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Apollo 17 Splashdown
Apollo 17 Splashdown

The Apollo 17 spacecraft, containing astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt, glided to a safe…

Wheels Installed On Curiosity
Wheels Installed On Curiosity

Originally taken in July 2010, this photo shows NASA engineers installing six wheels on the Curiosity rover. NASA’s Mars Science…

Astronaut Tests SAFER Backpack
Astronaut Tests SAFER Backpack

Astronaut Mark Lee tests the new backpack called Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER), a system designed for use in…

Young Stellar Grouping in Cygnus X
Young Stellar Grouping in Cygnus X

Cygnus X hosts many young stellar groupings. The combined outflows and ultraviolet radiation from the region’s numerous massive stars have…

Administrator Bolden Speaks at MSL Launch
Administrator Bolden Speaks at MSL Launch

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to attendees at the Banana Creek viewing area prior to the launch of the Mars…

Mars Science Laboratory Launches to the Red Planet
Mars Science Laboratory Launches to the Red Planet

The Atlantic Ocean provides a backdrop as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket clears the tower at Space Launch…

Atlas V Roars, MSL Mars Bound
Atlas V Roars, MSL Mars Bound

With a thunderous roar, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off the launch pad, sending the MSL spacecraft…

Mars Science Laboratory Inspection
Mars Science Laboratory Inspection

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians inspect under NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory…

CINDI-CNOFS Satellite
CINDI-CNOFS Satellite

Still from animation C/NOFS-CINDI mission satellite in orbit around Earth.

Ready for Flight
Ready for Flight

The Atlas V rocket standing inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 is topped by NASA’s Mars…