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  • Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell

    Europe’s next big rocket in a nutshell

    Ariane 6 is the newest rocket in a series that has, for five decades, been launching Europe towards the stars. Building on all the knowledge, expertise and technology developed over the years, Ariane 6 will be versatile, modular, and European.

    Guaranteeing Europe’s access to space for the next years, Ariane 6 in two versions, with either two or four boosters attached depending on the ‘oomph’ the mission requires. Versatile, its upper stage can reignite multiple times during a single flight, placing any spacecraft into any orbit – including constellations – saving a final boost to return and burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. Modular, it will be continuously adapted to the needs of the future space sector.

    Four organisations take care of the Ariane 6 programme: ESA at the head, ArianeGroup as the main contractor, CNES who designed and built the launchpad and ArianeSpace who sell the launches.

    13 countries contribute, thousands of Europeans have worked on it, and every one of us will benefit from the Earth observation, science, technologies and services it will make possible.

    Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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  • Boosting the next generation of European rockets and space transport

    Boosting the next generation of European rockets and space transport

    ESA supports Europe’s space transportation visionaries and entrepreneurs through Boost! This video shows just some of the companies that have received co-funding from ESA’s Boost! programme: Orbex with its Prime launcher, D-Orbit offering orbital transportation and precise payload delivery with InOrbitNow, Skyrora’s XL launcher, HyImpulse’s SL1, ForgeStar from SpaceForge preparing for manufacturing in microgravity and returning them to Earth, Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launcher, Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA One and PLD Space’s Miura.

    Space is open for business – space transportation gets you there!
    With its Boost! programme, ESA is boosting commercial initiatives that offer transportation services to space, in space, and returning from space.

    To achieve this, ESA nurtures industrial entrepreneurship and stimulates growth and competitiveness within the privately led and funded space sector in Europe via Boost! – ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support programme.

    This programme also supports ESA Member States in implementing national space transportation objectives in the field of spaceports, testing facilities and associated services.

    Read more: www.esa.int/boost

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    Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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  • Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring

    Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring

    Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe and significantly impacts the health of the European population, particularly in urban areas.

    Following on from the Sentinel-5P satellite – the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere – the Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 missions will take current air quality measuring capabilities to the next level.

    Together, the Sentinel-4 and -5 missions will provide information on atmospheric variables in support of European policies. This will include the monitoring of air quality, stratospheric ozone and solar radiation, and climate monitoring.

    This video features interviews with Giorgio Bagnasco, Sentinel-4 Mission Project Manager, Ben Veilhelmann, Sentinel-4&5 Mission Scientist and Didier Martin, Sentinel-5 Mission Project Manager.

    Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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  • Our Next Space Station Crew Rotation Flight on This Week @NASA – July 28, 2023

    Our Next Space Station Crew Rotation Flight on This Week @NASA – July 28, 2023

    Our next space station crew rotation flight, a launch day simulation for our upcoming Moon mission, and visiting the splashdown recovery crew for Artemis II … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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    Music: Universal Production Music
    Credit: NASA

  • The Next Crew Headed to the Space Station on This Week at NASA – February 24, 2023

    The Next Crew Headed to the Space Station on This Week at NASA – February 24, 2023

    The next crew headed to the space station, black holes on a collision course, and an anniversary on Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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    Video Editor: Shane Apple
    Music: Universal Production Music
    Credit: NASA

  • Mount Etna first, next the Moon #shorts

    Mount Etna first, next the Moon #shorts

    This concluding part of ESA’s ‘Analog-1’ project took place as part of a larger multi-agency, multi-rover campaign, organised by the @DLR. The Autonomous Robotic Networks to Help Modern Societies, ARCHES, project probed the ability of autonomous robots to collaborate and share data on a networked basis.

    ESA’s four-wheeled, two-armed Interact rover was built by the Agency’s Human Robot Interaction Lab and modified for the rugged slopes of the volcano. This robot formed part of a team consisting of two DLR rovers – Lightweight Rover Units 1 and 2 – along with a fixed ‘lunar’ lander supplying WiFi and power to the rovers, plus a drone for surface mapping. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology contributed the centipede-like Scout crawler, optimised for tough terrain, which could also serve as a relay between Interact and the lander, boosting its effective area of operations.

