2020/05/31

Demo-2 Launch: Setting Forth on a Historic Journey


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gEg9ru

2020/05/30

Liftoff! Demo-2 Heads to the Space Station


SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TOAP6n

SpaceX Demo-2: A New Era in Human Spaceflight


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen illuminated on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission, Saturday, May 30, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3exQSgF

2020/05/29

Hubble Sees Brilliant Tapestry of Stars


The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resembles a glittering fireworks display in this Hubble Space Telescope image. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Mcw9TG

2020/05/28

Imagining Another Earth


This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. via NASA https://ift.tt/3c61amx

2020/05/27

Sunrise from Launch Complex 39A


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at sunrise as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TLlXFE

2020/05/26

Leroy Chiao Makes a Bubble in Space


In this iconic image, Staion Commander Leroy Chiao of NASA watches a water bubble float between him and the camera. via NASA https://ift.tt/3d4OzkT

2020/05/21

SpaceX Demo-2 Rollout


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/2APqr7L

SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Arrives at Kennedy Space Center


NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley listen as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks after the crew arrived at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WS00a1

2020/05/20

Annie and John Glenn Arrive for the Gemini IV Flight


Annie and John Glenn arrive at the Mission Control Center for the Gemini IV launch on June 4, 1965. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3e3RPgs

2020/05/19

Chemist Audrey Miyamoto Prepares Apollo 11 Sample for Analysis


Chemist Audrey Miyamoto preparing an Apollo lunar sample to analyze for amino acids at NASA’s Ames Research Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LDqHc2

2020/05/18

Station Crew Sees Typhoon from Space


The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of this typhoon in the South Pacific Ocean on May 13, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/36i2EsQ

2020/05/15

Nancy Grace Roman: The Mother of Hubble


Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA's first chief astronomer, is known as the 'Mother of Hubble.' via NASA https://ift.tt/2Z8f0lQ

2020/05/14

High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter


NASA's Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter's tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft's close approach to the planet on Feb. 17, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WwjjWn

2020/05/13

Cygnus Says Farewell to the Space Station


Northrup Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release ending its 83-day stay at the International Space Station on May 11, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Wug1Tk

2020/05/12

Iowa Native and Astronaut Raja Chari


Iowa native astronaut Raja Chari was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. via NASA https://ift.tt/2YYiiI6

2020/05/11

Abell 2384: Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters


Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each other. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LlhrcC

2020/05/08

Ricky Arnold: Teacher and Astronaut


NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out of this world "space-selfie" while conducting a spacewalk on March 29, 2018. via NASA https://ift.tt/2YJCzRy

2020/05/07

Spring Has Sprung at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center


Blooming roses at the Armstrong Flight Research Center highlighting the Bell X-IE aircraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ba5eSf

2020/05/05

The Crab Nebula: Observations Through Time


This composite of the Crab Nebula was made with data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue and white), Hubble Space Telescope (purple), and Spitzer Space Telescope (pink). via NASA https://ift.tt/2WIqny3

2020/05/04

Joe Acaba Goes from Teacher to Astronaut


It's Teacher Appreciation Week and teachers and space travel go hand-in-hand. via NASA https://ift.tt/3c0QaaU

2020/05/01

Sang Choi Earns a Place in NASA's Inventors Hall of Fame


Sang Choi has worked for NASA for nearly 40 years. Since beginning work at the Langley Research Center in October 1980, Choi has received 71 awards from the agency. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WkG8uA