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First Photo of Earth From a Weather Satellite, TIROS-1
First Photo of Earth From a Weather Satellite, TIROS-1

The first photo of Earth from a weather satellite, taken by the TIROS-1 satellite on April 1, 1960. Early photographs…

Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser

Egypt’s Lake Nasser, as photographed in January 2005 from the International Space Station. One of the world’s largest artificial lakes,…

Ozone Hole
Ozone Hole

The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual maximum on Sept. 12, 2008, stretching over 27 million square kilometers, or 10.5…

Top of the World
Top of the World

Mt. Everest and nearby Mt. Makalu stand out in this oblique photograph of the Tibetan Plateau taken from the International…

Great Wall
Great Wall

The Great Wall of China and Inner Mongolia are featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao…

Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)
Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)

Former NASA Dryden Fight Research Center Director Kevin Petersen got an April Fool’s Day surprise when he arrived at work…

Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)
Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)

It’s not often that you find an airplane in your parking space when you arrive at work. But that’s what…

Boosters
Boosters

The boosters of the Soyuz rocket that transported Expedition 19 to the space station are shown here as the Soyuz…

Orion: The Next Generation Crew Exploration Vehicle
Orion: The Next Generation Crew Exploration Vehicle

Spectators gather around a mock-up of the Orion capsule that will carry astronauts back to the moon. The capsule is…

The Road to Apollo – Developing Mercury’s “Little Joe” Capsules
The Road to Apollo – Developing Mercury’s “Little Joe” Capsules

Even before the Space Task Group was formally organized, Langley had begun to develop the concept of the “Little Joe”…