Space

Video and interviews of NASA personnel surrounding the final perpetrations of the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft before launch to the international space station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The vehicle was preparing to carry the Expedition 42/43 Soyuz Commander as well as astronauts from NASA and the European Space Agency for the 5 1/2 month mission.

Highlights of NASA’s 1968 Apollo 7 mission, the first of the program to carry a crew into orbit. Launched by the Saturn 1B which was an early version of the Saturn V rocket, the mission lasted 10 days and orbited the earth 163 times.

The contributions of the Canadian Space Agency to the International Space Station/ ISS is discussed in this brief NASA clip.

A NASA crew re-entry vehicle undergoes a water drop test.

European Space Agency flight engineer Paolo Nespoli answers questions during a press conference held onboard the International Space Station/ ISS.

Delian catches up with Charles M. Duke, Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot during his 2017 visit to the NASA training grounds near Húsavík, Iceland. Charlie describes the reason why this remote area was so important to the program, along with some of his memories of the Apollo 16 mission.