Seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast, the space shuttle Atlantis is featured in…
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Thin Blue Line
The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed…
The Brightness of the Sun
The bright sun greets the International Space Station in this Nov. 22 image, taken from the…
A Different View
On flight day four of the STS-129 mission, a member of the crew photographed the aft…
Randy Bresnik
Astronaut Randy Bresnik is pictured near the base of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the…
Mike Foreman
Astronaut Mike Foreman performed tasks on the exterior of the International Space Station during the second…
Robert Satcher’s Self-Portrait
Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129…
Space Shuttle Atlantis
This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines,…
A Partial View
Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical…
COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly…