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Korean Peninsula Seen From Space Station
Korean Peninsula Seen From Space Station

Flying over East Asia, an Expedition 38 crew member on the International Space Station took this night image of the…

Von Braun’s Farewell
Von Braun’s Farewell

In February 1970, Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., was named…

Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Launch Site at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center
Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Launch Site at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center

The launch pads at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center are seen a week ahead of the…

President Kennedy Tours Mercury Control Center
President Kennedy Tours Mercury Control Center

President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury Control Center following the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) flight. MA-6…

Apollo 9 Saturn at the Launchpad
Apollo 9 Saturn at the Launchpad

Nighttime view of the 363-feet-high Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center on Feb.…

Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration
Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration

This photo, taken on February 21, 1976, shows workers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center constructing a “simulated” residence for…

The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy Star
The Shocking Behavior of a Speedy Star

Roguish runaway stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the Milky Way galaxy. Their…

X-15
X-15

In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation,…

Astronaut Rick Mastracchio Works With BASS Experiment
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio Works With BASS Experiment

NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, works with the Burning and Suppression of Solids (BASS-II) experiment in the…

Station Astronauts Remove, Release Cygnus
Station Astronauts Remove, Release Cygnus

NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins (foreground) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, both Expedition 38 flight engineers, are pictured…