2020/02/28

Tracy Drain: Systems Engineer


Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura via NASA https://ift.tt/2I8qXxO

Tracy Drain: Flight Systems Engineer


Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura via NASA https://ift.tt/2I5E0QQ

2020/02/27

First Flight of Saturn IB


On Feb. 26, 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2w8pPrq

2020/02/26

Gullies on Mars


Gullies on Mars form during the winter, made liquid by carbon dioxide frost. via NASA https://ift.tt/392pe9n

2020/02/25

Angela Mason-Butcher: Multidisciplinary Engineer


Angela Mason-Butcher is the Capabilities Manager for the Integration and Management Office in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. via NASA https://ift.tt/38ZcYq9

2020/02/24

Celebrating the Life and Career of Katherine Johnson


Katherine Johnson passed away Feb. 24, 2020, after living a life filled with trail-blazing achievements. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VhF4c7

2020/02/21

Connie Moore and Sheva Moore: Keepers of NASA's Imagery


Connie Moore (left) and Sheva Moore are not related but they share a passion for helping the public find just the right image or film clip for projects. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Pb5fxq

2020/02/20

Celebrating John Glenn's Historic Mission


On February 20, 1962, NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history. via NASA https://ift.tt/2v5j5uj

2020/02/19

Jupiter's Equator


Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiter's equatorial zone. via NASA https://ift.tt/2HEWcAo

2020/02/14

Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer


In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/3bC7F1x

2020/02/13

Spitzer's View of the Tarantula Nebula


This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Tarantula Nebula in three wavelengths of infrared light, each represented by a different color. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SH190H

2020/02/12

Cargo Craft Named After 1st Black Astronaut Slated to Head to Station


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen horizontal on Pad-0A for the final cargo load, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/37nJDDY

2020/02/11

Bernard Harris: The First African American to Perform a Spacewalk


Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. via NASA https://ift.tt/2SB80sB

2020/02/10

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Discusses 2021 Budget


NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal during a State of NASA address,. via NASA https://ift.tt/37eSgkf

Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter


Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission to study the Sun from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Feb. 9, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2vmPwE5

2020/02/09

Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Awaits Launch


Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ScMtY9

2020/02/07

Victor Glover: Training for the Future


NASA astronaut Victor Glover trains on POGO--the Partial Gravity Simulator at Building 9N's Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/388ae9l

2020/02/06

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station


NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen outside the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, landed. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ugniep

2020/02/05

Trailblazers: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman


Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program via NASA https://ift.tt/2H0eGLz

2020/02/04

Astronaut Christina Koch's Record-Setting Mission


NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6, after 328 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2UknGTH

2020/02/03