Spaceflight Now + Premium video content for our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. Launch of Atlas 5 The Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket launches at 7:07 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral carrying the AMERICOM 16 communications spacecraft. (6min 22sec file)  Play video Press site view The sunrise launch of Atlas 5 is shown in this view from the Kennedy Space Center press site at Complex 39. (QuickTime file)  Play video Rocket rollout Riding on its mobile launching platform, the Atlas 5 rocket is rolled from its assembly building to the launch pad at Complex 41 just hours before the scheduled liftoff time carrying AMC 16. (4min 41sec file)  Play video Atlas 5 news briefing Mission officials hold the pre-launch news conference in Cape Canaveral on Thursday, Dec. 16 to preview the flight of Atlas 5 with AMC 16. (40min 41sec file)  Play video AMC 16 launch preview Preview the launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 rocket carrying the AMERICOM 16 communications spacecraft with this narrated animation package. (2min 52sec file)  Play video The AMC 16 spacecraft This narrated movie provides an overview of the Lockheed Martin-built AMC 16 spacecraft for operator SES AMERICOM. (3min 30sec file)  Play video Deep Impact overview Rick Grammier, NASA's Deep Impact project manager from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, provides a detailed overview of the spacecraft and its mission. (4min 54sec file)  Play video Science preview Deep Impact principal investigator Michael A'Hearn explains how the comet collision will occur and what scientists hope to learn. (7min 11sec file)  Play video Pre-flight news briefing The pre-flight news conference is held at NASA Headquarters on December 14 to preview the Deep Impact mission to intercept a comet and blast a projectile into it. (54min 19sec file)  Play video Mars rover update Steve Squyres of Cornell University, the rovers' principal investigator, discusses the latest discoveries from Spirit and Opportunity.  Play video Station status report International Space Station program officials hold a status briefing Dec. 9 on the progress of Expedition 10. They discussed the food supply concerns and many other topics. (52min 53sec file)  Play video John Young tribute A gala at the National Air and Space Museum pays tribute to retiring space pioneer John Young. America's most experienced astronaut is leaving NASA this month after an extraordinary 42-year career. (1hr 24min file)  Low | High bandwidth Shuttle program update Space shuttle program manager Bill Parsons, deputy program manager Wayne Hale and integration manager John Casper hold a news conference in Houston on Monday to provide an update on Return to Flight work. (61min 35sec file)  Play video Shuttle work This collection of footage illustrates activities underway throughout NASA on the external tank, orbiter in-flight inspection techniques and pre-launch processing work at the Cape. (9min 05sec file)  Play video This date in history The Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off at 4:26 a.m. on December 2, 1993 for the daring mission to fix the flawed vision of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. (3min 44sec file)  Play video Soyuz leaves ISS The Russian Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft with the Expedition 10 crew undocks from the International Space Station's Pirs module for the capsule's relocation to another docking port. (2min 19sec file)  Play video Roll maneuver After backing away from the space station, the Soyuz capsule performs a roll maneuver for alignment to prepare for linkup with the new docking port. (2min 04sec file)  Play video Earth views Spectacular views of the Russian Soyuz capsule flying over the Earth were captured by station cameras during the move between docking ports. (3min 35sec file)  Play video Successful docking Expedition 10 returns to the space station with a successful docking to the Zarya control module's Earth-facing docking port, completing the Soyuz relocation. (1min 50sec file)  Play video ISS view of docking External television cameras on the International Space Station provide views of the Soyuz's final approach and docking to Zarya. (3min 34sec file)  Play video Launch of Swift The Boeing Delta rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying the Swift gamma-ray observatory. This extended clip follows the mission through second stage ignition and includes onboard video of the nose cone separation. (5min 45sec file)  Play video Nose cone jettison The Delta rocket's upward-facing video camera captures the nose cone covering Swift being jettisoned about five minutes into flight. (1min 06sec file)  Play video Swift deployed A video camera mounted on the Delta rocket's second stage shows maneuvers to the proper orientation for release of Swift high above Earth and the observatory's successful deployment. (8min 00sec file)  Play video Cocoa Beach view A powerful tracking camera located at Cocoa Beach south of the pad provides this spectacular view from liftoff through the early minutes of flight by the Delta rocket