On Oct. 11, 2011, NASA officially transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Endeavour to the…
Category: NASA Image of the Day
Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion
Looking like a pair of eyeglasses only a rock star would wear, this nebula brings into…
Hubble Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center…
Vice President Biden Honors Mark Kelly
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Captain Mark Kelly during his retirement ceremony in the…
Molecular Cloud Cepheus B Is a Hot Spot for Star Formation
This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope,…
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…