Explorers on the Moon: Apollo 11 Landing

On July 20, 1969, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, poses for a photo beside the…

Artemis II Core Stage on the Move

On July 16, 2024, the Artemis II core stage rolled out of the Vertical Assembly Building…

Acting Center Chief Technologist Dr. Phillip Williams

“I found out years later that seeing me in high school and hearing my experience in…

Apollo 11 Lifts Off – NASA

Apollo 11 launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:32 a.m. EDT, July 16,…

NASA Meatball Painting on Kennedy’s VAB

Painting of the NASA logo, also called the meatball, continued on the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building…

The Penguin and the Egg

The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical at left, the Egg,…

A Midsummer Red Sprite Seen from Space

Several transient luminous events illuminate pockets of Earth’s upper atmosphere. A line of thunderstorms off the…

Artemis II Core Stage moves from Final to VAB

The Artemis II Core Stage moves from final assembly to the VAB at NASA’s Michoud Assembly…

30 Years Ago: STS-65 Lifts Off

Space shuttle Columbia heads skyward after clearing the fixed service structure tower at Launch Complex Pad…

Orion on the Rise – NASA

Technicians used a 30-ton crane to lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft on Friday, June 28, 2024, from…