and Swift. (2min 54sec file)  Play video Tower rollback The mobile service tower is rolled back from the Boeing Delta 2 rocket, exposing the vehicle at launch pad 17A just before daybreak. (3min 14sec file)  Play video Launch of X-43A NASA's X-43A hypersonic aircraft is launched to Mach 10 by a Pegasus rocket booster where the experimental scramjet engine is tested during this third flight of the Hyper-X program. (3min 51sec file)  Play video Success for X-43A Mission officials recap the successful flight of NASA's third and final X-43A hypersonic research vehicle during this post-launch news conference. (39min 25sec file)  Play video Swift pre-launch briefing The launch of Swift and its initial activities after reaching orbit are detailed in the traditional pre-launch news conference held the day prior to liftoff. (23min 52sec file)  Play video The science of Swift U.S., British and Italian scientists on the Swift mission talk about the gamma-ray observatory and its objectives during this Kennedy Space Center news conference the day before launch. (35min 40sec file)  Play video X-43A launch preview NASA officials preview the third and final test launch of the X-43A hypersonic vehicle during this news conference from Dryden Flight Research Center. (29min 47sec file)  Play video Deep Impact arrives NASA's Deep Impact comet spacecraft arrives at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near Kennedy Space Center to begin final launch preparations for blastoff December 30 aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket. (2min 53sec file)  Play video Veterans Day Aboard the International Space Station, commander Leroy Chiao offers his thoughts in this downlinked message in honor of Veterans Day.  Play video Delta rocket lofts GPS The Boeing Delta 2 rocket lifts off Saturday morning with the GPS 2R-13 satellite from pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Florida.  Play video Launch in full This longer-length clip follows the Delta 2 rocket during its late-night ascent carrying the latest Global Positioning System satellite. (2min 25sec file)  Play video Delta scrub A red alarm triggers Friday morning's countdown to launch of Boeing's Delta 2 rocket carrying a GPS satellite to be scrubbed at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (1min 52sec file)  Play video Swift preview Mission scientists preview NASA's Swift gamma-ray burst detection satellite being readied for launch into Earth orbit. (39min 49sec file)  Play video Voting from space International Space Station Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao talks about the election and voting from orbit with CNN's Paula Zahn. (10min 20sec file)  Play video Cassini science update Radar imagery of Saturn's moon Titan and other new data from the Cassini spacecraft is presented during this JPL news conference on Thursday. (54min 48sec file)  Play video Post-flyby briefing Scientists and mission officials discuss the initial pictures and data obtained during Cassini's flyby of Titan during this JPL news conference on Wednesday. (55min 18sec file)  Play video First pictures The first pictures taken by Cassini during this close encounter with Titan are received at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to the delight of the mission's imaging leader. (2min 21sec file)  Play video Images flood in A Cassini mission scientist provides analysis as the raw images taken of Titan's surface flood into the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (29min 29sec file)  Play video Flyby explained Detailed animation illustrates Cassini's flyby of Titan and how the probe's instruments will study this moon of Saturn. Expert narration is provided by a project official. (3min 09sec file)  Play video Titan knowledge Knowledge about the mysterious moon Titan prior to this first close encounter is described by the Cassini mission's imaging leader. (6min 46sec file)  Play video Moving clouds Clouds near the south pole of Titan can be seen moving in this collection of pictures from Cassini as narrated by the mission's imaging leader. (2min 12sec file)  Play video Picture processing How Cassini's raw pictures are processed by scientists is explained in this interview with the mission imaging leader. (5min 56sec file)  Play video Re-entry trail A space station camera captured this incredible view of the Soyuz's fiery trail during re-entry in the predawn morning sky. (1min 46sec file)  Play video Hatch opening Russian recovery forces at the landing site work to open the Soyuz capsule hatch and roll the craft on its side in preparation for the crew's exit. (2min 23sec file)  Play video Commander exit Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka is pulled from the Soyuz capsule following landing in Kazakhstan. (1min 38sec file)  Play video Fincke returns Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke rests in a reclining chair and speaks to the media about the importance of spaceflight just after exiting the Soyuz. (2min 46sec file)  Play video This date in history Space shuttle Columbia launches on the STS-52 mission on October 22, 1992 carrying the LAGEOS laser ball and package of