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Orion Metal Adapter Rings at Marshall
Orion Metal Adapter Rings at Marshall

Employees at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., unpack four large metal rings that will be used to…

Orion Adapter Ring Inspection
Orion Adapter Ring Inspection

Michael Hale, a quality assurance inspector with the Space Systems Department at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,…

Giant Stellar Nursery
Giant Stellar Nursery

Stars are sometimes born in the midst of chaos. About 3 million years ago in the nearby galaxy M33, a…

Sally Ride, Astronaut and Educator
Sally Ride, Astronaut and Educator

This image shows Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, who was also part of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior…

J-2X ‘Puts a Bow’ on a Year of Successful Testing
J-2X ‘Puts a Bow’ on a Year of Successful Testing

The J-2X powerpack assembly was fired up one last time on Dec. 13 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, finishing a…

J-2X ‘Puts a Bow’ on a Year of Successful Testing
J-2X ‘Puts a Bow’ on a Year of Successful Testing

The J-2X powerpack assembly was fired up one last time on Dec. 13 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, finishing a…

SOHO Hits 17
SOHO Hits 17

In celebration of the anniversary of this mission’s 17th year of operation, this combined image from Nov. 16, 2012, shows…

One Week from Expedition 34 Launch
One Week from Expedition 34 Launch

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA conducts a “fit check” dress rehearsal…

Van Allen Probes in Orbit
Van Allen Probes in Orbit

This artist’s rendition represents NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes in orbit within Earth’s magnetic field to explore the radiation belts.

RFCS Checkout Flight on F/A-18 #853
RFCS Checkout Flight on F/A-18 #853

NASA Dryden’s F/A-18 #853, piloted by Nils Larson, flew a Research Flight Control System (RFCS) checkout flight for NASA’s Integrated…