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Next Stop, Mars
Next Stop, Mars

In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Phoenix spacecraft is upside down during…

Flight Research Pilots
Flight Research Pilots

NASA research pilot Tom Ryan snapped this self-portrait while flying NASA’s ER-2 Earth Resources aircraft on a high-altitude mission over…

Yelpers Visit Ames
Yelpers Visit Ames

On March 16, NASA Ames Research Center opened its doors to ?? “yelpers.” This group of participants got to tour…

Cygnus Loop Nebula
Cygnus Loop Nebula

Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by…

Endeavour’s OMS Pod
Endeavour’s OMS Pod

In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour’s left orbital maneuvering system OMS pod…

Remembering Columbia’s STS-107 Astronauts
Remembering Columbia’s STS-107 Astronauts

The STS-107 crew heads for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. In front, L to…

Sunspots and Solar Flares
Sunspots and Solar Flares

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of an M7.9 class flare on March 13, 2012 at 1:29 p.m.…

Bright Spots Near Marcia
Bright Spots Near Marcia

Numerous small, bright spots appear on Vesta, as seen in this image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. This region is just…

Extremely Bright Area
Extremely Bright Area

This image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows the brightest area seen on Vesta so far. It shows a crater located…

First Space Shuttle Takes Flight
First Space Shuttle Takes Flight

After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight was heard again, as the successful launch of the…