microgravity research experiments. (2min 59sec file)  Play video Full launch experience This longer-length broadband movie covers the launch of Columbia from T-minus 3 minutes through jettison of the external fuel tank after reaching space. (12min 43sec file)  Play video Change-of-command The International Space Station's Expedition 9 and 10 crews hold their change-of-command ceremony. (3min 51sec file)  Play video Public Service Announcements The space station's new commander, Leroy Chiao, urges Americans to vote in these Public Service Announcements recorded inside the Destiny Laboratory module. (2min 30sec file)  Play video Crew news conference The five crew members aboard the International Space Station answer questions during this in-flight news conference from Wednesday, Oct. 20. (29min 26sec file)  Play video San Fran. interview Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao and Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke answer questions from a reporter with KPIX television in San Francisco. (8min 52sec file)  Play video CBS Radio interview CBS Radio's Peter King and Bill Harwood chat with space station astronauts Leroy Chiao and Michael Fincke during the handover activities between Expedition crews. (11min 06sec file)  Play video Expedition 9 review This narrated movie provides a look back at the six-month Expedition 9 mission aboard the International Space Station with commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Michael Fincke. (8min 24sec file)  Play video The State Commission The State Commission hears from senior Russian and American officials before giving final approval to launch Expedition 10 to the International Space Station. (13min 46sec file)  Play video Final news conference The Soyuz crew holds a final pre-launch news conference with reporters at Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday. (17min 24sec file)  Play video Mission overview A brief preview of the Expedition 10 mission aboard the International Space Station is provided in this narrated video. (5min 03sec file)  Play video Expedition 10 crew This narrated biography offers an interest glimpse at the backgrounds of Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao and flight engineer Salizhan Sharipov. (4min 43sec file)  Play video Soyuz final assembly Technicians attach the escape tower and mount the Soyuz TMA-5 capsule to the launch vehicle's core stage during final assembly of the Soyuz rocket that will carry the Expedition 10 crew. (1min 37sec file)  Play video Rolling to the pad The Expedition 10 crew's Soyuz rocket is transported by locomotive from its assembly hangar to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad at sunrise on Oct. 12. (2min 02sec file)  Play video Soyuz goes vertical The Soyuz rocket is lifted upright to stand on the launch pad following its morning rollout in preparation for liftoff to the International Space Station. (1min 18sec file)  Play video Cupola at KSC The Cupola module for the International Space Station arrives at Kennedy Space Center for its eventual launch aboard a space shuttle mission in early 2009. (3min 19sec file)  Play video KSC manager An interview with Tom Howard, the Cupola element manager at Kennedy Space Center, discusses the module's use on the space station. (46sec file)  Play video Cupola mockup NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Sandy Magnus practice operating the space station's robot arm in the Cupola module mockup at Johnson Space Center. (2min 18sec file)  Play video Max Faget Pioneering spacecraft designer Max Faget gave these interviews in June 1997 at NASA's Johnson Space Center. (10min 41sec file)  Play video Expedition 10 preview International Space Station officials at Johnson Space Center provide a detailed preview of the Expedition 10 mission during this pre-launch press conference. (19min 15sec file)  Play video Expedition 9 recap A review of the soon-to-be completed Expedition 9 mission aboard the International Space Station is presented by mission managers at Johnson Space Center. (32min 38sec file)  Play video Checking their ride Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao, flight engineer Salizhan Sharipov and Russian taxi cosmonaut Yuri Shargin climb aboard their Soyuz capsule for a fit check in advance of launch to the International Space Station. (1min 45sec file)  Play video Spirit panorama This amazing panorama of the martian surface at Columbia Hills was taken by the Spirit rover. Expert narration is provided by camera scientist Jim Bell. (2min 12sec file)  Play video Update on Mars rovers Mars Exploration Rover project manager Jim Erickson and panoramic camera lead scientist Jim Bell offer comments on the status of the Spirit and Opportunity missions (1min 33sec file)  Play video Delta rocket assembly The first stage of Boeing's Delta 2 rocket that will launch NASA's Swift gamma-ray burst detection observatory in November is erected on pad 17A at Cape Canaveral, Florida. (4min 52sec file)  Play video Solid boosters arrive The three solid-fueled rocket boosters for the Boeing Delta 2 vehicle that will launch the Swift satellite are hoisted into the pad 17A