In this episode of “Watch this Space,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses NASA’s recent selection of U.S. companies to potentially deliver science payloads to the lunar surface. He also visits the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, where he discusses the Mars InSight landing and plans for Mars 2020.
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NASA Administrator Talks Training, Future Missions with Newest Astronaut Class
NASA’s newest class of astronaut trainees joined agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine Sept. 27 at NASA headquarters, to talk about their experiences in the training program, hopes for future missions, and more, in a live episode of “Watch This Space”.
Astronaut candidates Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Jonny Kim, Frank Rubio, Matthew Dominick, Warren Hoburg, Kayla Barron, Bob Hines, Raja Chari, Loral O’ Hara and Jessica Watkins were joined by Canadian Space Agency astronaut candidates Joshua Kutryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons. The first U.S. astronauts, the “Original Seven,” were selected in 1959. Since then, NASA has selected 21 more groups of astronauts. This latest class, announced on June 7, 2017, includes a physician, biologist, geologist, military pilots and engineers.
Once their training is complete, they may be assigned to any of a variety of missions, including: performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by U.S. commercial companies, and departing for deep space missions on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.
Learn more about the 2017 astronaut candidate class at: https://www.nasa.gov/2017astronauts.
This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library:https://images.nasa.gov/details-NASA%20Administrator%20Talks%20Training,%20Future%20Missions%20with%20Newest%20Astronaut%20Class.html
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NASA Administrator Bridenstine Talks With Astronaut Nick Hague
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks via satellite with astronaut Nick Hague in Houston. Hague and Russian crewmate Alexey Ovchinin safely made a ballistic landing in Kazakhstan on Oct. 11, when the launch of their Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted due to an anomaly.
This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_1017_NASA%20Administrator%20Bridenstine%20Talks%20With%20Astronaut%20Nick%20Hague.html
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NASA Administrator Bridenstine Chats with Astronauts Acaba and Vande Hei
During a recent visit to NASA headquarters astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei sat down for an informal Q&A session with Administrator Jim Bridenstine – and responded to questions from the agency’s social media followers.
The astronauts, who returned from the International Space Station in late February, talked about the station’s role as a platform to help us live and work in space. The cutting-edge research and technology development on the station is helping prepare our astronauts to take the next giant leap in human space exploration. The agency plans to return to the Moon and eventually send humans to Mars and destinations beyond.
This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2018_0725_NASA%20Administrator%20Bridenstine%20Chats%20with%20Astronauts%20Acaba%20and%20Vande%20Hei.html