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At 3:40 pm ET, we'll fire up one of the four RS-25 engines for NASA's Space Launch System, our rocket built for deep-space missions to the Moon and Mars. Today's test features an RS-25 flight controller set for use on an actual mission, engine components made with innovative manufacturing, and plenty of 🔥🔥🔥 and 💨💨💨. Watch: https://www.nasa.gov/live | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Experience the International Space Station like never before in this new 4K Ultra High Def video taken from the orbiting laboratory 250 miles above Earth and orbiting at 17,500 mph. Watch a teaser below and see the full video here: https://youtu.be/ouv1Un1F36A | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

There it goes! Thirteen photographs assembled in sequence show the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, pass in front of our view of the Sun while orbiting Earth at a speed of roughly five miles per second on Sunday, Oct. 7. See more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157674303910028/ Learn when you can #SpotTheStation: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The International Space Station is your orbiting laboratory, and the science being conducted there will help us push farther into deep space, while providing benefits back on Earth. Microgravity unlocks new worlds of discovery. Dive into what we're learning: http://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 🔬🚀 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration