1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:03,750 Discussing the State of NASA … 2 00:00:03,750 --> 00:00:06,450 Launching supplies to the space station … 3 00:00:06,450 --> 00:00:11,270 And more good news for OSIRIS-REx … a few of the stories to tell you about – This 4 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:14,809 Week at NASA! 5 00:00:14,809 --> 00:00:19,650 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson made his first State of NASA address to employees on June 6 00:00:19,650 --> 00:00:23,430 2 from our Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building. 7 00:00:23,430 --> 00:00:28,050 His speech touched on agency priorities going forward and included the announcement of two 8 00:00:28,050 --> 00:00:34,520 new planetary missions – VERITAS and DAVINCI+ – both targeted for launch between 2028 9 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,520 and 2030. 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:44,410 “These two sister missions both aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world capable 11 00:00:44,410 --> 00:00:46,829 of melting lead at the surface.” 12 00:00:46,829 --> 00:00:52,680 He also highlighted our Artemis plans to establish a long-term human and robotic presence on 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:53,680 the Moon, which … 14 00:00:53,680 --> 00:01:01,550 “Will help develop the experience and capabilities we need to eventually send the first astronauts 15 00:01:01,550 --> 00:01:02,969 to Mars.” 16 00:01:02,969 --> 00:01:07,430 And he spoke about the new Earth System Observatory missions, which will help us understand and 17 00:01:07,430 --> 00:01:12,820 track how climate change is impacting communities across the country and around the world. 18 00:01:12,820 --> 00:01:20,970 We’re on track to do so many more amazing things for the country and the world. 19 00:01:20,970 --> 00:01:28,810 Because that’s what NASA does, and no one does it better.” 20 00:01:28,810 --> 00:01:34,300 On June 3, SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft from our Kennedy Space Center, 21 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:39,940 loaded with more than 7,300 pounds of science, research, crew supplies, and hardware for 22 00:01:39,940 --> 00:01:42,060 the International Space Station. 23 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:56,300 This is the company’s 22nd contracted cargo resupply mission to the station for NASA. 24 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:58,850 More good news for our OSIRIS-REx team. 25 00:01:58,850 --> 00:02:04,010 The May 10 departure maneuver that propelled the spacecraft away from asteroid Bennu was 26 00:02:04,010 --> 00:02:09,220 calculated and executed so precisely that a previously anticipated corrective maneuver 27 00:02:09,220 --> 00:02:10,470 was not needed. 28 00:02:10,470 --> 00:02:14,110 The next possible maneuver adjustment could occur in 2022. 29 00:02:14,110 --> 00:02:21,440 The spacecraft is on track to deliver an asteroid sample to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. 30 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:25,030 The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1. 31 00:02:25,030 --> 00:02:29,860 Our colleagues at NOAA are predicting another active season, with an above average number 32 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:31,310 of named storms. 33 00:02:31,310 --> 00:02:36,970 Check out nasa.gov/hurricane to learn more about the work NASA is doing to study storm 34 00:02:36,970 --> 00:02:42,860 formation and impacts, and ways to better understand Earth as a system. 35 00:02:42,860 --> 00:02:48,480 On June 2, Cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos 36 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:54,040 conducted a spacewalk to prepare the Pirs docking compartment for removal and disposal. 37 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,940 It will be replaced by the new Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module, named “Nauka,” which 38 00:02:58,940 --> 00:03:00,910 is Russian for “science.” 39 00:03:00,910 --> 00:03:04,150 That module is targeted for launch to the station this summer.