Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home
On October 22, 1968, 50 years ago, the Apollo 7 crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.www.nasa.gov
Eat. Breathe. Do Science. Sleep Later.
Eat. Breathe. Do ccience. Sleep later. That's the motto of Derrick Pitts, NASA Solar System Ambassador.www.nasa.gov
NASA Glenn Keeps X-57 Cool
NASA is preparing to explore electric-powered flight with the X-57 Maxwell, a unique all-electric aircraft which features 14 propellers along its wing.www.nasa.gov
Astronauts Train for the Boeing Crew Flight Test
This preflight image from Feb. 6, 2019, shows NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson during spacewalk preparations and training inside the Space Station Airlock Mockup at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.www.nasa.gov
Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission
NASA's record-setting Opportunity rover mission on Mars comes to end.www.nasa.gov
Robert Curbeam: Building the Space Station, Making History
Robert Curbeam currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight.www.nasa.gov
The Red Planet's Layered History
Erosion of the surface reveals several shades of light toned layers, likely sedimentary deposits, as shown in this image taken by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.www.nasa.gov
Mary Jackson: A Life of Service and a Love of Science
Mary Jackson began her engineering career in an era in which female engineers of any background were a rarity.www.nasa.gov
Vice President Attends NASA Day of Remembrance
Vice President Mike Pence visits the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.www.nasa.gov
Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin at the 2019 State of the Union
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes after being introduced at the 2019 State of the Union address.www.nasa.gov
Star Formation in the Orion Nebula
The powerful wind from the newly formed star at the heart of the Orion Nebula is creating the bubble and preventing new stars from forming.www.nasa.gov
Victor Glover, One of the Crew of SpaceX's First Flight to Station
When SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off on its first operational mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Victor Glover will be aboard.www.nasa.gov
Sunrise From Columbia
On Jan. 22, 2003, the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia captured this sunrise from the crew cabin during Flight Day 7.www.nasa.gov
Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy
Despite the vastness of space, objects tend to get in front of each other.www.nasa.gov
Sailing Over the Caribbean From the International Space Station
Portions of Cuba, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are viewed from the International Space Station.www.nasa.gov
Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger
NASA lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the Shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch. In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.www.nasa.gov
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8's Launch Into History
Fifty years ago on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 7:51 a.m. ES).www.nasa.gov
Station Crew Back on Earth After 197-Day Space Mission
Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 57 crew members.www.nasa.gov
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft and Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are positioned at the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the test targeted for Jan. 17, 2019.www.nasa.gov