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SpaceX Dragon Returns Critical NASA Science
SpaceX Dragon Returns Critical NASA Science

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 3:05 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 18, 2014 in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 300…

‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards
‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards

A student-built rocket awaits retrieval during the 2013-14 NASA Student Launch rocketry competition, held May 17 in Utah.

Tethys’ Terrains
Tethys’ Terrains

Tethys’ trailing side shows two terrains that tell a story of a rough past. To the north (up, in the…

Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)
Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)

SAMPEX measured the elemental and isotropic composition of solar energetic particles, anomalous cosmic rays, and galactic cosmic raysMission Duration: July…

Expedition 40/41 Crew With Gagarin Statue
Expedition 40/41 Crew With Gagarin Statue

In front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition…

Soyuz Booster Rocket Awaits
Soyuz Booster Rocket Awaits

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the upper stage of the Soyuz booster rocket awaits the mating of the Soyuz…

‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards
‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards

Some 250 student participants and approximately 500 spectators crowded the viewing area at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County,…

‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards
‘Smoke and Fire’ Rise Over Utah Salt Flats as Student Rockets Soar in NASA Challenge May 17; NASA, ATK Present Preliminary Awards

Student rocketeers high-five one another as their team heads out in pursuit of a touched-down flight vehicle May 17 during…

Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft to carry people into orbit, launch, recover, and repair satellites, conduct cutting-edge…

SCaN Testbed
SCaN Testbed

The SCaN Testbed serves as a test facility for radio communications and Global Positioning System (GPS) research on the International…