This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope,…
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Sputnik 1
On Oct. 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. Thus, began the space…
Green Flight, Checkered Flag
CAFE Foundation Hanger Boss Mike Fenn waves the speed competition checkered flag for the e-Genius aircraft…
View of Mission Operations Control Room During the Apollo 13 Mission
Gene Kranz (foreground, back to camera), an Apollo 13 Flight Director, watches Apollo 13 astronaut and…
Orion Prepares for Next Round of Acoustic Testing
The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is lifted into the acoustic chamber at Lockheed Martin’s facilities…
A Quintet of Saturn’s Moons
A quintet of Saturn's moons come together in the Cassini spacecraft's field of view for this…
Sikorsky Helicopter
In this image taken in 1944, one of Langley Research Center's Sikorsky YR-4B/HNS-1 helicopters is seen…
Earth’s Horizon Viewed by the Expedition 3 Crew Aboard the Space Station
Using a digital still camera, the International Space Station Expedition Three crew captured a setting sun…
Expedition 28 Lands
The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, and…
Herschel Mission Finds Galactic Growth Slow and Steady
The Herschel Infrared Space Observatory discovered that galaxies do not always need to collide with each…