Completing the Mission

After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility…

The Voyage Home

Space shuttle Atlantis' bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle…

Station Crew Views Shuttle Landing

This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and…

Last View

This image of the International Space Station was taken by Atlantis' STS-135 crew during a fly…

Vesta Sizes Up

This composite image shows the comparative sizes of nine asteroids. Up until now, Lutetia, with a…

Aurora Australis From Space

This image is of Atlantis and its Orbital Boom Sensor System robot arm extension backdropped against…

Friendship 7

Today, July 18, 2011, is John Glenn's 90th birthday. On Feb. 20, 1962 at 9:47 am…

International Partnerships

In this view of the International Space Station's Cupola, a variety of modules and components of…

Survival of the Elements

This close-up image shows the 'Materials on International Space Station Experiment-8.' Taken during the spacewalk on…

Through the Astronaut’s Eyes

Astronaut Ron Garan took this image during the spacewalk conducted on Tues., July 12, 2011. It…