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Starry Sky from the Space Station
Starry Sky from the Space Station

One of the Expedition 41 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2014 captured this image…

Niki Werkheiser  Talks with Lee Roop About the 3-D printer Targeted for the International Space Station
Niki Werkheiser Talks with Lee Roop About the 3-D printer Targeted for the International Space Station

Niki Werkheiser, right, talks with Lee Roop about the 3-D printer targeted for the International Space Station.

ISS-RapidScat
ISS-RapidScat

ASA’s newest scatterometer, ISS-RapidScat, was built of old spare parts and new hardware, and will borrow the International Space Station…

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Built upon the success of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, GPM provides climate, weather, and hydrological predictions through more frequent…

ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite)
ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite)

ICESat-2 uses lasers and a very precise detection instrument to measure the elevation of Earth’s surface. Launch: Sept. 2018Operating Network:…

Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO)
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO)

The GRACE-FO mission is a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). GRACE-FO is a successor…

The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1)
The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1)

JPSS is a new generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and…

The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)
The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)

JPSS is a new generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and…

MAVEN’s Arrival at Mars, Explained
MAVEN’s Arrival at Mars, Explained

This image shows an artist concept of the trajectory of NASA’s MAVEN mission as it approaches the Red Planet.

Balancing Act
Balancing Act

Sept. 18, 2014 – A view from above shows a crane being used to lower the 175-ton crane inside the…