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  • Vice President Kamala Harris Honors Demo-2 Astronauts with Congressional Space Medal of Honor

    Vice President Kamala Harris Honors Demo-2 Astronauts with Congressional Space Medal of Honor

    On Tuesday, Jan. 31 Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Hurley and Behnken received the award for bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.

    NASA’s Commercial Crew Program began a new era of human spaceflight as American astronauts launched from American soil on an American rocket to the International Space Station. Behnken and Hurley flew on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket on May 30, 2020, from Launch Complex 39A in Florida. This mission was the final flight test for SpaceX, validating the company’s crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities.

    Once in orbit, Behnken and Hurley were welcomed aboard the ISS, and became members of the Expedition 63 crew. They performed tests on Crew Dragon in addition to conducting research and other tasks with the space station crew. Upon conclusion of the mission, the Crew Dragon autonomously undocked, re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down just off Florida’s Atlantic Coast. Demo-2 was the final step before NASA’s Commercial Crew Program certified Crew Dragon for operational, long-duration missions to the space station, enabling NASA to continue important research and technology investigations onboard the station.

    To learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program visit: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html

    Watch the full medal ceremony:
    https://images.nasa.gov/details-Vice%20President%20Kamala%20Harris%20Awards%20Former%20NASA%20Astronauts%20Douglas%20Hurley%20and%20Robert%20Behnken%20the%20Congressional%20Space%20Medal%20of%20Honor

    Credit: NASA

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Chairs National Space Council Meeting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

    Vice President Kamala Harris Chairs National Space Council Meeting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center

    Vice President Kamala Harris chairs the the National Space Council meeting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will deliver remarks.

    The council advises the president on America’s space policy and strategy, and reviews the nation’s long-range goals for space activities.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks to NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei

    Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks to NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei

    Vice President Kamala Harris recently spoke to astronaut Mark Vande Hei after he returned home from spending 355 days in space — the longest single spaceflight for a NASA astronaut.

    Mark’s mission and research in space helps us better understand the effects of long-duration human spaceflight as we prepare for the Artemis missions to the Moon. As head of the National Space Council, VP Harris is working on our priorities in space, including building up America’s STEM workforce, addressing the climate crisis, and promoting rules and norms that govern space.

    Learn more about Celestial Immunity, space station research that may help us treat diseases: https://go.nasa.gov/3END1kY

    Credit: NASA
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    Video Editor: Ed Toma

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Visits NASA to See Climate Change Work

    Vice President Kamala Harris Visits NASA to See Climate Change Work

    The urgency of Earth science and climate studies took the spotlight Friday, Nov. 5, as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Alongside NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the vice president received a firsthand look at how NASA studies climate change and provides crucial information to understand our planet’s changes and their impacts on our lives.

    The vice president met with scientists and engineers to discuss:
    • The first images captured by the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that launched in late September to monitor the Earth’s land surface.
    • A new Earth science mission entitled Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models.
    • The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, which involves an instrument currently under construction at Goddard for a 2022 launch. PACE will extend and improve NASA’s record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere), and clouds.
    • The GOES-R program, whose GOES-T satellite is scheduled to launch for NOAA in February 2022 to improve weather forecasts.

    Learn more about NASA’s Earth science work at: https://climate.nasa.gov/

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  • The Vice President Checks Out New Earth Science Work on This Week @NASA – November 5, 2021

    The Vice President Checks Out New Earth Science Work on This Week @NASA – November 5, 2021

    The Vice President checks out new Earth Science work, two decades and counting of continuous human presence in space, and 29 days on the edge for the Webb Space Telescope team … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-The%20Vice%20President%20Checks%20Out%20New%20Earth%20Science%20Work%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20–%20November%205,%202021

  • Vice President Remarks on Climate, Live from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

    Vice President Remarks on Climate, Live from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

    Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities.

    The Vice President, joined by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leaders from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), will tour the climate-oriented space activities underway at Goddard and learn about the collaboration among U.S. federal agencies on space missions that are central to tackling the climate crisis and improving our scientific understanding of Earth’s systems.

    Following the tour, around 4:45 p.m. EDT, the vice president will deliver remarks, which will be streamed live here.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris and an Astronaut? What A Day! | Get Curious with Vice President Harris

    Vice President Kamala Harris and an Astronaut? What A Day! | Get Curious with Vice President Harris

    In honor of World Space Week, we’re visiting the Naval Observatory in Washington to talk to none other than Vice President Kamala Harris about the National Space Council. We also hear from NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, who joins us from the International Space Station – that’s right, from space! Plus, we’re building a DIY telescope that you can make yourself at home.

    To learn more about space-related educational activities, head over to nasa.gov/stem.

  • Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson

    Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson

    Sen. Bill Nelson took office as the 14th administrator of NASA on May 3, 2021, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.

