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SpaceX-2 on its way to the Space Station
SpaceX-2 on its way to the Space Station

March 1, 2013 — The nine Merlin first-stage engines propel the SpaceX Falcon 9 away from Space Launch Complex 40…

Dragon on Its Way
Dragon on Its Way

March 1, 2013 — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force…

Falcon 9 Static Firing
Falcon 9 Static Firing

Feb. 25, 2013 — Smoke billows from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s nine first-stage Merlin engines during a test firing…

Falcon 9 Engine Test
Falcon 9 Engine Test

Feb. 28, 2013 — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket approaches the launch pad at Launch Complex 40 for a test…

Talking Commercial Crew
Talking Commercial Crew

NASA’s Jon Cowart talks to media about the progress of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program CCP and its partners in…

Three Radiation Belts Around Earth
Three Radiation Belts Around Earth

In 2012, observations from the Van Allen Probes showed that a third belt can sometimes appear.

Radiation Belts with Satellites
Radiation Belts with Satellites

A cutaway model of the radiation belts with the 2 Van Allen Probes satellites flying through them.

Fermi’s Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph
Fermi’s Motion Produces a Study in Spirograph

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope orbits our planet every 95 minutes, building up increasingly deeper views of the universe with…

J-2X Engine ‘Goes the Distance’ at Stennis
J-2X Engine ‘Goes the Distance’ at Stennis

J-2X rocket engine testing continues at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi with the second in a series of tests…

J-2X Engine ‘Goes the Distance’ at Stennis
J-2X Engine ‘Goes the Distance’ at Stennis

J-2X rocket engine testing continues at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi with the second in a series of tests…