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Trailblazing Astronaut Eileen Collins: Leading the Return of the Space Shuttle Discovery
New ReviewEileen Collins, the first female shuttle commander, is set to lead the upcoming Discovery mission, marking the return of the shuttle system to active service. With a history-making career as a test pilot and astronaut, Collins will guide...
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Hubble Servicing Mission 1: From the Astronauts' Perspective
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s first servicing mission, astronauts Kathryn Thornton and Jeffrey Hoffman told the story of that successful, groundbreaking mission during a livestream event from...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: The Astronaut Schedulers
Alicia Robinson and Crystal Larsen, increment training integrators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, break down the intricate coordination needed to prepare astronauts for launch from the moment they are assigned to a mission. HWHAP...
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Ellen Ochoa: The First Female Hispanic Astronaut
In 1993, Ellen Ochoa wrote her name in the stars – as the first Hispanic woman to enter orbit. She continues to inspire generations of aspiring astronauts today.
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Houston We Have a Podcast: The Crew-2 Astronauts
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Aki Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet share their perspective on their upcoming mission, their training, and their careers before they head to the International Space Station....
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Houston We Have a Podcast: The Crew-3 Astronauts
The Crew-3 astronauts discuss their individual paths that brought them together on the third crew rotation mission of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. HWHAP Episode 219.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Throwback Thursday Featuring Veteran Astronaut Steve Smith
The rebroadcast of a conversation with veteran astronaut Steven Smith, former Associate Director for International Space Station Science Directorate at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut, M.D.
Serena Auñón-Chancellor shares her story about becoming an astronaut from her education in engineering and medicine to her time at NASA as a flight surgeon. Auñón-Chancellor discusses her training and expectations before her first trip...
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On a Mission: Season Three, Episode 1: An Astronaut’s View of Earth
You might think you know Earth, but astronaut’s views from outer space help us see our world in a whole new light.
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Average Joe, Educator, Astronaut
Joe Acaba, U.S. astronaut, talks about his time in the Marine Corps and Peace Corps, his previous missions to space, and his background as a high school and middle school educator. HWHAP Episode 10.
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Crew-1: The Astronauts
Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi are NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts headed to the International Space Station for the first crew rotation flight on a U.S. commercial spacecraft. They share stories of their...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Private Astronauts
Angela Hart and Camille Alleyne of NASA’s Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development program describe the agency's efforts to build a robust commercial economy by enabling private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. HWHAP...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Soldier, Physician, Astronaut
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan shares his journey just before his first spaceflight. Morgan talks about his education, his time as a flight surgeon in the military, and his experience parachuting out of planes. He and his wife Stacey share...
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Diet Like an Astronaut
Dr. Scott Smith, NASA nutritionist and the manager for nutritional biochemistry, discusses the differences in the way astronauts have to eat in space versus the way we eat here on Earth. HWHAP Episode 43.
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Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut Health
Dr. Natacha Chough, Flight Surgeon, talks about what flight surgeons do and how they work with astronauts to monitor their health during spaceflight. She reveals health concerns that are unique to the space environment. HWHAP Episode 22.
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How Do Astronauts Get Breathable Oxygen In Space (Aboard The ISS)?
Astronauts onboard the ISS get their breathable oxygen in two main ways - through systems onboard the ISS that generate breathable oxygen and through resupply missions that deliver breathable oxygen to the ISS. There is plenty of oxygen...
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How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation
August 1972, as NASA scientist Ian Richardson remembers it, was hot. In Surrey, England, where he grew up, the fields were brown and dry, and people tried to stay out of the Sun, indoors and televisions on. But for several days that...
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We Asked NASA Scientists and Astronauts “What is your Favorite Hubble Image?”
Over the years, Hubble video producer Paul Morris has had the amazing opportunity to interview some of the brightest minds in astrophysics, and some of the coolest astronauts and people in the world. As a rule, he always asked every...
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Launching America: Goddard's Role in Keeping Astronauts Connected to Earth
NASA’s Human Space Flight Network stands ready to support the launch of astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, coordinating communications across multiple network elements to...
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4 Things You're Not Allowed to Do in Space
There are lots of things that you're allowed to do on earth that you absolutely can't if you're an astronaut. Some of them you wouldn't expect.
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Take a Tour of the Space Station
Did you know some astronauts live in space for months at a time? Join Jessi and Squeaks for a tour of the International Space Station and learn what life is like in low gravity!
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From Optics to Spacewalks: Dr. Ellen Ochoa | Great Minds
Dr. Ellen Ochoa is incredible! She published over a dozen papers, co-filed three patents, and was a NASA engineer, all before becoming an astronaut and spending nearly a thousand hours in space.
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Over (to) The Moon
Sabrina gets a new set in this episode of Crash Course Kids. Do you want to be an astronaut? Would you like to someday walk on the moon? Well, you better learn a little about gravity so you can escape from Earth and head into space....
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How Do You Weigh Things in Space?
Astronauts need to know their mass while in orbit, but a normal scale would be free-falling around the Earth with them. So how do they measure their mass without gravity?
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