Our ability to fly at supersonic speeds over land in civil aircraft depends on our ability…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
Members of recent space shuttle and space station crews met the President on Tuesday.
President Barack Obama looks at a photo presented to him while meeting with the crew of…
Close-up View of ‘Snowman’ Craters on Asteroid Vesta
A set of three craters, nicknamed "Snowman," are seen in this image of the northern hemisphere…
Oblique view of the lower mound in Mars’ Gale Crater
This oblique view of the lower mound in Gale Crater shows layers of rock that preserve…
Testing NASA’s Next Deep Space Vehicle
"5...4...3...2...1...release." With that countdown, the Apollo-like test article that is a base model for the agency's…
Driving on the Moon
Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin loaded the lunar rover with tools and equipment in…
Monitoring the Launch Countdown
NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach monitored the launch countdown from Firing Room Four of the…
Liberty Bell 7
Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into his 'Liberty Bell 7' spacecraft on July 21, 1961. The Mercury-Redstone…
The End of an Era
Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters "MLG" at the spot where space shuttle…
Completing the Mission
After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility…