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Kepler
Kepler

Kepler explored the structure and diversity of planetary systems with a special emphasis on the detection of Earth-size planets. Mission…

Landsat-5
Landsat-5

A joint mission or NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Landsat-5 provided multispectral images of Earth. Landsat-5 is…

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Earth and Mars
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Earth and Mars

From its vantage point around the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was in position to catch a shot of Earth…

Western Sahara Viewed From International Space Station
Western Sahara Viewed From International Space Station

On May 23, 2014, Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson posted this photograph of the Western Sahara — taken from the…

Bushwhacking to Recover Balloons
Bushwhacking to Recover Balloons

Researchers had to bushwhack a mile or so off the road in rough terrain in hot, humid conditions to recover…

Helium Tanks for Balloons to Measure Volcanic Plumes
Helium Tanks for Balloons to Measure Volcanic Plumes

Tanks of helium are used to fill the balloons that researchers are getting ready to launch in Australia to study…

Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE)

LADEE orbited the Moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface, and environmental influences on…

PA-30
PA-30

A Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche, known as NASA 808, was used at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center as a…

Saturn I Manufacturing
Saturn I Manufacturing

In the 1960s, the Saturn I first stages for the SA-4, SA-6, and SA-7 missions were assembled by the Fabrication…

Destiny Laboratory Attached to International Space Station
Destiny Laboratory Attached to International Space Station

On Feb. 10, 2001, the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station successfully installed the U.S.…