    Learn more about this challenge: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Rover_plus_astronaut_complete_Mount_Etna_challenge

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  • The Next Prelaunch Rehearsal Before Our Artemis I Moon Mission on This Week @NASA – June 17, 2022

    The Next Prelaunch Rehearsal Before Our Artemis I Moon Mission on This Week @NASA – June 17, 2022

    The next prelaunch rehearsal before launch of our Artemis I Moon mission, news about some NASA astronomy missions, and a critical milestone for an Earth-observing satellite … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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    Producer: Andre Valentine
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    Credit: NASA

  • The Next Commercial Crew Test Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – May 20, 2022

    The Next Commercial Crew Test Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – May 20, 2022

    The next commercial crew test mission to the space station, outlining the agency’s objectives for deep space exploration, and covering the total lunar eclipse on Earth and from space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • The Next Crew of Astronauts Heading to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – April 22, 2022

    The Next Crew of Astronauts Heading to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – April 22, 2022

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts prepare for launch, an update on our Artemis I mega Moon rocket and spacecraft, and celebrating our home planet for #EarthDay – just a few of the stories to tell you about This Week at NASA!

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  • The Next Commercial Cargo Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – February 18, 2022

    The Next Commercial Cargo Mission to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – February 18, 2022

    The next commercial cargo mission to the space station, celebrating the first year of Perseverance on Mars, and the first science images from a recently launched mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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    Producer: Andre Valentine
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    0:00 Introduction

    0:15 The Next Commercial Cargo Mission to the Space Station
    0:44 Russian Spacecraft Delivers Cargo to Space Station
    1:12 Perseverance Marks One Year on Mars
    1:55 IXPE Sends First Science Image
    2:33 New Sea Level Rise Projections for U.S. Communities

  • NASA Science Live: What’s Next for the James Webb Space Telescope?

    NASA Science Live: What’s Next for the James Webb Space Telescope?

    The past month has been an exciting one for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — from launch in tropical French Guiana, to the two-week unfolding of this intricately-packed telescope, the observatory has gone through a huge transformation in space. What’s next for Webb as it cools down over the next five months and looks to #UnfoldTheUniverse? Join mission experts and submit your questions on social media using #UnfoldTheUniverse.

    Meet the experts:

    Dr. Amber Straughn is Deputy Project Scientist for Webb Science Communications at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. She has been working on this mission for over 13 years and is most looking forward to the unexpected discoveries we’ll make with the telescope; the things that may completely surprise us. In her spare time, she loves hiking, yoga, flying, live music, and doing what she can to make her corner of the world a better place.

    Miss Scarlin Hernandez is Webb Flight Systems Engineer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland. With the Webb mission, she is most looking forward to learning more about the origin of life and discovering things we didn’t know were out there. In her free time, she enjoys meditating, empowering others, listening to music and spending time with family and friends.

    Miss Tahira Allen is Communication Strategist for the NASA Headquarters digital media team in Washington. Completion of Webb’s major deployments in space was one of the most exciting moments for her during this mission. In her own words: “Talk about human ingenuity at its finest!” In Tahira’s spare time she enjoys cooking, exercising, spending time with family and friends, mentoring University of Georgia students, and learning about world history.

  • Building NASA’s NEXT Generation Spacesuits

    Building NASA’s NEXT Generation Spacesuits

    NASA is partnering with industry for revolutionary NEW spacesuits for exploration like we’ve never seen before.

    These personalized spaceships will be more high-tech and modern, provide a better fit for a larger range of sizes, adapt to a more diverse group of astronauts and have better protection from the harsh environment of space. With enhanced mobility, our astronauts will be more nimble than ever before.

    New spacesuits will be used at the International Space Station, during Artemis lunar surface missions, atGateway orbiting the Moon, and will prepare us for humanity’s next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.

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  • Selection begins | ESA’s next astronauts

    Selection begins | ESA’s next astronauts

    Work is under way to sort and assess applications from more than 22 500 ESA astronaut hopefuls. The rigorous selection process will take around 18 months. Initial screening to ensure that basic criteria are met will be followed by medical and psychological tests, exercises and interviews.

    ESA plans to recruit 4-6 new astronauts through this 2021-22 selection round to support the future of European space exploration. This is likely to include missions to the International Space Station as well as the Moon. As part of the selection process, ESA is also assessing the feasibility of flying an astronaut with a physical disability.

