Photographed by the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon, the Earth’s only natural…
Work on the heat shield and thermal protection backshell of the Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle ground test article, or GTA,…
The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin’s Vertical Testing Facility in Colorado. (Photo credit:…
JSC2011-E-120391 (15 Sept. 2011) — The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is prepared for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration Test…
JSC2011-E-120394 (15 Sept. 2011) — The Orion MPCV ground test vehicle is prepared for the Launch Abort Vehicle Configuration Test…
JSC2011-E-118356 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…
JSC2011-E-118357 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…
The Orion ground test vehicle is lifted into the acoustic chamber at Lockheed Martin’s facilities near Denver on Thursday, Sept.…
NASA’s new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity, or saltiness, of Earth’s ocean surface, providing…
An X1.4 class flare erupted from the sun, peaking at 7:01 AM ET on September 22. The flare came from…