Remembering Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden

Former astronaut Al Worden, command module pilot on the Apollo 15 lunar landing, passed away March 18, 2020, in Texas.​ via NASA https://ift.tt/2xKO0wO

Alligators and Rockets: Sharing the Kennedy Space Center

An alligator lurks in a marshy waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. via NASA https://ift.tt/38ZzqhW

Test Version of Orion Capsule Recovered in the Pacific Ocean

With the USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the distance, helicopters from the HSC-23 squadron fly by a test version of an Orion capsule during Underway Recover y Test-8 in the Pacific Ocean. via NASA https://ift.tt/39X3agV

Next Space Station Crew Takes a Break From Training

Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA (left) and Anatoly Ivanishin (center) and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos (right) pose for pictures in front of a Soyuz trainer. via NASA https://ift.tt/3d69iFi

Michun North: My Everyday Extraordinary Is Helping Launch America into Space

Michun North is a program analyst, who helps manage finances for the Commercial Crew Program. via NASA https://ift.tt/2U1SLd0

Apollo 9 Takes the Lunar Module for a Test Drive

When Apollo 9 in March 1969 human spaceflight, it was the second crewed mission and the countdown to Apollo 11. via NASA https://ift.tt/2vczcpQ

A Slice of Polar Layer Cake

The Martian ice cap is like a cake with every layer telling a story. In this case, the story is one of climate change on Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/38NzNMI

Image of a Supermoon

A supermoon occurs when the Moon’s orbit is closet (perigee) to Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TCqsCM

SpaceX's Dragon Launches to Space Station

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft lifted off on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 11:50 p.m. EST Friday, March 6. via NASA https://ift.tt/331eeqD

Celebrating the Life of Katherine Johnson

A Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 for NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson at the Hampton University Convocation Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/330FXYq

Hubble Spies Galactic Traffic Jam

NGC 3887 is one of many galaxies in our universe with spiral arms, just like our own Milky Way. Until the 1960s, the behavior of spiral arms was an astronomical puzzle. The arms emanate from a spinning core and "should" therefore become wound up ever more tightly over time. Instead, they move more slowly, like an interstellar traffic jam. via NASA https://ift.tt/3cLNcrM

Jupiter as Never Seen Before!

See Jupiter’s Great Red Spot as you’ve never seen it before in this work of art. via NASA https://ift.tt/3cwVUKd

Artemis I's Orion Capsule Undergoing Testing

NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, is nearing the end of a three-month testing campaign at the agency's Plum Brook Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PNnj0G

Artemis I's Orion Capsule Completes Testing

NASA’s Orion spacecraft, a critical part of the agency’s Artemis I mission, has completed three months of testing at the agency's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ijh94n

Amelia Earhart Visits the NACA (And Gets Her Coat Caught in a Wind Tunnel!)

Amelia Earhart visits Langley in November 1928. via NASA https://ift.tt/32Tqrxy

Astronaut Jessica Meir Configures the Light Microscopy Module

NASA astronaut and International Space Station Expedition 62 crew member Jessica Meir configures the Light Microscopy Module inside the Fluids Integrated Rack. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TiRCPb

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

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

Gullies on Mars

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

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

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

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

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

Jupiter's Equator

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deborah Johnson: A Career in the Service of Space Exploration

Deborah Johnson has worked for NASA since 1978. via NASA https://ift.tt/2UpKFwv

NASA Day of Remembrance

Amy Resnik touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Arlington National Cemetery. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Ocv1Rg

Luca Parmitano Works to Repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Astronaut and station commander Luca Parmitano is tethered to the International Space Station while finalizing thermal repairs on the AMS. via NASA https://ift.tt/37HsQwP

Chandra Spots a Mega-Cluster of Galaxies in the Making

Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have put together a detailed map of a rare collision between four galaxy clusters. via NASA https://ift.tt/32Upgx7

Spitzer Observes TRAPPIST-1

Spitzer Space Telescope, one of agency’s great observatories, one of Spitzer's great discoveries was that of the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, which has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. via NASA https://ift.tt/2U23ciq

Setting the Stage for Artemis Testing

All eyes are on south Mississippi with this month’s delivery and installation of NASA’s Space Launch System. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NW8Mid

Martin Luther King Day of Service at NASA Headquarters

The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School choir performs at the MLK Day of Service. via NASA https://ift.tt/2RhxWdr

Liftoff of SpaceX's In-Flight Abort Test

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/30FxNU8

Hubble Views Galaxy From Famous Catalog

This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uckmi9

Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. via NASA https://ift.tt/2QXHAl6

Astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain at the National Air and Space Museum

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C. via NASA https://ift.tt/36YaXcC

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Has a Close Encounter with Jupiter

A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2uOXA0m

Welcoming NASA’s Newest Astronauts

NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday. via NASA https://ift.tt/2R4iArj

What Happens When Planets Collide

This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris. via NASA https://ift.tt/2sY0Plt