Astronauts Joan Higginbotham (foreground) and Suni Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work the…
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Jovian ‘Twilight Zone’
This image captures the swirling cloud formations around the south pole of Jupiter, looking up toward…
Next-Generation Weather Satellite GOES-S Lifts Off
A ULA Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air…
‘Twas the Night Before Launch
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-S) satellite sits on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex…
Soyuz With Expedition 54 Trio Aboard Returns to Earth
The Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 54 crew members Joe Acaba…
Portrait of the Expedition 54 Crew on the Space Station
The six-member Expedition 54 crew poses for a lighthearted crew portrait inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory…
An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea and Clouds
Though sea ice has been significantly below normal extent and thickness across much of the Arctic,…
Time-lapse Sequence of Jupiter’s South Pole
This series of images captures cloud patterns near Jupiter's south pole, looking up towards the planet’s…
Robert Lawrence: America’s First African-American Astronaut
On June 30, 1967, the U.S. Air Force selcted Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. for the…
Orion’s Powerhouse
A technician works on the European Service Module that will propel the Orion spacecraft in space…