Thor-Able I with the Pioneer I spacecraft atop, prior to launch at Eastern Test Range at…
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Anniversary of First Female ISS Commander Launches
Five years ago today, on Oct. 10, 2007, U.S. astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, the first woman…
View of Curiosity’s First Scoop Also Shows Bright Object
This image from the right Mast Camera (Mastcam) of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows a scoop…
SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station
Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is illuminated by a…
Dragon Readies for Flight
Technicians attach the Dragon capsule to a Falcon 9 rocket at the SpaceX facility at Cape…
Helix Nebula – Unraveling at the Seams
A dying star is throwing a cosmic tantrum in this combined image from NASA's Spitzer Space…
Mirror Inspection
Technicians and scientists check out one of the Webb telescope's first two flight mirrors on Sept.…
‘Bathurst Inlet’ Rock on Curiosity’s Sol 54, Context View
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity held its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera about 10.5 inches (27…
Antares Roll Out
Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket rolls out to the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility…
Next Station Crew Preps for Launch
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford (left), Expedition 33 flight engineer and Expedition 34 commander; Soyuz Commander Oleg…