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You're watching NASA Direct. Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: With the launch of Discovery less than one month away, pad crews load the space shuttle with prelaunch fuels and prep...
Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: a revised launch window for Space Shuttle Discovery. Two loaded and one to go_ STS-114 payloads are packing up_ And technicians keep watch as orbiter At...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Dougla...
NEWLY ARRIVED NASA ASTRONAUTS ON SPACE STATION GREETED BY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW Within hours after docking to the International Space Station aboard their new SpaceX Crew Dragon craft ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Dougla...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Dougla...
Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: It Takes Two. An important, second test on Space Shuttle Discovery's External Tank. Then, ET-121 attaches to its Solid Rocket Boosters and prepares t...
MS. STILSON: As the Space Shuttle launch director, Mike Leinbach leads the launch team and makes the ultimate decision on launch day, go or no-go.Mike is going to give us the inside story of what ...
The gigantic External Tank that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The arrival of the newly redesigned t...
The arrival in Florida of the External Tank that will help launch the next Space Shuttle marks an important milestone in processing for flight. Technicians at Kennedy Space Center can then begin fi...
Now on NASA's Space Shuttle Status Report: Kennedy Space Center continues working toward safe Return to Flight in 2005. New this week: Two orbiters -- Discovery and Atlantis -- are preparing for...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: At the pad and awaiting the go for launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew are ready to fly into space to continue constructing the Internationa...
After two-and-a-half years, Space Shuttle Discovery roared into Earth orbit on NASA's long-awaited Return to Flight mission July 26, 2005. The twin Solid Rocket Boosters roared to life at 10:39 a.m...
SPACE STATION COMMANDER DISCUSSES MISSION EVENTS WITH THE MEDIA Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA discussed the progress of his mission on the o...
How do we prepare the orbiter for space flight? We do that at Kennedy Space Center in one of our three Orbiter Processing Facilities, or OPFs. The orbiter is just one of the components of the Space...
The third and final main engine has been installed on Space Shuttle Discovery at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The engines will provide part of the driving force for the Space Shuttle on ...
Hi, my name is Eric Anderson and I work for NASA here at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I am the Lead Telemetry Engineer for the Launch Services Program. My primary job is to support telemetr...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Discovery's payload is loaded and ready to go_ Plus, final checkout work is in progress, readying Space Shuttle Discovery for a July launch window_ ...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Discovery’s payload bay doors are closed in preparation for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building… The external tank and solid rocket boost...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: Space Shuttle Discovery is at the launch pad, her cargo is loaded and NASA is ready to launch_ And with the launch just days away, final preparations...
From touch down after a mission -- through processing for the next flight -- to liftoff again -- NASA's Space Shuttle fleet calls the Kennedy Space Center home. It takes a vast array of facilitie...
Leading the team that ensures the health of the Space Shuttle's powerhouse requires an incredible amount of planning. Just ask Susan Johnson, a quality assurance and systems safety manager for Rock...
Next, on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: The month of June begins with many Return to Flight preparations at Kennedy Space Center. The anticipation builds as progress on Space Shuttle Disco...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A mission to build on_ With the successful completion of a trip to the International Space Station, NASA is ready once again to fly into space. 'Return...
Next on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: A new year begins. Space Shuttle Discovery makes it home for the holidays, and NASA rings in the new year with a full schedule of space shuttle launche...
Within hours after docking to the International Space Station aboard their new SpaceX Crew Dragon craft “Endeavour” May 31, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken floated aboard the orbita...
Loaded with food, fuel, and supplies, the unpiloted Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft arrived the International Space Station April 13 where it was installed to the nadir port of t...
How does the Space Shuttle use parachutes? Essentially, you'll find three places on the Space Shuttle where we use parachutes. The first one is on the backs of the astronauts. The second on...
Now on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: In the Works_ NASA lays out its plan to return to flight this July_ Plus: Tank tasks_ A test, and a swap of the Shuttles' fuel tanks are on the horiz...
Now on NASA's Space Shuttle Status Report: Getting ready to roll: Final work is progressing for Space Shuttle Discovery's roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building later this month_ Two plus o...