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View of the Earth From the Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule
View of the Earth From the Freedom 7 Mercury Capsule

On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. had a view of Earth that no American had seen before,…

Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees Lunar Transit
Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees Lunar Transit

On Jan. 30, 2014, beginning at 8:31 a.m EST, the moon moved between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, and…

SDO Lunar Transit in Six Wavelengths
SDO Lunar Transit in Six Wavelengths

A rainbow of lunar transits as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on January 30, 2014.

ORB-2 Cygnus Pressurized Cargo Module Arrives
ORB-2 Cygnus Pressurized Cargo Module Arrives

As part of NASA’s ongoing effort to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) using commercially-developed space systems, a…

X-34
X-34

NASA’s X-34 program was initiated in 1996 to provide a low-cost advanced technology flight demonstration test bed vehicle for space…

Station Commander Conducts Spacewalk
Station Commander Conducts Spacewalk

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity…

Spacesuit Helmet Reflects Station Spacewalk
Spacesuit Helmet Reflects Station Spacewalk

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in this close-up view…

Station Cosmonauts Conduct Spacewalk
Station Cosmonauts Conduct Spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer; and Oleg Kotov (out of frame), commander, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits,…

Station Commander Participates in Spacewalk
Station Commander Participates in Spacewalk

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, and Sergey Ryazanskiy (out of frame), flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits,…

Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees Lunar Transit
Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees Lunar Transit

On Jan. 30, 2014, beginning at 8:31 a.m EST, the moon moved between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, and…