Earthrise: The 45^th Anniversary

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    ID: 14117 Produced Video

    One Step Closer To the Moon: Get the First Look At NASA’s Most Powerful Mega Rocket Live Shots

    March 14th, 2022
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    Fly your name to the Moon! Find out how: HEREClick here for COVERAGE SCHEDULE for rolloutQuick link to edited B-ROLL for the live shotsFind more NASA GRAPHICS hereQuick link to canned interview with NASA Administrator BILL NELSONQuick link to canned interview with NASA Deputy Administrator PAM MELROYQuick link to canned interview with NASA Associate Administrator BOB CABANA || NASA Interview Opportunity - One Step Closer To the Moon: Get the First Look At NASA’s Most Powerful Mega RocketNASA will unveil the most powerful rocket in the world March 17 as it makes its first trip to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), is ready to undergo its final round of testing with the Orion spacecraft in preparation for the launch of Artemis I, a mission that will send Orion 40,000 miles beyond the Moon, farther than any other spacecraft designed for humans has ever traveled, before it returns back to Earth.Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a stepping stone on the way to Mars. Although uncrewed, Artemis I will test the integrated rocket and spacecraft systems before astronauts begin flying aboard.* Live interviews will be offered on Fri., March 18, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT with the rocket at the launch pad. Availability is limited. * Click here to request an interview: https://forms.gle/Ph8FY7yRip6xBx2T8 Requests sent via the above form will have scheduling priority.Participants:Bill Nelson / NASA AdministratorBio: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-administrator-bill-nelson/ Availability: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. EASTERN TIMEBob Cabana / NASA Associate AdministratorBio: https://www.nasa.gov/biographies/associate-administrator-robert-cabana Availability: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. EASTERN TIMESuggested Anchor Intro:Today is an exciting moment for the future of spaceflight as we get the first look at the most powerful rocket in the world, NASA’s new SLS rocket. This new mega-Moon rocket is designed for Artemis, NASA’s lunar exploration plan that will land the first woman and person of color on the Moon. The Artemis I mission will launch soon for an uncrewed test flight around the Moon. Here to talk about Artemis and the mission and give us the first look at this mighty rocket and spacecraft is NASA XXX. Suggested Questions:We’re getting our first look at the SLS rocket behind you right now. Can you tell us about this rocket?Artemis I is launching soon and has a unique journey ahead of it. Can you tell us about its planned trip around the Moon?How is Artemis going to drive the next chapter of human space exploration?NASA has big plans for human exploration of the Moon in the near future. Can you talk about why we want to return to the Moon and what we hope to learn?This year marks the 50th anniversary of the last human mission to the Moon. As we gear up for astronauts with the Artemis mission to step foot on the Moon, can you talk about some of the differences between these two programs?Where can our viewers go to learn more about the SLS and Artemis program? ||

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    Record-breaking Supermoon Live Shots (Nov. 11, 2016)

    Nov. 2nd, 2016
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    B-roll for supermoon live shots on Nov. 11, 2016. || Showstopper Nov. 14 Supermoon is the Closest Moon to Earth since 1948Bigger and Brighter, the Moon will Dazzle in the Night Sky all WeekendThe moon is a familiar sight, but the days leading up to Monday, Nov. 14, promise a spectacular supermoon show. When a full moon makes its closest pass to Earth in its orbit it appears up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter, making it a supermoon. This month’s is especially ‘super’ for two reasons: it is the only supermoon this year to be completely full, and it is the closest moon to Earth since 1948 – when a gallon of gas cost just 16 cents. The moon won’t be this super again until 2034!Join NASA scientists on Friday, Nov. 11, from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST to tell your viewers when they can see the supermoon, what’s so special about this one and how studying our nearest neighbor helps us uncover mysteries of the outer solar system.The moon is the Rosetta Stone by which we understand the rest of the solar system. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – or LRO – has been mapping the moon’s surface and capturing high-resolution images for more than seven years. New observations from LRO show a surprising number of small meteoroids are transforming the moon’s surface much faster than previously thought. Extensive mapping of the moon aids scientists in understanding our planet’s history as well as planetary objects beyond the Earth-moon system.Share supermoon images using #NASAsupermoon. Find a collection of these images on NASA Goddard's Flickr.*** To Book a Window ***Contact Clare Skelly – clare.a.skelly@nasa.gov / 301-286-4994 (office) HD Satellite Digital Coordinates:AMC-9 Ku-band Xp 23 Slot AB| 83.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12151.0 MHz | Horizontal Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio EmbeddedSuggested Questions:1. What is a supermoon and what makes this one so super?2. When is the best time to see the supermoon and will it look different from other full moons?3. Many of our viewers will be amazed to hear that NASA has had a spacecraft orbiting the moon for over seven years. What is the most surprising thing you’ve seen?4. What can our moon teach us about other mysterious places deeper in the solar system?5. Where can we learn more?Location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Greenbelt, MarylandScientists:Dr. Noah Petro / NASA Scientist—or— Dr. Alex Young / NASA Scientist—or— Nayessda Castro / NASA Engineer & LRO Mission Operations Team Member [en Español] ||