mobile service tower. (4min 55sec file)  Play video SRBs go for attachment The mobile service tower carries the solid boosters into position for attachment to the Delta 2 rocket's first stage. (3min 08sec file)  Play video Swift nose cone The two halves of the 10-foot diameter rocket nose cone that will enclose NASA's Swift satellite during launch aboard a Boeing Delta 2 vehicle are lifted into the pad 17A tower. (4min 26sec file)  Play video ISS talk with students The International Space Station crew holds an educational event to answers questions live with students at the Maryland Science Center. (24min 01sec file)  Play video Genesis to Houston The solar wind samples retrieved by NASA's Genesis spacecraft finally arrive at Johnson Space Center facilities from the Utah landing site. (2min 51sec file)  Play video SpaceShipOne team chats with ISS SpaceShipOne pilots and Burt Rutan call the International Space Station for an informal chat with Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Mike Fincke the day after winning the X Prize. (13min 07sec file)  Play video Gordon Cooper tribute The flight of Gordon Cooper and Mercury's Faith 7 mission is remembered in this NASA tribute film. (20min 42sec file)  Play video X-43A test NASA's X-43A research craft and its Pegasus rocket booster complete a captive carry test flight aboard a B-52 launch aircraft. (1min 48sec file)  Play video See the KSC damage See damage to the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Saturn 5 Center and other facilities at Kennedy Space Center caused by Hurricane Jeanne. (4min 31sec file)  Play video Cape damage report Jim Kennedy, director of the Kennedy Space Center, and Col. Mark Owen, 45th Space Wing commander, hold a news conference on Monday, Sept. 27 to provide a preliminary report on damage from Hurricane Jeanne at KSC and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (49min 30sec file)  Play audio Hurricane Jeanne Cameras aboard the International Space Station captured these views of Hurricane Jeanne on Saturday, Sept. 25 as the storm approached Florida. (3min 59sec file)  Play video Station news briefing International Space Station program manager Bill Gerstenmaier holds a news conference Sept. 24 to discuss problems with the oxygen generation system and Expedition 10 launch preparations. (44min 06sec file)  Play audio Galaxy clusters collide Scientists describe a cosmic hurricane in this news conference from Sept. 23, explaining how two merging galaxy clusters churn high-pressure shock waves that leave thousands of galaxies strewn in the wake. (53min 24sec file)  Play audio Meet next station crew The three men to launch aboard the next Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station -- Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao, flight engineer Salizhan Sharipov and Russian taxi cosmonaut Yuri Shargin -- hold a pre-flight news conference near Moscow on Sept. 23. (43min 05sec file)  Play video Life on the station Former International Space Station commander Mike Foale radioed current ISS science officer Mike Fincke on Sept. 22 to discuss actvities and work aboard the outpost. (5min 01sec file)  Play video Station chat with kids Expedition 9 commander Gennedy Padalka and flight engineer Mike Fincke talk about life aboard the International Space Station during an in-flight educational event with students at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. (19min 00sec file)  Play video ISS educational event The International Space Station's Expedition 9 crew hold an educational talk with students and members of the National Guard Bureau in Charleston, West Virginia. (19min 53sec file)  Play video NASA chief visits KSC NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe tours the hurricane damage at Kennedy Space Center. (5min 50sec file)  Play video Shuttle news briefing The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group's co-chairmen, former astronauts Tom Stafford and Dick Covey, hold a news conference Thursday to update reporters on NASA's efforts to prepare the next space shuttle mission. (47min 01sec file)  Play audio Nearing the U.S. From 230 miles above Earth, International Space Station astronaut Mike Fincke talks to Mission Control while an external camera watches Hurricane Ivan on Wednesday as the storm moved closer to landfall. (4min 53sec file)  Play video Ivan in the Gulf As Hurricane Ivan moved into the Gulf of Mexico, this video recorded Tuesday evening aboard the International Space Station shows the storm and spectacular views of the eye. (6min 00sec file)  Play video Ivan over Cuba This video of Hurricane Ivan from the International Space Station was recorded Monday as the storm passed over the western portion of Cuba. (4min 34sec file)  Play video Hurricane Ivan Cameras on the International Space Station see Hurricane Ivan as the orbiting complex flies over the powerful storm on Saturday. (3min 05sec file)  Play video Friday's Genesis update On Friday, Sept. 10, officials hold a news conference from Utah to update reporters on the recovery operations to salvage the Genesis sample return mission. (44min 47sec file)  Play audio Genesis recovered Workers recover the Genesis solar wind samples from the impact crater and take the equipment into a facility for examination. (2min 08sec file)  Play video Tour of KSC hurricane damage Martin Wilson, manager of the Thermal Protection System Facility, gives a tour of the highly damaged building at Kennedy Space Center in the wake of Hurricane Frances. (2min 31sec file)  Play video Inside the VAB Go inside Kennedy Space Center's hurricane-battered Vehicle Assembly Building and also see the damage to the 52-story tall facility's roof. (2min 51sec file)  Play video Post-impact news briefing Officials hold a post-landing news conference in Utah a couple hours after Genesis returned to Earth on Sept. 8. (40min 52sec file)  Play video Capsule first spotted Powerful tracking cameras spot the Genesis capsule for the first time a couple hundred thousand feet above Earth, prompting applause in the control centers. But just moments later, that joy turned to heartbreak. (1min 02sec file)  Play video Genesis crash lands The Genesis sample return capsule tumbles through the sky and impacts the desert floor in Utah after its speed-slowing chute and parafoil failed to deploy for a mid-air recovery by a helicopter. (2min 29sec file)  Play video Slow-motion This slow-motion video shows the Genesis capsule slamming into the ground. (1min 06sec file)  Play video Aerial views of crater Aerial views show the Genesis capsule half buried in the Utah desert floor after its landing system suffered a failure. (1min 53sec file)  Play video Recovery helicopters The primary and backup recovery helicopters take off with escort from a Blackhawk in preparation for the mid-air retrieval of Genesis. (1min 01sec file)  Play video The original plan Animation shows how the Genesis spacecraft was supposed to return. Expert narration provided by JPL entry, descent and landing expert Rob Manning. (5min 29sec file)  Play video Tuesday's hurricane news briefing The Kennedy Space Center director and 45th Space Wing commander from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station hold a news conference Tuesday to describe damage from Hurricane Frances. (46min 15sec file)  Play audio Footage of KSC damage This movie takes you on a tour of hurricane damage to Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, shuttle tile manufacturing facility and press site. (3min 11sec file)  Play video KSC damage report Director of the Kennedy Space Center, Jim Kennedy, briefs reporters on the initial hurricane damage inspections at the spaceport on Monday, Sept. 6. (24min 00sec file)  Play audio Spacewalk highlights This movie captues the highlights from the fourth spacewalk by space station Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineer Mike Fincke. (3min 33sec file)  Play video Preview of ISS spacewalk NASA mission managers preview the upcoming fourth and final spacewalk by the Expedition 9 crew aboard the international space station. (50min 01sec file)  Play video Shuttles prepped for Frances Workers close the payload bay doors, retract the landing gear and secure NASA's space shuttles in hangars at Kennedy Space Center to ride out Hurricane Frances. (3min 48sec file)  Play video Station pieces bagged Modules and equipment awaiting launch to the International Space Station are covered with bags inside the processing facility at Kennedy Space Center as added protection from Hurricane Frances. (51sec file)  Play video Atlas blasts off Lockheed Martin's last Atlas 2AS rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office spacecraft. (3min 59sec file)  Play video Salute to pad 36A The Atlas launch team in the Complex 36 Blockhouse celebrate the history of pad 36A in a post-launch toast. The Atlas 2AS rocket flight was the last to launch from the pad, which entered service in 1962. (2min 09sec file)  Play video Mission success The classified NRO payload is deployed from the Centaur upper stage to successfully complete the launch. (1min 56sec file)  Play video Hurricane Frances An external camera aboard the International Space Station captured this dramatic view of Hurricane Frances churning in the Atlantic Ocean. (4min 46sec file)  Play video Planet discovery A team of planet-hunters announce their discovery of a new class of planets beyond our solar system at this NASA news conference on Tuesday, August 31. (52min 49sec file)  Play video Monday's Atlas scrub Stormy weather over Cape Canaveral caused the launch of the Atlas 2AS rocket to be scrubbed on August 30. (44sec file)  Play video Atlas launch preview Preview the launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas 2AS rocket carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office spacecraft with this narrated animation package. (2min 22sec file)  Play video Sunday's Atlas scrub Unacceptable weather conditions force the Atlas rocket's countdown to be stopped at T-minus 90 seconds on August 29. (1min 36sec file)  Play video Saturday's Atlas scrub A shortage of liquid oxygen caused by a mis-configured valve prompts Lockheed Martin to scrub the August 28 attempt to launch the final Atlas 2AS rocket from Cape Canaveral. (1min 26sec file)  Play