The Gold Medal, Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions, was presented to four storied NASA astronauts: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin on Nov. 16, 2011. The award ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda was hosted by House and Senate leaders of both parties. (Includes excerpts of speeches by Neil Armstrong, John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, plus video of Glenn's Friendship 7 and the Apollo 11 missions.) Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, achieving the feat onboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon, while Collins piloted Apollo 11's command module. more
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Station Welcomes Three New Residents
Following the hatch opening of their Soyuz spacecraft, NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin are greeted by Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, JAXA's Satoshi Furukawa, and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov aboard the International Space Station. more
Expedition 29 Launches to the Space Station
Expedition 29 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov, NASA Flight Engineer Dan Burbank and Russian Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin launched on the Russian Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on November 14, 2011, (November 13 in the United States) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a two-day journey to the International Space Station. The trio will dock to the station on November 15, U.S. time, to start a five and a half month tour on the complex, joining station Commander Mike Fossum of NASA, Russian Flight Engineer Sergei Volkov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa, who have been on the outpost since June. more
NASA Heroes Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The Gold Medal, Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions, is presented to four storied NASA astronauts: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The Capitol Hill award ceremony was hosted by House and Senate leaders of both parties. more
NASA Recruits New Astronauts Via Web
For the first time, those wishing to become NASA astronauts can apply online. In this video that appears on the application site, Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden urges candidates to join NASA's astronauts Class of 2013 and be part of our nation's future space exploration effort. To learn more: www.astronauts.nasa.gov more
ScienceCast: Mystery of the Lunar Ionosphere
How can a world without air have an ionosphere? Somehow the Moon has done it. Lunar researchers have been struggling with this mystery for years, and they may have finally found a solution. more
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Garver Delivers Keynote at International Symposium on This Week at NASA
Top Stories on This Week At NASA. Three new flight directors at Mission Control in Houston. The latest on micro-gravity experiments aboard the ISS, Lifetime achievement awards for the Mars Rovers and Two Governors tour NASA facilities. more
NPP Science Media Briefing
NPP Science Media Briefing
NASA news briefing from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to discuss the science objectives of the NPP satellite mission, NASA's first satellite dedicated to advancing both climate research and weather forecasting. more
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With luminaries from political, science and technology fields looking on, NASA's Deputy Administrator Lori Garver joined U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) for a special dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony of a permanent exhibit of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. more
ScienceCasts: A Star with Spiral Arms
Using a Japanese telescope, NASA-supported researchers have found the first clear case of a star with spiral arms. more
New Weather Satellite in Orbit
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, or NPP, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 28, heralding a new era of climate change science and weather forecasting for the United States. more
NPP Science Media Briefing
NASA news briefing from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to discuss the science objectives of the NPP satellite mission, NASA's first satellite dedicated to advancing both climate research and weather forecasting. more
Sentator Mikulski Opens Web Telescope Exhibit-desktop.m4v
With luminaries from political, science and technology fields looking on, NASA's Deputy Administrator Lori Garver joined U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) for a special dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony of a permanent exhibit of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. more
Garver Delivers Keynote at International Symposium on This Week at NASA
Top Stories on This Week At NASA. Three new flight directors at Mission Control in Houston. The latest on micro-gravity experiments aboard the ISS, Lifetime achievement awards for the Mars Rovers and Two Governors tour NASA facilities. more
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