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The Discovery astronauts train at Kennedy for the upcoming STS-124 mission.

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Space shuttle Discovery made an important step toward space when it was moved to its launch pad.

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2007 was a year of scientific suprises and major milestones for JPL missions studying Earth, our solar system and distant galaxies. Part of the NASA Podcast series.

Early in 2008, an Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The rocked carried the most sophisticated lorry ever built – the European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle, the ATV. From its first flight, ATV will play a vital role in International Space Station (ISS) servicing. Every 12 months or so, the ATV will haul 7.5 tonnes of cargo to the ISS, 400 km above the Earth. The video - addressed mostly to the youngsters- tells the story of a very...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

Future astronauts return to the lunar surface in this animation. For larger resolution and downloads see: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/

Endeavor heads toward the International Space Station with teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard. For larger resolution and downloads see: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/

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View a visualization of the Orion Nebula created by the San Diego Supercomputer Center. For more information see: http://visservices.sdsc.edu/vistools/examples/Hayden.htm Also see: Visualization conducted at the Synthesis Center at UCSD by John Moreland Further information about the orion nebula animation is available at: http://visservices.sdsc.edu/vistools/examples/Hayden.htm