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Celebrating sixty years of NASA …

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Space station crew makes a safe return to
Earth …

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And evidence of a possible discovery outside
our solar system … a few of the stories

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to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

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On Oct. 1, we celebrated the 60th anniversary
of NASA opening for business.

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In its first sixty years, the agency has led
the peaceful exploration of space, made discoveries

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about our home planet, conducted research
to advance aviation, and much more – all

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for the benefit of humankind.

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In a special video message to mark the occasion,
administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed confidence

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about NASA’s path forward.

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“Our momentum is charting NASA's next great
era of exploration.

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We will reach new milestones that change the
world and we will inspire the next generation

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to build on our legacy.”

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NASA’s next big step will take us back to
the Moon – to help us prepare for human

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expeditions to Mars and beyond.

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For more information about NASA’s 60th anniversary
– including a series of videos highlighting

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some of the agency’s accomplishments, visit
nasa.gov/60.

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The International Space Station’s Expedition
56 crew – including our Drew Feustel and

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Ricky Arnold – are back on Earth after a
safe landing in Kazakhstan on Oct. 4.

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Feustel, Arnold and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev
of Roscosmos capped off a 197-day mission

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doing research and operational work aboard
the space station.

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Meanwhile, our Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexey
Ovchinin are scheduled to launch to the station

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on Oct. 11 to join the Expedition 57 crew
onboard.

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Astronomers using our Hubble and Kepler space
telescopes have found evidence of what could

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be the first discovery of a moon orbiting
a planet outside our solar system, also known

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as an exomoon.

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This moon candidate is 8,000 light-years away
in the Cygnus constellation orbiting a gas-giant

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planet that, in turn, orbits a star called
Kepler-1625.

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Researchers caution that the moon hypothesis
is tentative and must be confirmed by follow-up

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observations from Hubble.

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This is onboard test footage following the
Sept. 12 launch of our Adaptable Deployable

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Entry and Placement Technology heatshield
design that folds like an umbrella for storage

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during launch then unfurls once deployed in
space.

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It is being tested as a viable thermal protection
system for entry, descent and landing of science

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and exploration class payload missions.

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NASA attended a red carpet event at the Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum in Washington,

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D.C. for Universal’s feature film, “First
Man.”

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The movie, based on the book by Jim Hansen,
chronicles the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong

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from test pilot to his historic Moon landing.

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NASA participated in the film in various ways
– including providing technical expertise,

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and public domain footage and imagery.

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The movie will be released nationwide on Oct.
12, 2018.

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That’s what’s up this week @NASA …