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NASA flight director discusses curtailed spacewalk
NASA's lead spacewalk flight director Royce Renfrew talks with public affairs office Rob Navias about the curtailed spacewalk by astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake on January 15, 2016. Although the spacewalk's major objective to replace a failed voltage regulator was a success, the spacewalk was cut short when a small water bubble had formed inside Kopra's helmet.
Space Station Live: January 4, 2016
A video update from mission control Houston on activities aboard the International Space Station. (Membership required)
Engineering film footage of the final shuttle launch
Relive the final space shuttle mission with this slow-motion film footage of Atlantis' launch from the Kennedy Space Center on July 7, 2011. (Membership Required)
Watch as Progress docks with Space Station bringing a holiday delivery
Watch the first spacecraft in a new generation of Russian Progress cargo vehicles arrive at the International Space Station on December 23, 2015, bringing a holiday delivery of more than 5,000 pounds of fuel, water and supplies for the research lab's six-person crew.
Apollo 11 launch as broadcast live by NASA on July 16, 1969
The launch of Apollo 11 on its historic mission to the Moon as it was broadcast live by NASA on July 16, 1969. The legendary commentator Jack King, who passed away in 2015, counts down to liftoff.
Watch SpaceX recover booster: “The Falcon has landed”
Watch as SpaceX successfully returns the first stage of its Falcon 9 booster to a landing at Cape Canaveral just minutes after it blasted off.
Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch news conference
Watch the post-launch news conference from the Kennedy Space Center following the successful launch of an Atlas 5 rocket on December 6, carrying the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship bound for the International Space Station.
STS-114 Post-Flight Presentation
The crew of STS-114, the first shuttle flight after the 2003 Columbia accident, present video from their mission and answer questions from the audience at Space Center Houston. (Membership required.)
Atlas 5 NROL-55 launch full broadcast
The full broadcast of the Atlas 5 NROL-55 / Cubsat launch. (Membership required)
Space Station Live: October 7, 2015
A video update from mission control Houston on activities aboard the International Space Station. (Membership required)