Kennedy Space Center

Flying In The STA

One of the Public Affairs Writers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center flew with STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson on the Shuttle Training Aircraft as he pacticed landing the space shuttle. If arecognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.

Florida Mother Shoots and Kills Four Children and Herself

A mother shot and killed her four children before turning a gun on herself in a small town in Florida on Tuesday (May 15), authorities said. The shooting happened at a house in Port St. John, in Brevard County, about 15 miles from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. A spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff’s office identified the victims as four children aged 12, 13, 15 and 17. They were shot by their 33-year-old mother, Tonya Thomas, who then turned the gun on herself, Tod Goodyear said. All were shot with what appeared to be a handgun. Goodyear said a neighbor called police before dawn on Tuesday to report gunfire. When police arrived they found a fatally injured 17-year-old girl in the front yard of the house, which is in a quiet neighborhood of single family residences. More shots were heard inside the house as a SWAT team arrived and entered through a back entrance. A neighbor told police that three of the children had banged on his door shortly before 5 am, Goodyear said. Tonya Thomas then appeared at the neighbor’s door and ordered the children to return home. Goodyear said police had been called to the house on several occasions in the past and the 15-year-old child, a boy, was arrested last month for domestic violence against his mother. Thomas’s husband, the father of all of the children, moved out of the house a few months ago, he added.

Post Launch Interview WIth Launch Director Tim Dunn

GRAIL’s post Launch Interview with Tim Dunn NASA Launch Director.

Sensors and Foam Removed From Shuttle’s External Tank

Technicians inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida remove foam insulation and test sensors from around space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank on Dec. 23. More x-ray type scans of the ET’s intertank area will help verify the repair and cause of cracks on the tops of two 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets that scuttled Discovery’s launch attempt on Nov. 5.

MSL “Go” for Launch Poll

Launch team poll gives the Atlas V and MSL spacecraft a “go” for liftoff. If arecognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.

AMAZING FIRE TRUCKS IN ACTION

Fireman Jim takes you on an amazing adventure ride in his giant rescue rigs! Helicopters, Kennedy Space Center and more!

STS-133 Mission Status Briefing

Mission managers in Houston say everything is “Go” for a Wednesday landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following Discovery’s undocking from the International Space Station on Flight Day 12.