The Orion spacecraft is back in Florida after Artemis I, a direct deposit on Mars, and an insightful mission comes to an end. These are a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Get more space in your inbox and subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://nasa.gov/subscribe En español: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Orion%20is%20Back%20in%20Florida%20After%20Artemis%20I%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20January%206,%202023 Credit: NASA ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIkA3YkZiH4

Before our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft can launch our nation into a new era of spaceflight, the duo must first undergo a wet dress rehearsal at the launch pad prior to liftoff. Watch SLS and Orion continue on their path to the pad as they travel to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B for a full countdown rehearsal - an operation involving hundreds of engineers stationed all across the nation. All about Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/ Credits: Writer: Danielle Sempsrott Editor: Francisco Martin Producers: John Sackman, Michael Justice & Madison Tuttle Music courtesy of Gothic Storm Music Credit: NASA ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h5Si9MBHJU

Astrobiologists study ancient lakes on Earth in order to help us search for life in our solar system and beyond. Subscribe to our "Gravity Assist" podcast for this episode and more: https://www.nasa.gov/gravityassist As the Perseverance Rover flies toward Jezero Crater on Mars, which once hosted water, astrobiologists are interested in places on Earth that are similar to the rover landing site. Kennda Lynch, scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, has been doing fieldwork in an ancient lake location in Utah called the Pilot Valley Playa. In this episode of Gravity Assist, she describes her recent discoveries and why she’s excited about Perseverance. She also explains how all life forms create waste products, even bacteria, that could leave tracers or “biosignatures” for scientists to detect. By looking at how microbes survive in extreme environments on Earth, scientists can explore the bigger question of how life could sustain itself on other planetary bodies like Mars and Jupiter’s moon Europa. Image Credits: NASA Vox/ YouTube Original -"Glad You Asked" Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons Alexander Gerst/Wikimedia Commons Paul Hermans/Wikimedia Commons Producer: Sonnet Apple This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2020_0814_Gravity%20Assist_Kennda%20Lynch ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XFZfgjePlE

It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. NASA Explorers is a new digital series that takes you inside the space agency and follows the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. Season 1, “Cryosphere,” joins NASA scientists on their journey to the frozen ends of the Earth as they study our rapidly changing world from satellites, planes and boots on the ground. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9dNgHGtHqU