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CuSP
CuSP

On the first flight of the Space Launch System, the CuSP secondary payload will serve as a “space weather station”…

CubeQuest
CubeQuest

Three additional payloads similar to the one shown here will be selected by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate to fly…

Methane Saturn
Methane Saturn

The soft, bright-and-dark bands displayed by Saturn in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft are the signature of methane in…

Super Guppy Ready to Transport the Orion Spacecraft
Super Guppy Ready to Transport the Orion Spacecraft

NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft readies to transport an Orion spacecraft from the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana to Kennedy Space…

M2-F3 Lifting Body
M2-F3 Lifting Body

The M2-F3 was a joint program between NASA and Northrop Corporation. The aircraft flew 26 times between 1970 and 1972…

OSIRIS-REx Approaches Bennu
OSIRIS-REx Approaches Bennu

OSIRIS-REx Approaches Bennu.

Secondary Payloads Location on Space Launch System
Secondary Payloads Location on Space Launch System

On its first mission—Exploration Mission 1–the Space Launch System (SLS) will transport secondary payloads mounted inside the Orion Stage Adaptor…

Night Close-up of Martian Sand Grains
Night Close-up of Martian Sand Grains

The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on the robotic arm of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used electric lights at…

Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune
Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune

This self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at “Namib Dune,” where the rover’s activities included scuffing into…

Pluto’s Blue Atmosphere in the Infrared
Pluto’s Blue Atmosphere in the Infrared

This image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is the first look at Pluto’s atmosphere in infrared wavelengths.