    As part of the swearing-in ceremony, Vice President Harris and Nelson were joined via video conference by Jim Bridenstine, who preceded Nelson as administrator, and in-person by Charles F. Bolden, who served as administrator from 2009 to 2017. Nelson’s family and Pam Melroy, nominee for NASA deputy administrator, were guests at the ceremony.

    The U.S. Senate confirmed Nelson to serve as the NASA administrator April 29.

    Nelson has an extensive history of working with NASA and has been integral to the agency’s current successes. Prior to his nomination, was a member-at-large on NASA’s advisory council. From 2001 to 2019, Nelson represented Florida in the U.S. Senate, where he served as ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and led its Subcommittee on Science and Space.

    Previously, Nelson represented Florida’s 9th and 11th districts in the U.S. House of Representatives. While chair of the House space subcommittee, Nelson flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist on the STS-61C mission in 1986. The mission also included Bolden, as pilot.

    Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Vice%20President%20Harris%20Swears%20in%20NASA%20Administrator%20Sen.%20Bill%20Nelson

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins

    Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins

    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris placed a special phone call to Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins aboard the International Space Station to find out what it’s like to do science in space.

    During the month of March, NASA celebrates and pays tribute to the many women who have played an essential role in shaping the history of the agency.

    Learn more about Shannon Walker by visiting: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/walker-shannon

    Learn more about Kate Rubins by visiting:
    https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kathleen-rubins

    #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenAtNASA

    Download link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2021_0324_VPOTUS%20Women’s%20History_NO%20TEXT

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  • Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

    Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris placed a special phone call to space this week when she spoke with astronaut Victor Glover who is aboard the International Space Station.

    Glover, a crew member of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission, is the first African American astronaut to fly on a commercial spacecraft, and the first African American to fly a long-term mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. This is his first spaceflight since being selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013.

    Learn more about Glover by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/victor-j-glover/biography

    Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Vice%20President%20Kamala%20Harris%20Calls%20NASA%20Astronaut%20Victor%20Glover

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  • President Biden Congratulates NASA on the Perseverance Mars Rover Touchdown

    President Biden Congratulates NASA on the Perseverance Mars Rover Touchdown

    President Joe Biden called acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Feb. 18, 2021, just after the Perseverance rover touched down on Mars to congratulate the agency’s team on the successful landing.

    Learn more about the mission at: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

    Video Credit: The White House

  • Vice President Pence Visits Langley for Artemis Update on This Week @NASA – February 21, 2020

    Vice President Pence Visits Langley for Artemis Update on This Week @NASA – February 21, 2020

    Vice President Pence visits our Langley Research Center, science results related to water on Jupiter, and studying the darkest areas of the Moon … 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_0221_Vice%20President%20Pence%20Visits%20Langley%20for%20Artemis%20Update%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20February%2021,%202020

  • Vice President Mike Pence addresses employees at NASA’s Langley Research Center

    Vice President Mike Pence addresses employees at NASA’s Langley Research Center

    Humanity’s return to the Moon with our Artemis program will be a forerunner to future human missions to Mars.

    Watch this video to hear about America’s future in space from Vice President Mike Pence, along with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a visit to our Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

  • Vice President Pence Talks Future Human Space Exploration on This Week @NASA – August 24, 2018

    Vice President Pence Talks Future Human Space Exploration on This Week @NASA – August 24, 2018

    Discussing the future of human space exploration, a vital resource is confirmed on the surface of the Moon, and a first glimpse at asteroid Bennu … 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_0824_Vice%20President%20Pence%20Talks%20Future%20Human%20Space%20Exploration%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20August%2024,%202018.html

  • Vice President Visits Marshall Space Flight Center on This Week @NASA – September 29, 2017

    Vice President Visits Marshall Space Flight Center on This Week @NASA – September 29, 2017

    Vice President Mike Pence visited our Marshall Space Flight Center on Sept. 25 to thank employees working on NASA’s human spaceflight programs. He also spoke to the three NASA astronauts currently serving onboard the International Space Station. During a tour, the Vice President also saw progress being made on our Space Launch System rocket, that will send astronauts in our Orion spacecraft on missions around the Moon and ultimately to Mars. Also, NASA Data and Tech Aid in Disaster Relief, Congressional Hearing on August 21 Solar Eclipse, OSIRIS-REx Views Earth During Flyby, and “Bladed Terrain” on Pluto Made of Frozen Methane!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-NHQ_2017_0929_Vice%20President%20Visits%20Marshall%20Space%20Flight%20Center%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20September%2029,%202017.html

  • Vice President Pence Visits NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

    Vice President Pence Visits NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

    Vice President Mike Pence offered his thanks Monday to employees working on NASA’s human spaceflight programs during a tour of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Vice President saw the progress being made on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful deep space rocket, that will send astronauts on missions around the Moon and ultimately to Mars. He also visited Marshall’s Payload Operations Integration Center, where the agency manages all research aboard the International Space Station.

