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X1.9 Solar Flare Produces Wide Spread Aurora
X1.9 Solar Flare Produces Wide Spread Aurora

Intense auroral glow framed by parting rain clouds was captured near local midnight from Kvaløya island outside Tromsø in northern…

Aurora Sighted in the U.S.
Aurora Sighted in the U.S.

Behemoth sunspot 1302 unleashed another strong flare on Sept. 24, 2011-an X1.9-category blast at 5:40 am EDT. At the peak…

MPCV Construction Begins
MPCV Construction Begins

JSC2011-E-120358 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

MPCV Construction Begins
MPCV Construction Begins

JSC2011-E-120363 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

MPCV Construction Begins
MPCV Construction Begins

JSC2011-E-120372 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

MPCV Construction Begins
MPCV Construction Begins

JSC2011-E-120368 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

MPCV Construction Begins
MPCV Construction Begins

JSC2011-E-120357 (9 Sept. 2011) — Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…

Earth’s Moon
Earth’s Moon

Photographed by the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon, the Earth’s only natural…

Working Towards the Future
Working Towards the Future

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
The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) being assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin’s Vertical Testing Facility in Colorado. (Photo credit:…