Watch live with us as a crew of four launch on NASA's SpaceX #Crew7 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC), Sat., Aug. 26. Commander Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, pilot Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency, and mission specialists Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos will launch on their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, powered by a Falcon 9 rocket, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Visit our Crew-7 blog for the latest mission news: https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-7 Over 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations will take place during Crew-7's mission of approximately six months in space. Experiments will include the collection of microbial samples from the exterior of the space station, the first study of human response to different spaceflight durations, and an investigation of the physiological aspects of astronauts' sleep. Learn more about the mission and science at: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/what-you-need-to-know-about-nasa-s-spacex-crew-7-mission/ Credit: NASA Thumbnail credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD2XDoeT8SI

NASA wishes Apollo 10 astronaut General Tom Stafford a happy 90th birthday on Sept 17, 2020. Stafford commanded Apollo 10, the first flight of the lunar module to the Moon. He also flew our first rendezvous in space on Gemini 6, and piloted Gemini 9’s path to Earth with pencil and paper when the vehicle’s guidance computer failed in space. Throughout his career, Stafford helped us push the boundaries of what's possible in air and space. He flew more than 100 different types of aircraft, and conducted our first diplomatic rendezvous on orbit with the Apollo-Soyuz mission. For more information visit: https://www.nasa.gov/subject/14528/thomas-stafford/ Producer Credit: Sonnet Apple Music Credit: Universal Production Music ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DmUZkJ9dnk

Perseverance sends more sounds from Mars, the rocket boosters for Artemis I are all stacked up, and preview of a weekend spacewalk … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! https://images.nasa.gov/details-Perseverance%20Sends%20More%20Sounds%20From%20Mars%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20March%2012,%202021 Producer: Andre Valentine Editor: Lacey Young Music: Universal Production Music ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b__IE2vtInQ

We're saddened by the passing of Astronaut Richard Truly at the age of 86. In 1965, Truly became one of the first military astronauts selected to the Air Force’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory program and transferred to NASA as an astronaut in August 1969. He served as capsule communicator for all three Skylab missions in 1973 and the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. He was pilot for one of the two-astronaut crews that flew the 747/Space Shuttle Enterprise approach and landing test flights during 1977. He then was backup pilot for STS-1, the first orbital test of the Shuttle. His first space flight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2), significant as the first piloted spacecraft to be reflown in space. His second flight (STS-8) was as commander of Space Shuttle Challenger, the first night launch and landing in the Shuttle program. The former Shuttle astronaut served as the first commander of the Naval Space Command in Dahlgren, Virginia, established Oct. 1, 1983. Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly returned to NASA to become NASA’s Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program. This was highlighted by NASA’s celebrated “return to flight” on September 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the first Shuttle mission in almost 3 years. He served as NASA’s eighth Administrator from February 1989 to 1992. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJbH93wG19c