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Cold Atom Laboratory Gallery

Astronaut Christina Koch unloads new hardware for the Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station the week of Dec....
An astronaut, a woman with curly brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue polo shirt and dark pants, is smiling at the camera while floating in a cluttered module of the International Space Station. She is holding onto a large, rectangular payload wrapped in reflective silver insulation, which has labels including "Science Module for Cold Atom Lab" and a yellow "FLIGHT HARDWARE" sticker. The background shows a dense array of equipment, wires, and panels characteristic of the ISS interior, creating a sense of being in microgravity.
The Cold Atom Laboratory quad locker sitting in a fixture that will allow the hardware to be packaged for shipment...
Four technicians in white cleanroom suits, hairnets, and glasses are working around a rectangular white scientific instrument mounted on a blue wheeled cart. The instrument has several connectors and panels visible on its side. One technician is leaning over the front of the cart, another is positioned behind the instrument appearing to make adjustments, and a third is standing to the far right, observing. The fourth technician is partially visible behind the instrument. They are working inside what appears to be a temporary cleanroom enclosure with translucent plastic walls and bright overhead lighting.
The Cold Atom Laboratory quad locker sitting in a fixture that will allow the hardware to be packaged for shipment...
A close-up, eye-level photograph of a black, rectangular scientific instrument. A large rectangular opening in the front reveals internal components, including what appears to be a detector or sensor array. Visible inside are circuit boards and wires, with some reflections of light on the internal surfaces. The top and bottom sections of the instrument show metallic components and screws. The background is a blurred view of a laboratory setting with other equipment.
Astronauts soon will have new experiments to conduct related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research when the...
A rocket is captured mid-launch at night, ascending into a dark sky with a brilliant, fiery exhaust plume trailing behind it. The plume glows intensely yellow-white at its base and fades into a smoke trail. Below the rocket, the launchpad is obscured by a large cloud of white smoke and steam, illuminated by the launch. A tall, white water tower is visible on the right, silhouetted against the bright cloud. The foreground shows a dark, reflective surface, possibly water or a wet launch area.
Dave Aveline, ground testbed lead for the Cold Atom Lab, works around the physics package.
A scientist in a cleanroom suit, wearing a lab coat, hairnet, and gloves, leans over to inspect a complex piece of scientific equipment. They are holding a flashlight to illuminate the intricate, metallic instrument, which is covered in wires and features a prominent circular lens.
The Cold Atom Lab is the first facility in orbit to produce clouds of "ultracold" atoms, which can reach a...
A wide-angle photo taken from inside the International Space Station's Cupola observatory, looking out into space. The Canadarm2 robotic arm is positioned in the center, grappling a white, cylindrical Cygnus cargo vehicle. The Cygnus has two large, circular, fan-like solar arrays that are a striking golden-orange color. Below is the brilliant blue and white curve of the Earth against the dark void of space.
The Cold Atom Laboratory consists of two standardized containers that will be installed on the International Space Station. The larger...
A large, white, rectangular scientific instrument labeled "Cold Atom Lab" and "Science Instrument" sits on a dark, gridded laboratory table. The instrument has various connectors, knobs, and handles on its front surface. To the right and slightly behind it, a smaller, metallic-colored piece of equipment also rests on the table. The setting appears to be a cleanroom or laboratory with plain white walls.
Astronaut Christina Koch assists with a hardware upgrade for NASA's Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station in January...
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a woman with short curly brown hair and glasses, floats inside a module of the International Space Station. She looks toward the camera with a slight smile, making an "OK" hand gesture while holding a long, thin metal instrument. Behind her is a wall of complex scientific equipment, including the Cold Atom Lab, with numerous wires and two laptops mounted upside-down.
In January 2020, members of the Cold Atom Lab operations team assisted remotely in a hardware upgrade to Cold Atom...
A group photo of the JPL Cold Atom Lab operations team, consisting of about fourteen men and women, posing together in what appears to be a control room. Many are wearing matching black polo shirts with the "Cold Atom Lab" logo. Behind them, a large screen displays an image of complex scientific hardware, and the JPL logo is prominently featured on the wood-paneled wall. The team members are smiling and looking at the camera.
Members of the Cold Atom Laboratory team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are seen here with their ground-based testbed, which...
A group of four researchers, one woman and three men, gather around a complex piece of scientific equipment in a laboratory. The man on the right, with blond hair, points to a component of the intricate optical setup. The woman on the left, with long curly hair, smiles as she looks on. A whiteboard covered in handwritten equations and diagrams is visible in the background.
Cold Atom Laboratory Team is being presented with the 2020 AIAA Space Science Award for “developing and delivering the highly...