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Playing Forward
Playing Forward

Edwin P. Hubble-famed astronomer-and basketball star? In fact, Dr. Hubble was both. The University of Chicago alumnus was a member…

Llullaillaco Volcano
Llullaillaco Volcano

The summit of South America’s Llullaillaco Volcano has an elevation of 22,110 feet above sea level, making it the highest…

TIROS, the Nation’s First Weather Satellite
TIROS, the Nation’s First Weather Satellite

On April 1, 1960, a satellite designed by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched to become the nation’s first…

Petermann Glacier in Northern Greenland
Petermann Glacier in Northern Greenland

These two false-color images of the large Petermann glacier in northern Greenland from the Landsat satellite clearly show the center…

Expedition 23 Soyuz Rollout
Expedition 23 Soyuz Rollout

The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft arrived by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March, 31, 2010.…

A Subtle Difference
A Subtle Difference

Subtle color differences on Saturn’s moon Mimas are apparent in this false-color view of Herschel Crater captured by NASA’s Cassini…

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

This new composite image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the dusty remains of a collapsed…

Launch Abort Test Set Up
Launch Abort Test Set Up

Technicians positioned the boilerplate crew module for the launch abort system Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test on the launch pad…

Launch Abort Test Set Up
Launch Abort Test Set Up

Technicians used a crane to hoist the boilerplate crew module for the Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test from its transportation…

Boilerplate Crew Module Positioned
Boilerplate Crew Module Positioned

Technicians positioned the boilerplate crew module on the launch pad March 23 in preparation for the Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight…