Feb 20 Watch 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space… Continue watching
Dec 15 Asteroid Vesta Revealed By Jenny Marder On December 12, Dawn maneuvered into its closest orbit yet around giant asteroid Vesta. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude of about 130 miles. Since NASA's spacecraft dawn snapped into orbit around the object, it has been… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Space Junk Threatens Future Space Exploration Hari interviews orbital debris expert Donald Kessler. Continue watching
Jul 20 NASA’s Space Shuttle Program: 30 Years of Flight By Jenny Marder Atlantis and her four-member crew have been cleared for their historic return to earth on Thursday. Landing is scheduled for 5:56 ET. As NASA's final shuttle prepares for its final landing, we look back at the 30-year program. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch As Shuttle Retires, What’s NASA’s New Mission? After 30 years and millions of miles traveled, the 135th and final mission of NASA's space shuttle program blasted off Friday. Ray Suarez discusses the post-shuttle era of space exploration and NASA's future purpose with former astronaut Mae Jemison, former… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch NASA’s Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Atlantis Launches on Historic Mission The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center for the final mission of the 30-year-old program Friday morning. Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel Mock Mission to Mars Tests Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Miles O’Brien on the Last Shuttle Launch Hari talks to Miles O'Brien about the space shuttle program, on the eve of its retirement. Continue watching
Jun 27 On Its Final Mission, Atlantis to Help Ready NASA for Post-Shuttle Era Space shuttle Atlantis will haul supplies and a robotic experiment to the International Space Station for its final flight. Continue reading