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    Making History

    Jan. 14th, 2014
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    In December 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the moon. But as NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders all later recalled, the most important thing they discovered in space was Earth. Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the moment when the crew first saw and photographed Earth rising from behind the moon was recreated. The key to the new work is a set of images of the lunar surface captured by a camera mounted in the Apollo 8 Command Module's rendezvous window. By registering each image to a model of the moon’s terrain, the orientation of the spacecraft and window from which each photo of Earth was taken can now be known. Watch the video to learn more. ||

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    ID: 4593 Visualization

    Earthrise in 4K

    Dec. 21st, 2018
    (updated May 3rd, 2023)

    On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to witness the Earth rising above the moon's barren surface. Now we can relive the astronauts' experience, thanks to data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || This is a new, ultra-high definition (UHD, or 4K) version of the Earthrise visualization first published in 2013.In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the most important thing they discovered was Earth.Using photo mosaics and elevation data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), this video commemorates Apollo 8's historic flight by recreating the moment when the crew first saw and photographed the Earth rising from behind the Moon. Narrator Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon, sets the scene for a three-minute visualization of the view from both inside and outside the spacecraft accompanied by the onboard audio of the astronauts.The visualization draws on numerous historical sources, including the actual cloud pattern on Earth from the ESSA-7 satellite and dozens of photographs taken by Apollo 8, and it reveals new, historically significant information about the Earthrise photographs. It has not been widely known, for example, that the spacecraft was rolling when the photos were taken, and that it was this roll that brought the Earth into view. The visualization establishes the precise timing of the roll and, for the first time ever, identifies which window each photograph was taken from. ||

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    ID: 3936 Visualization

    Earthrise

    April 19th, 2012
    (updated Aug. 25th, 2023)

    The famous color photograph known as Earthrise, as well as a black-and-white image taken a minute earlier, document the moment when Earth was seen for the first time by human eyes from behind the Moon. They were taken on December 24, 1968 by the crew of Apollo 8, the first humans to leave low Earth orbit.The sight of a small, intensely blue Earth rising above the barren, gray horizon of the Moon was one of the few things that NASA and the crew of Apollo 8 had not thoroughly planned and rehearsed beforehand. As historian Robert Poole noted, this lack of preparation meant that the sight of Earth came with the force of a revelation, not just for the astronauts but for everyone on the ground. We came all this way to explore the Moon, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders said, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.Using the latest elevation data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this visualization attempts to recreate what the astronauts saw. The virtual camera of the rendering software is put in the position of the Apollo 8 spacecraft at the time of the photographs, as the spacecraft emerged from its fourth pass behind the Moon. It shows a two-minute interval centered on 16:39:06 UT (10:39 a.m. Houston time) on December 24, 1968. This is around the time of AOS (acquisition of signal), the moment when radio contact is re-established after being lost on the far side of the Moon.The position and motion of the spacecraft are based on a state vector, a set of (x, y, z) position and (vx, vy, vz) velocity values, published in NASA's Apollo 8 Mission Report about a year after the flight. The animator translated these values, given in Moon-centered inertial coordinates for Besselian year 1969.0, into a modern coordinate system, then calculated an orbit. The spacecraft was 110 km (68 miles, 60 nautical miles) above the surface of the Moon at 11.2°S 113.8°E when the Earthrise photograph was taken. ||

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