles from Earth – proposed the name to the International Astronomical Union and Minor Planets Center, the international authority for naming Kuiper Belt objects. The name was announced at a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

    Learn more here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/far-far-away-in-the-sky-new-horizons-kuiper-belt-flyby-object-officially-named-arrokoth

  • NASA Heroes Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

    NASA Heroes Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

    The Gold Medal, Congress’s highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions, is presented to four storied NASA astronauts: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The Capitol Hill award ceremony was hosted by House and Senate leaders of both parties.