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Running on the Beach
Running on the Beach

Mercury astronaut John Glenn stays fit by running on the beach in Cape Canaveral, Florida.Credit: NASA

Location of Mars Sandstone Target ‘Windjana’
Location of Mars Sandstone Target ‘Windjana’

On this view of the Curiosity rover mission’s waypoint called “the Kimberley,” the red dot indicates the location of a…

Exploration Design Challenge Winning Team
Exploration Design Challenge Winning Team

NASA’s Administrator, Charles Bolden (left), President/CEO of Lockheed Martin, Marillyn Hewson (right), and astronaut Rex Walheim (back row) pose for…

SR-71
SR-71

During the 1990s two SR-71 Blackbird aircraft were used by NASA as testbeds for high-speed and high-altitude aeronautical research at…

STS-31 Shuttle Crew Poses for a Photo
STS-31 Shuttle Crew Poses for a Photo

On space shuttle Discovery’s middeck, the STS-31 crew poses for a traditional in-flight portrait on April 29, 1990. Astronaut Loren…

NOAA’s JPSS CERES Instrument Completes Testing
NOAA’s JPSS CERES Instrument Completes Testing

Engineers prepare to remove the CERES instrument from the Radiometric Calibration Chamber following the completion of thermal vacuum testing at…

Hubble Space Telescope Reaches Orbit
Hubble Space Telescope Reaches Orbit

On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-31 mission, with crew:…

Releasing a BARREL Balloon
Releasing a BARREL Balloon

Release of a BARREL balloon. The launch crew can be seen on the right holding the payload as the top…

Wakata Has Both Hands on Controls
Wakata Has Both Hands on Controls

Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has both hands on controls during activities involving…

Wakata Carefully Monitors Dragon Activities
Wakata Carefully Monitors Dragon Activities

Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) carefully monitors activities of the approach, rendezvous and…