Rocket Science
How Do We Launch Things into Space
You’ve probably seen beautiful photos of Earth and the other planets in our solar system. Those photos were often captured by spacecraft – robotic explorers doing their work far away […]
Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket
Watch documentary footage of our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s transformation into the over-300-foot-tall launch vehicle that will return humanity to the Moon.
NASA Explorers: The Launch
It’s 5 a.m. on a normal September day and NASA Explorers have gathered in a California field to watch a rocket launch light up the pre-dawn sky. On board the […]
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Rocket Science
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket reaches another major milestone on the road to T-Zero, as NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft prepares for launch. Stacking the rocket begins with the booster […]
NASA Explorers: Before the Rocket
Our team of scientists is just days away from their research being loaded onto a SpaceX rocket that will carry their experiment to the International Space Station. This week on […]
Delta, America’s Space Ambassador
This video presentation features the major satellites launched by the Delta rocket in a celebration of this dependable launch vehicle’s past.
Countdown to T-Zero: How Do We Prepare a Spacecraft for Launch – TESS Mission?
Revisit the April 18, 2018, launch of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. TESS is already scanning the skies, identifying planet candidates that may […]
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Launch Fever
NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft. The satellite’s arrival […]
Artemis I Path to the Pad: Launch and Recovery
Watch as we document Orion’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, closing the first chapter in America’s next deep space exploration story.