    More information about the ESA Astronaut Selection is available online at https://esa.int/YourWayToSpace

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  • The Next Commercial Crew Test Flight to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – July 30, 2021

    The Next Commercial Crew Test Flight to the Space Station on This Week @NASA – July 30, 2021

    The next commercial crew test flight to the space station, a new space station module, and another astronomical discovery by Hubble … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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    Producer Credit: Andre Valentine
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    Music: Universal Production Music/”Another Way of Winning”

    Contents:

    0:00 Introduction
    0:13 Next Commercial Crew Mission to Space Station
    0:43 Arrival of New Space Station Module
    1:25 First Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
    1:52 Tropical Rainforest Vulnerability Index
    2:22 NASA Announces Winners of Future of Flight Challenge
    2:58 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15

  • The Next Commercial Crew Mission to The Space Station on This Week @NASA – April 24, 2021

    The Next Commercial Crew Mission to The Space Station on This Week @NASA – April 24, 2021

    The next commercial crew mission to the space station, a historic milestone on Mars, and a hearing to confirm NASA’s next administrator … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • Tracking Our Next Mars Landing on This Week @NASA – February 12, 2021

    Tracking Our Next Mars Landing on This Week @NASA – February 12, 2021

    Tracking our next Mars landing, the science on the next station resupply mission, and the newest space station flight directors … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • The Next Space Station Crew Launching From America on This Week @NASA – November 13, 2020

    The Next Space Station Crew Launching From America on This Week @NASA – November 13, 2020

    The next space station crew launching from America, a mission milestone for our next Mars rover, and an update on a future Mars sample return mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • The Space Station’s Next Crew Heads to Launch Site on This Week @NASA – October 2, 2020

    The Space Station’s Next Crew Heads to Launch Site on This Week @NASA – October 2, 2020

    The space station’s next crew heads to their launch site, new cargo launches to the station, and getting ready for a first-of-its-kind crew rotation mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • Update on Next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station

    Update on Next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station

    NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and leadership from NASA and SpaceX discuss the upcoming SpaceX Crew-1 mission, which will be the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are targeted to launch on Oct. 31 at 2:40 a.m. EDT aboard the Crew Dragon from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  • Targeting the Next U.S. Launch of Astronauts on This Week @NASA – August 21, 2020

    Targeting the Next U.S. Launch of Astronauts on This Week @NASA – August 21, 2020

    Targeting the next U.S. launch of astronauts, another successful space station resupply mission, and honoring pilots for National Aviation Day … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • Our Next Mars Rover is Headed to The Red Planet on This Week @NASA – July 31, 2020

    Our Next Mars Rover is Headed to The Red Planet on This Week @NASA – July 31, 2020

    Our next Mars rover is on its way, preparing for the historic return of a Commercial Crew mission, and naming the crew for a future mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • Our next Mars Rover gets closer to launch on This Week @NASA – July 10, 2020

    Our next Mars Rover gets closer to launch on This Week @NASA – July 10, 2020

    Our next Mars Rover gets closer to launch, a comet spotted from the space station and we’re ready to build a spacecraft to explore a metal-rich asteroid … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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  • The Next Space Station Crew Trains for Launch on This Week @NASA – March 13, 2020

    The Next Space Station Crew Trains for Launch on This Week @NASA – March 13, 2020

    The next space station crew trains for launch, a SpaceX Dragon delivers more science, and celebrating the life of Katherine Johnson … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2020_0313_The%20Next%20Space%20Station%20Crew%20Trains%20for%20Launch%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20March%2013,%202020

  • Middle-School Student Names NASA’s Next Mars Rover

    Middle-School Student Names NASA’s Next Mars Rover

    NASA’s next Mars rover has a new name: Perseverance. After sorting through more than 28,000 submissions from K-12 students from every U.S. state and territory, one name was chosen. Alexander Mather, a 13-year-old student from Virginia who submitted the winning name, explains why he chose Perseverance as the name of NASA’s next robotic scientist to visit the Red Planet.