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-NHQ_2017_0925_Vice%20President%20Pence%20Visits%20NASA%27s%20Marshall%20Space%20Flight%20Center.html

  • Vice President Pence Visits Kennedy on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2017

    Vice President Pence Visits Kennedy on This Week @NASA – July 7, 2017

    Vice President Mike Pence spoke to employees on July 6 at our Kennedy Space Center in Florida, highlighting the public/private partnerships transforming the center into a multi-user spaceport, and changing the way we do business in low-Earth orbit. Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot and Kennedy Director Bob Cabana accompanied the Vice President on tours of several facilities currently being leased by private space companies. The tour showcased hardware, systems and infrastructure, that will soon facilitate U.S. based astronaut launches and eventual missions to deep space. Also, SpaceX Dragon Released from Space Station, Happy July 4th from Space, and 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge!

  • Vice President Pence Visits NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

    Vice President Pence Visits NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

    Vice President Mike Pence visited NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida today and addressed employees at the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building. The vice president also toured Kennedy to learn more about the center’s work as a multi-user spaceport for commercial and government clients, and he saw the agency’s progress toward launching from U.S. soil on spacecraft built by American companies. He visited the Neil Armstrong Operation’s and Checkout Building to see NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will travel past the moon, and eventually on to Mars atop the Space Launch System rocket.

  • President Trump Reestablishes the National Space Council on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2017

    President Trump Reestablishes the National Space Council on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2017

    President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on June 30 to reestablish the National Space Council. To mark International Asteroid Day on June 30, we aired a special television program with information about the work our Planetary Defense Coordination Office and other NASA-funded programs do to find, track and characterize Near Earth Objects. These are asteroids and comets in the vicinity of Earth’s orbit that could pose an impact threat to our planet. The Planetary Defense Coordination Office also issues alerts and helps coordinate any U.S. government response to an impact threat. The broadcast was part of a 24-hour Asteroid Day program from Broadcasting Center Europe. Also, NASA Testifies at Congressional Hearings, and Colorful Clouds in Space!

  • Vice President Pence Tours NASA’s Historic Mission Control in Houston

    Vice President Pence Tours NASA’s Historic Mission Control in Houston

    As part of his visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center on June 7, to welcome America’s newest astronaut candidates, Vice President Mike Pence took a tour of the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center and was briefed on current human spaceflight operations.

    The Vice President also joined Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot and Johnson Center Director Ellen Ochoa to announce the 12 men and women who were selected to the 2017 astronaut class from more than 18,300 applicants. The new astronaut candidates could one day be performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil aboard spacecraft built by American companies, and traveling to the moon or even Mars with the help of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.

    Get more information on astronaut selection and information on the candidates after their introduction at: https://www.nasa.gov/2017astronauts.

  • Whitson Receives Call from President Trump on This Week @NASA – April 28, 2017

    Whitson Receives Call from President Trump on This Week @NASA – April 28, 2017

    On April 24 aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson set a new record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut. President Donald Trump marked the milestone with a call from the Oval Office, with First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins – to the station, where Whitson was joined by NASA’s Jack Fischer. Whitson, who in 2008 became the first woman to command the space station, also holds the record for most spacewalks by a female astronaut. NASA worked with the Department of Education, on behalf of the White House, to make the president’s call to the station available to schools across America. Whitson encouraged students to think about how the steps they take in the classroom today could someday help NASA make the next giant leap in space exploration. Also, First Live 4K Broadcast from Space, Kate Rubins Visits National Institutes of Health, Cassini Begins its Grand Finale, and 2017 Astrobiology Science Conference!

  • President Trump Calls Space Station Crew on Record-Setting Day

    President Trump Calls Space Station Crew on Record-Setting Day

    From the Oval Office at the White House, President Trump called Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA April 24 to offer congratulations to Whitson on the day she broke the record for most cumulative days on orbit by a U.S. astronaut. Whitson’s 534-day total surpassed the record held by NASA’s Jeff Williams. Trump’s daughter Ivanka and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins joined the president to discuss Whitson’s presence as a role model for young women and students as she continues her more than nine-month mission on station.

  • JFK’s Rice Speech on NASA TV Sept. 12

    JFK’s Rice Speech on NASA TV Sept. 12

    50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy delivered his historic “Space Challenge” speech to students and faculty at Rice University in Houston that included this now-iconic statement, “We choose to go to the moon not because it is easy but because it is hard.” See and hear the speech in its entirety this Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. Central on NASA TV just as it was delivered that morning on September 12, 1962