NASA Space Explorers

This week, NASA’s Moon Mission Launch took place, and as we speak, the Orion spacecraft is hurtling towards the Moon, on a journey to explore and learn more about our planet and its moon. Spraydown of the Artemis 1 spacecraft on its way to the Moon - SpaceX TV NASA's Orion spacecraft blasts off for a journey to the Moon - Watch live! Artemis 1 is the first mission to use the new space launch system - Watch live! #splashdown #space #launchsystem #artemis1 #spaceflight #launch #approach #sspaleta #moon #orion #nasa #earth #space.com #sls #rocket #reentry

NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program nurtures visionary ideas from America's innovators and entrepreneurs that could transform future NASA missions with the creation of radically better or entirely new aerospace concepts. NIAC projects study innovative, technically credible, advanced concepts to turn science fiction to science fact. For more information about NIAC: https://www.nasa.gov/NIAC Apply to NIAC link: https://www.nasa.gov/content/apply-to... More NIAC videos: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stm... Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NASA%... More information about concepts included in this video: · 0:34 Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT): https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 0:58 Super Ball Bot: https://www.nasa.gov/content/super-ba... · 1:00 Triton Hopper: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:04 Contour Crafting: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:08 Marsbee: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:10 Diffractive Solar Sailing: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:13 Solar Gravitational Lensing: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:17 Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): https://www.nasa.gov/ames/flute · 1:30 On-demand Custom Spacesuits: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:35 CubeSat Neutrino Detector: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:38 Lofted Environmental Venus Sensors (LEAVES): https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:41 Myco-Architecture: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:44 Lunar Pit exploring Robots: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:56 Bioinspired Ray (BREEZE): https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:58 Independent Micro-swimmers (SWIM): https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 1:59 Light Bender: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 2:01 Atmosphere and Cloud Sample Return: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 2:03 Optical Mining: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... · 2:06 Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa... Producer, Writer, Editor: Shane Apple Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

In this artist’s rendition, we explore a metallic world named Psyche, an asteroid that offers a unique window into the building blocks of planet formation. The NASA Psyche mission launches in 2023 and will arrive at the asteroid Psyche, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, in 2026. The spacecraft, also named Psyche, will spend 21 months orbiting the asteroid, mapping it and studying its properties. The mission is led by Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is responsible for the mission’s overall management, system engineering, integration and test, and mission operations. Maxar Technologies is providing a high-power solar electric propulsion spacecraft chassis.