    News release: https://go.nasa.gov/3apLgmC

  • Our Next Lunar Landings

    Our Next Lunar Landings

    Introducing the first American companies who will deliver the science, technology and research that will set the stage for humanity’s return to the Moon by 2024. News release: https://go.nasa.gov/2Xd4zJL

  • Taking the Next Giant Leap – Sooner on This Week @NASA – March 29, 2019

    Taking the Next Giant Leap – Sooner on This Week @NASA – March 29, 2019

    Accelerating our return to the Moon, another spacewalk outside the International Space Station, and testing our Mars Helicopter … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0329_Taking%20the%20Next%20Giant%20Leap%20%E2%80%93%20Sooner%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA.html

  • The Next Station Crew Prepares to Launch on This Week @NASA – June 1, 2018

    The Next Station Crew Prepares to Launch on This Week @NASA – June 1, 2018

    Tracking the space station’s next crew, a distant and lonely neutron star, and taking the bite out of some very dangerous bugs – a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0601_Tracking%20the%20Space%20Station%E2%80%99s%20Next%20Crew%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20June%201,%202018.html

  • Apollo 11 celebration, Next Giant Leap anticipation on This Week @NASA

    Apollo 11 celebration, Next Giant Leap anticipation on This Week @NASA

    There was more celebration of Apollo 11’s 45th anniversary at several events around the country – and more opportunity for the agency to highlight its “next giant leap” to send humans to Mars. Those events included a ceremony during which Kennedy Space Center’s Operations and Checkout Building was renamed on July 21, in honor of Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong, who passed away in 2012. The facility, which was used to process and test Apollo spacecraft, is now being used to assemble NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Also, ISS astronauts appear in the House, Space station cargo ships, Extreme underwater mission underway, RS-25 Engine installed for testing, and more!

  • NASA’s Next Giant Leap

    NASA’s Next Giant Leap

    It was 45 years ago that Neil Armstrong took the small step onto the surface of the moon that changed the course of history. The Apollo missions blazed a path for human exploration to the moon and today NASA is taking its Next Giant Leap to near-Earth asteroids, Mars and beyond. As we develop and test the new tools of 21st century spaceflight on the human path to Mars, we once again will change the course of history.

  • NASA’s Next Giant Leap

    NASA’s Next Giant Leap

    A live conversation about the future of space exploration with actor, director and narrator Morgan Freeman. He spoke at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, about his personal vision for space. The event also included NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson participating from the International Space Station.

  • Apollo 11 yesterday, Next Giant Leap tomorrow on This Week @NASA

    Apollo 11 yesterday, Next Giant Leap tomorrow on This Week @NASA

    NASA is celebrating the 45th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, with crewmate Michael Collins manning the command service module from lunar orbit, became the first humans on the moon — with Armstrong’s historic first step onto the lunar surface becoming a symbolic giant leap for humanity. Today, with Apollo 11 as inspiration, NASA is taking the steps needed for America’s next giant leap, to send astronauts to Mars. The path to Mars will use a stepping stone approach consisting of key elements, including human health and technology research aboard the International Space Station; development and evolution of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion deep space capsule and development of other game-changing technologies to enable tomorrow’s missions. Also, Science instruments for Europa mission?, Cygnus cargo craft arrives at ISS, News conference with next ISS crew, 5th Anniversary of Bolden’s Confirmation, The Search for Life in the Universe.

  • NASA’s Next Mission to Mars

    NASA’s Next Mission to Mars

    NASA hosted a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 28, to discuss the upcoming launch of the agency’s next mission to Mars and the first devoted to understanding the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet.
    MAVEN is scheduled to launch at 1:28 p.m. EST Nov. 18 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. MAVEN’s data will be used to study the history and change of Mars’ atmosphere, climate, and planetary habitability.

    Briefing participants were:
    – John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
    – Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, Headquarters
    – Lisa May, MAVEN program executive, Headquarters
    – Kelly Fast, MAVEN program scientist, Headquarters
    – Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN principal investigator, University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
    – David Mitchell, MAVEN project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

  • NASA’s Next Budget Advances US Leadership in Space and Science

    NASA’s Next Budget Advances US Leadership in Space and Science

    President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA is a $17.7 billion investment in our nation’s future. NASA’s budget ensures the United States will remain the world’s leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come, while making critical advances in aerospace and aeronautics to benefit the American people.

  • NASA Briefs Media on Comet Flyby

    NASA Briefs Media on Comet Flyby

    News conference held Feb. 15 following the flyby of comet Tempel 1 by the Stardust-NExT spacecraft on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. The spacecraft’s closest approach was a distance of 112 miles. Participants are: Ed Weiler, NASA’s associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, Washington; Joe Veverka, Stardust-NExT principal investigator, Cornell University; Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Don Brownlee, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, University of Washington, Seattle; and Pete Schultz, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, Brown University.