The world’s largest heat shield, measuring 16.5 feet in diameter, has been successfully attached to the…
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Orion Crew Module Set for Connection to Heat Shield
At the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Orion crew module and…
Expedition 40 Launches to the International Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-13M rocket is launched with Expedition 40 Soyuz Commander Maxim Suraev, of the Russian Federal…
Expedition 40 Preflight: Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out
The Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Monday, May…
Western Sahara Viewed From International Space Station
On May 23, 2014, Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson posted this photograph -- taken from the…
Destiny Laboratory Attached to International Space Station
On Feb. 10, 2001, the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station…
Destiny Laboratory Attached to International Space Station
On Feb. 10, 2001, the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station…
Preparations for Expedition 40/41 Launch to International Space Station
Three new Expedition 40/41 crew members are counting down to their May 28, 2014 (U.S. time)…
Student-Built Rocket Lifts Off From the Bonneville Salt Flats
A student-built rocket lifts off the brilliant white hardpan of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele…
SpaceX Dragon Returns Critical NASA Science
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 18, 2014 in the…