Discovery spacewalker Danny Olivas at work during the STS-128 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 35-minute…
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Leonardo
Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible…
Beauty in the Night
Billows of smoke and steam rise above Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in…
Lighting Up the Night
Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle…
Lighting Up the Night Sky
Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A competes with the xenon lights on the…
Symphony in Blue
Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure…
Planetary Smash-Up
This artist's concept shows a celestial body about the size of our moon slamming at great…
Making Preparations
STS-128 astronaut Nicole Stott participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the…
Poised for Flight
The space shuttle Discovery is poised for liftoff on the STS-128 mission from Pad 39a at…
Testing for the Future
The Lunar Electric Rover (LER) is being tested at NASA Johnson Space Center's planetary analog test…