video Space shuttle update NASA's William Readdy, Space Operations associate administrator and Bill Parsons, space shuttle program manager, provide a status report on returning the shuttles to flight in this teleconference with reporters held on the one-year anniversary since the CAIB report was issued. (37min 35sec file)  Play audio Station update To mark one year since the publication of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board final report, William Gerstenmaier, International Space Station program manager, updates the news media on the status of the project. (42min 41sec file)  Play audio Titan 4 rollout The Titan 4 rocket emerges from the Solid Motor Assembly and Readiness Facility at Cape Canaveral at about 5:45 a.m. August 25 for rollout to the Complex 40 pad. (3min 58sec file)  Play video On the launch pad Riding on its mobile launching platform, the Titan 4 rocket arrives at the pad just before sunrise. (5min 22sec file)  Play video Sunrise over Titan 4 As dawn breaks over Cape Canaveral, these daylight scenes show the Titan 4 on Complex 40 in preparation for the final Florida launch of this heavy-lift rocket. (2min 11sec file)  Play video Return of Genesis NASA's Genesis spacecraft will return to Earth on Sept. 8 with a capsule containing samples collected of solar wind. Officials preview the dramatic homecoming in this news conference. (50min 50sec file)  Play video Shuttle engine tested One of the three liquid-fueled main engines that will power Discovery into orbit during the space shuttle return-to-flight mission is test-fired at Stennis Space Center. (2min 57sec file)  Play video Delta 4-Heavy preview Preview what a Boeing Delta 4 rocket launch will be like with this animation package of a "Heavy" configuration vehicle. (1min 41sec file)  Play video Rover's stuck RAT A problem with the Opportunity rover's Rock Abrasion Tool is explained in detailed by JPL mission manager Chris Salvo. (4min 14sec file)  Play video New water clues Spirit's examination of rock outcropping at Gusev Crater has yielded new clues about the history of water there, as explained by Doug Ming, a rover science team member from Johnson Space Center. (5min 59sec file)  Play video Spirit on a hill A stunning new picture from the Mars rover Spirit taken from the hillside shows the sweeping plains of Gusev and the crater's rim on the distant horizon. Expert narration is provided by Steve Squyres, the rover lead scientist. (1min 22sec file)  Play video Update on Opportunity Steve Squyres, the rover lead scientist, descibes Opportunity's ongoing work inside Endurance Crater and narrates new pictures that includes clouds moving across the Martian sky. (5min 50sec file)  Play video Aug. 18 Mars briefing Scientists and mission officials explain the latest findings and exploration by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers during this news conference on August 18. (49min 40sec file)  Play video Ship docks to station The Russian Progress 15P resupply ship makes a fully automated rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station. An external camera on the craft provides this view of the final approach to the aft port of the Zvezda service module. (3min 49sec file)  Play video Hurricane Charley A camera aboard the International Space Station captured this stunning view of the strengthening Hurricane Charley on the morning of August 12. (1min 32sec file)  Play video Tropical Storm Bonnie As Tropical Storm Bonnie comes ashore in the Florida panhandle on the morning of August 12, the International Space Station provides this view as it the orbiting outpost flies overhead. (1min 40sec file)  Play video Reentry seen from space An incredibly rare sight was captured by the International Space Station cameras when the discarded Progress 14P supply ship reentered Earth's atmosphere. The craft burned up during the fiery plunge, which is visible as a long streak below the station. (3min 49sec file)  Play video Earth as backdrop Spectacular video of the departing Progress 14P cargo ship against the Earth backdrop is captured by the station's crew. (1min 34sec file)  Play video Progress undocking The Russian Progress 14P cargo ship undocks from the International Space Station after delivering its load of supplies and fuel to the orbiting outpost. A camera mounted on the craft's nose provides this view of the Progress departing the aft port of the Zvezda service module. (2min 15sec file)  Play video Proton lofts Amazonas A Russian Proton M rocket launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying the Amazonas communications satellite that will serve the Americas and Europe. (2min 25sec file)  Play video Proton preview This narrated animation profiles the mission of a Proton rocket launching the Amazonas communications satellite. (2min 27sec file)  Play video Rocket rollout The fully assembled Proton rocket is rolled to launch pad for its flight to place the Amazonas spacecraft into orbit. (41sec file)  Play video MESSENGER lifts off The Boeing Delta 2-Heavy rocket launches at 2:16 a.m. EDT carrying the NASA's MESSENGER space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (5min 23sec file)  Play video Cocoa Beach view The Cocoa Beach tracking camera site captured this beautiful view of the launch and separation of the ground-ignited solid rocket boosters. (1min 31sec file)  Play video Next station crew Expedition 10 Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov discuss their planned six-month mission on the space station. (11min 23sec file)  Play video Station crew set for EVA Space station officials brief the news media on the continuing mission of the Expedition 9 crew and the plan for an upcoming spacewalk. (58min 42sec file)  Play video Welcome back to Earth The Apollo 11 astronauts are retrieved from their capsule and welcomed back to Earth by President Richard Nixon. (2min 04sec file)  Play video Apollo 11 returns Apollo 11 safely returns to Earth, making a parachute-assisted splashdown in the ocean. (3min 57sec file)  Play video MESSENGER preview Mission officials and scientists preview the flight of NASA's MESSENGER space probe to orbit the planet Mercury during this news conference. (41min 36sec file)  Play video Apollo 11 moonwalk Armstrong and Aldrin gather lunar samples and conduct experiments during their moonwalk. (2min 27sec file)  Play video Moon landing explained The Apollo 11 astronauts narrate footage of their historic landing on the moon and describe the technical details of the descent. (22min 02sec file)  Play video Leaving the moon The Eagle lunar module returns to the orbiting command module and the Apollo 11 astronauts head back to Earth. (5min 33sec file)  Play video Nixon calls the moon President Richard Nixon calls Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to congratulate the astronauts following their successful landing on the moon. (1min 29sec file)  Play video Anniversary celebration The Apollo 11 astronauts and other dignitaries hold a special 35th anniversary celebration in Washington on July 20. Hear from Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, Walter Cronkite, NASA Administrator O'Keefe and others. (76min 12sec file)  Play video Heading for landing The "Eagle" lunar lander undocks from the "Columbia" command module in preparation for landing. (1min 21sec file)  Play video The Eagle has landed! The Apollo 11 spacecraft "Eagle" lands on the moon 35 years ago, delivering Armstrong and Aldrin. (2min 04sec file)  Play video Walking on the moon Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin step foot on the surface of the moon on July 20 1969, forever changing history. (11min 17sec file)  Play video Shuttle engine test One of the liquid-fueled main engines that will power space shuttle Discovery on the return-to-flight mission next spring is test-fired at NASA's Stennis Space Center. (1min 56sec file)  Play video Cronkite interview Famed CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite recalls the Apollo 11 mission in this interview on NASA Television. (3min 15sec file)  Play video Apollo 11 crew interview An interview with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin takes viewers in a retrospective through the Apollo 11 mission. (30min 39sec file)  Play video Mission animation 1960's animation provides this overview of the Saturn 5 rocket and the Apollo 11 mission from launch through return to Earth. Narration is provided. (2min 43sec file)  Play video The rocket view Film footage from onboard the Saturn 5 rocket captures with stunning beauty the separation of the first stage and a short adapter ring with the blue Earth as backdrop. (1min 36sec file)  Play video Launch of Apollo 11 On this 35th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, re-live the thrilling launch as the astronauts depart Earth for their lunar voyage. (9min 01sec file)  Play video Crew's launch preps The three astronauts don their spacesuits and head for the launch pad in the final hours before liftoff of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. (3min 53sec file)  Play video Thrust to the Moon This NASA film from July 1965 entitled "Thrust to the Moon" looks at the work to develop the Saturn 5 launcher and the Apollo spacecraft. (4min 30sec file)  Play video Apollo Saturn A detailed look at development of the Saturn 5 rocket is captured in this NASA film from October 1967 entitled "The Next Giant Leap: Apollo Saturn." (13min 53sec file)  Play video Aura lifts off The Boeing Delta 2 rocket launches NASA's Aura atmospheric research satellite July 15 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This movie following the flight from liftoff through ignition of the second stage and jettison of the payload fairing with ground cameras and infrared trackers. (5min 12sec file)  Play video Aura deployed The Aura spacecraft is deployed from the Delta 2 rocket 64 minutes after liftoff while flying over Africa. (59sec file)  Play video Aura launch director This is an interview with NASA launch director Chuck Dovale following the successful launch of Aura aboard the Delta 2 rocket. (2min 48sec file)  Play video Titan up close Scientists reveal stunning pictures of Saturn's moon Titan and other results during this news conference from July 3. (38min 17sec file)  Play video Saturn ring pictures Cassini's stunning close-up images of the rings around Saturn, taken just after the craft entered orbit Thursday morning, are presented with expert narration by Carolyn Porco, the mission imaging team leader. 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Below are some recent stories enhanced with Spaceflight Now Plus video content. Become a subscriber today! Mars Exploration Rovers: Full video coverage NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity have begun their missions on the Red Planet to search for evidence of past water. All of our comprehensive coverage is found at the mission index:    FULL COVERAGE International Space Station crew takes a ride in Soyuz The two-man crew of the International Space Station left its orbital home Monday, taking a ride in a Russian Soyuz capsule to move the craft from one docking port to another. The trip -- albeit brief -- lasted 21 minutes.    FULL STORY    EARLIER STATUS REPORT Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: SOYUZ CAPSULE UNDOCKS FROM PIRS MODULE QT VIDEO: ROLL MANEUVER COMPLETED BY THE CAPSULE QT VIDEO: SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF SOYUZ FLYING OVER EARTH QT VIDEO: SUCCESSFUL DOCKING TO THE RUSSIAN ZARYA MODULE QT VIDEO: VIEWS OF APPROACH AND DOCKING FROM ISS CAMERAS QT SUBSCRIBE NOW Spacecraft launched to observe cataclysmic blasts NASA launched a $250 million quick-response satellite Saturday to study enigmatic gamma ray flashes from brief-but-titanic deep space explosions that may be the "death cries" of massive stars imploding to form black holes.    FULL STORY    MISSION STATUS CENTER Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: DELTA ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH SWIFT QT VIDEO: COCOA BEACH TRACKING CAMERA VIDEO OF LAUNCH QT VIDEO: CAMCORDER VIEW OF LAUNCH FROM CAPE PRESS SITE QT VIDEO: ONBOARD ROCKET CAMERA SHOWS NOSE CONE JETTISON QT VIDEO: ONBOARD ROCKET CAMERA SHOWS DEPLOYMENT OF SWIFT QT VIDEO: MOBILE SERVICE TOWER ROLLED BACK BEFORE DAWN QT VIDEO: SWIFT'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN SHOWN WITH NARRATION QT VIDEO: ENTIRE ON-PAD ASSEMBLY OF ROCKET WITH NARRATION QT VIDEO: TUESDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT VIDEO: INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS DISCUSS SWIFT QT VIDEO: NEWS CONFERENCE PREVIEWS THE SWIFT MISSION QT VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET FIRST STAGE IS ERECTED ON PAD 17A QT VIDEO: SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS ARE RAISED INTO TOWER QT VIDEO: MOBILE SERVICE TOWER MOVES SRBS INTO PLACE QT VIDEO: NOSE CONE HOISTED INTO PAD CLEANROOM QT SUBSCRIBE NOW NASA launches scramjet Traveling at nearly two miles per second and battling temperatures over 3,600 degrees F, NASA's X-43A hypersonic craft successfully flew at Mach 10 on Tuesday, setting a new air-breathing speed record while testing futuristic scramjet technologies.    MISSION STATUS CENTER Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: TUESDAY'S LAUNCH OF THE X-43A VEHICLE TO MACH 10 QT VIDEO: LAUNCH RESULTS PRESENTED IN POST-FLIGHT BRIEFING QT VIDEO: FOOTAGE OF PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITIES QT VIDEO: THE B-52 TAKES OFF FROM EDWARDS TUESDAY QT VIDEO: PRE-FLIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE FOR THIS LAUNCH QT PREVIOUS X-43A LAUNCHES: VIDEO: CHASE PLANE VIDEO SHOWS JUNE 2001 MALFUNCTION QT VIDEO: SECOND X-43A IS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED IN MARCH QT VIDEO: EXTENDED CLIP OF SECOND LAUNCH AS SEEN LIVE QT VIDEO: SUCCESS DECLARED AT POST-LAUNCH PRESS BRIEFING QT VIDEO: PREVIEW ANIMATION SHOWING X-43A LAUNCH QT SUBSCRIBE NOW Delta rocket puts on late-night show with GPS launch After a nerve-racking stay on its Cape Canaveral launch pad with uncomfortably close encounters by two powerful hurricanes, a Boeing Delta 2 rocket finally thundered into space Saturday where it successfully deployed a Global Positioning System satellite to aid U.S. military forces around the world.    FULL STORY    MISSION STATUS CENTER    PHOTO GALLERY: FRIDAY'S TOWER ROLLBACK    PHOTO GALLERY: FIRST LAUNCH ATTEMPT Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: DELTA ROCKET LIFTS OFF WITH GPS 2R-13 QT VIDEO: LONGER CLIP SHOWING THE NIGHTTIME ASCENT QT VIDEO: ALARM STOPS FRIDAY MORNING'S COUNTDOWN QT SUBSCRIBE NOW Titan up close These raw, un-processed images of Saturn's moon Titan were taken by the Cassini spacecraft and transmitted to Earth on October 26. The pictures provide the closest views ever snapped of the hazy moon.    PICTURE COLLECTION Additional coverage for subscribers: VIDEO: FIRST PICTURES FROM FLYBY ARE RECEIVED AT JPL QT VIDEO: 29-MINUTE MOVIE OF PICTURES SHOWING TITAN SURFACE QT SUBSCRIBE NOW Cassini has close encounter with Saturn's moon Titan NASA's Cassini spacecraft streaked by Saturn's smoggy moon Titan Tuesday, targeted to pass within just 750 miles of the planet-sized satellite to give scientists their first detailed glimpse of a world that, until now, has been shrouded in mystery. A news conference to discuss the pictures and data is planned for 1600 GMT (12 noon EDT) Wednesday.  &nb