NASA's Videos

Footage for a story on weather forecasting through the eyes of balloonists and the contributions of JPSS and the NWS.

Timelapse of a mass ascension at the 2023 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

NASA conducted a full-duration RS-25 hot fire Feb. 29 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, continuing a key test series for future Artemis flights of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hot fire is the second test following installation of a second production engine nozzle that will provide additional performance data on the upgraded unit. It also marked the eighth in a 12-test series to certify production of new RS-25 engines by lead contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to help power NASA’s SLS rocket on Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond, beginning with Artemis V. The current series is the second and final series to certify restart production of the upgraded engines. NASA completed an initial 12-test certification series with the upgraded components in June 2023. Four RS-25 engines fire simultaneously to help launch each SLS rocket, producing up to 2 million pounds of combined thrust.

Ice formed on the blades of a rotating rotor. In time the ice accumulation builds up and is then shed or spun off the blades. High-speed video captures this event in slow motion for analysis.

This time-lapse shows a laser 3D printing process that fused metals together, layer-by-layer, to create the new alloy GRX-810. This alloy is an oxide dispersion strengthened alloy, which is great for building aerospace parts for high-temperature applications because they can withstand harsher conditions before reaching their breaking points.

GRC engineer Heather Oravec explains space tires and the STEM path that led to her NASA career. Sample of longer video uploaded to AVAIL for consideration in the Videographer of the Year Award, Production Category.

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) Transport to SLC-40.

A commercial resupply mission to the space station, preparing to make a delivery to the Moon, and monitoring our changing Earth from space … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shared their thoughts about spending Thanksgiving in space and some of the foods they plan to enjoy while in orbit.

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli discussed living and working in space during an in-flight event Nov. 12 with students attending the Creative Learning Academy in Pensacola, Florida. Moghbeli is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

NASA and SpaceX launched the 29th commercial resupply mission of the Cargo Dragon from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 8:28 p.m. EST, Nov. 9, 2023. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will deliver new science investigations, food, supplies, and equipment to the international crew. The research includes work to understand interactions between weather on Earth and space, and laser communications.

SpaceX Commercial Resupply – One of two American providers delivering cargo to the International Space Station.

Ensuring U.S. leadership of in-space manufacturing in low Earth orbit by enabling the use of the ISS National Laboratory to demonstrate the production of advanced materials and products for terrestrial markets.

NASA joined partners in October 2023 to generate critical new data on sustainable aviation fuel through Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator project. As Boeing’s second ecoDemonstrator Explorer aircraft flew, switching between sustainable aviation fuel and conventional jet fuel, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft collected data that measured the emissions and contrail particles from both types of fuel. The DC-8, based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is the largest flying science laboratory in the world. The data it collected will help advance our understanding of how sustainable aviation fuel affects contrails, which trap heat in the atmosphere. NASA and Boeing were joined by partners including GE, the German Aerospace Center, World Energy, and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli discussed living and working in space during an in-flight event October 27 with students attending the Baldwin Union Free School District in Baldwin, New York. Moghbeli is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. hosted it's first Open House in six years. The visitors, which numbered close to 41,000, were able to tour multiple facilities and speak with Langley researchers, scientists, and engineers about the impact their work is having to inspire a better world. Additionally, the public had a chance to get up close and personal with ARTEMIS II Astronaut Victor Glover, and X-59 test pilot Nils Larson.

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. hosted it's first Open House in six years. The visitors, which numbered close to 41,000, were able to tour multiple facilities and speak with Langley researchers, scientists, and engineers about the impact their work is having to inspire a better world. Additionally, the public had a chance to get up close and personal with ARTEMIS II Astronaut Victor Glover, and X-59 test pilot Nils Larson.

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. hosted a special preview of its upcoming Open House for members of the media. The Open House preview included stops at four of the facilities that will be open to the public for Open House, as well as an opportunity to talk with Langley researchers, scientists, and engineers about the impact their work is having to inspire a better world.

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station

STEMonstrations: Photosynthesis

NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The new engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. A series of 12 tests, stretching into 2024, is scheduled to occur on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The tests are a key step for lead SLS engines contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to produce engines that will help power the SLS rocket, beginning with Artemis V. For each Artemis mission, four RS-25 engines, along with a pair of solid rocket boosters, power the SLS rocket, producing more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Following a “test like you fly” approach, all 12 tests in the new series are scheduled for at least 500 seconds, the same amount of time the engines must fire during an actual launch. Overall, a total of 6,350 seconds of hot fire is planned for the series. With completion of the campaign, it is anticipated all systems will be “go” to produce 24 new RS-25 engines using the updated design.

NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The new engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. A series of 12 tests, stretching into 2024, is scheduled to occur on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The tests are a key step for lead SLS engines contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to produce engines that will help power the SLS rocket, beginning with Artemis V. For each Artemis mission, four RS-25 engines, along with a pair of solid rocket boosters, power the SLS rocket, producing more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Following a “test like you fly” approach, all 12 tests in the new series are scheduled for at least 500 seconds, the same amount of time the engines must fire during an actual launch. Overall, a total of 6,350 seconds of hot fire is planned for the series. With completion of the campaign, it is anticipated all systems will be “go” to produce 24 new RS-25 engines using the updated design.

The live launch broadcast for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, a mission to a unique metal-rich asteroid. Psyche will travel nearly six years and about 2.2 billion miles (3.6 billion kilometers) – to an asteroid of the same name, which is orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists believe Psyche could be part of the core of a planetesimal, likely made of iron-nickel metal. The ore will not be mined but studied from orbit in hopes of giving researchers a better idea of what may make up Earth’s core. The Psyche spacecraft also will host a pioneering technology demonstration: NASA’s DSOC (Deep Space Optical Communications) experiment. This laser communications system will operate for the first two years of Psyche’s journey. Launch occurred at 10:19 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 13, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The launch is managed by the Launch Service Program based at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.