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OCO-2 Launch Pad
OCO-2 Launch Pad

This black-and-white infrared view shows the launch gantry, surrounding the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Orbiting Carbon…

Encapsulation of OCO-2
Encapsulation of OCO-2

Encapsulation of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, or OCO-2, into the Delta II payload fairing nears completion in the mobile service…

NASA’s OCO-2 Satellite on the Launch Pad
NASA’s OCO-2 Satellite on the Launch Pad

The launch gantry surrounding the Delta II rocket with the second Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite onboard is seen in this…

Watching the World Cup Aboard the International Space Station
Watching the World Cup Aboard the International Space Station

On Thursday, June 26, the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station got a chance to catch up on…

LLRV
LLRV

The LLRVs, humorously referred to as “flying bedsteads,” were created by a predecessor of NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center to…

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

JWST is an infrared telescope that will observe the early universe, between one million and a few billion years in…

Puffing Sun
Puffing Sun

This combination of three wavelengths of light from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows one of the multiple jets that led…

Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System
Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System

Masten’s vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing Xombie technology demonstration vehicle rockets skyward during a flight test of Astrobotic Technology’s autonomous landing system.

Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System
Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System

Astrobotic Technology’s autonomous landing system is mounted atop Masten Space Systems’ Xombie vehicle prior to launch from the Mojave Air…

Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System
Xombie Tests Astrobotic’s Autolanding System

Engineering intern Nick Robbins and aerospace engineer Tyler Roberson of Masten Space Systems complete installation of Astrobotic’s autonomous landing system…