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June 2009 – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Launched
June 2009 – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Launched

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is launched from an Atlas V rocket and headed towards the moon. LRO collected data…

June 2009 – Second South Pole TDRSS Relay 2 (SPTR-2) Declared Operational
June 2009 – Second South Pole TDRSS Relay 2 (SPTR-2) Declared Operational

The second South Pole TDRSS Relay 2 (SPTR-2) antenna became operational. SPTR-2 is visible to any first generation TDRS spacecraft…

A Ghost Remains
A Ghost Remains

This composite image shows a small region of the Chandra Deep Field North. The diffuse blue object near the center…

Preparing for the Journey Home
Preparing for the Journey Home

Space shuttle Atlantis is shown suspended from a sling in the Mate-DeMate Device at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center during…

Expedition 20 Lifts Off
Expedition 20 Lifts Off

Flight Engineers Roman Romanenko, Frank De Winne and Robert Thirsk of the 20th International Space Station crew launched in their…

Heading Toward ‘Von Braun’ Mound
Heading Toward ‘Von Braun’ Mound

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to capture this view of the terrain toward the southeast from…

Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan
Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan

Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan is holding the lower corner of the American flag during the mission’s first EVA,…

Coming Home
Coming Home

Ground crews begin towing Space Shuttle Atlantis from the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base following its landing May…

A Triumphant Return
A Triumphant Return

The crew of space shuttle Atlantis gathered on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base at the successful conclusion of…

Welcome Home, Atlantis
Welcome Home, Atlantis

Atlantis and the crew of the STS-125 mission landed safely in California at Edwards Air Force Base after completing the…