The year-long mission of American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko included the most complex biomedical experiments ever conducted on the International Space Station yielding crucial scientific data on the physiological, psychological, and medical effects of long duration spaceflight. Together with the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biomedical Problems, NASA's Human Research Program identified more than 20 biomedical investigations to be conducted on the two crew members before, during, and after their year-long expedition. By chance, Kelly was one of a pair of homozygous twins, and both brothers volunteered for additional genetic measurements to clarify the effects of spaceflight exposure at every level of organization of the human body.

Event Date: 10/17/2019

As we celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Administrator Bridenstine will discuss the impact that NASA has on modern society and will provide insight into NASA’s vision for returning humans to the Moon and on to Mars.

Event Date: 04/12/2019

On May 25, 1961, newly-elected President John F. Kennedy proposed in an address to Congress, a national goal of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the decade. The Apollo program was conceived to achieve that goal. 

Event Date: 4/4/2019