Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is set to carry ATV Georges Lemaître into orbit, in the BAF…
Ariane 5 in the BAF ready for transfer to the launch pad
Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is set to carry ATV Georges Lemaître into orbit, in the BAF…
Ariane 5 in the BAF ready for transfer to the launch pad
Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is set to carry ATV Georges Lemaître into orbit, in the BAF…
Last hatch closing in the payload fairing
Last hatch closing in the payload fairing atop the Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is set…
A final view of ATV Georges Lemaître
A final view of ATV Georges Lemaître through a hatch in the payload fairing atop the Ariane…
Nearby M33 galaxy blossoming with star birth
The spiral galaxy M33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy, is one of our closest cosmic…
NASA’s Webb Sunshield Stacks Up to Test!
The Sunshield on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest part of the observatory—five layers…
Samantha during training at JSC
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (left) during training, at the Building 9’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF).…
Samantha and Alexander during training at JSC
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (left) and Russian astronaut Alexander Samokutyaev (right) during training, at the Building…