European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shared this video on social media with the caption: How do you cross a module in space? 🙃
📹 ESA – S. Cristoforetti
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Tag: space flight
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Apollo 11: One Small Step on the Moon for All Mankind
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent more than two hours outside their spacecraft on the Moon. They studied the surface. They collected rocks. After almost a day, they blasted off. They docked with Michael Collins in orbit around the Moon.
For more information on their voyage to the Moon and one small step on the lunar surface for all of mankind, visit https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/
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A Sign of Progress: Honoring NASA’s Hidden Figures
Thanks to new signage, visitors to NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. will be reminded of the contributions of the “hidden figures” essential to the success of early spaceflight. The renaming honors Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who were featured in Margot Lee Shetterly’s book – and the movie – Hidden Figures, as well as all women who honorably serve their country, advancing equality, and contributing to the United States space program. News release: https://go.nasa.gov/HiddenFiguresWay
On June 12, Administrator Jim Bridenstine joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and author Margot Lee Shetterly for the renaming of the street in front of NASA Headquarters in Washington – E Street SW – to “Hidden Figures Way.”
Learn about NASA’s hidden and modern figures: https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures