Earth from Space: Special edition

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video program. In this special edition, Anthony Gad Bigio, Senior Urban Specialist from the World Bank Sustainable Development Network, joins the show to discuss how the World Bank can use Earth observation satellite data.

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Stepping into the Orion Crew Module

NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Ricky Arnold step into the Orion crew module hatch during a series of spacesuit check tests conducted on June 13, 2013 at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. 

The Orion crew module will serve as both transport and a home to astronauts during future long-duration missions to an asteroid, Mars and other destinations throughout our solar system.

Image Credit: NASA

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A perfect sky

Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Luca Parmitano's view of our Planet
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NASA Ames Keeps the Dream of Space Exploration Alive

Early on, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., broke new ground in all flight regimes, from subsonic to hypersonic.

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