
The balloon is filled with helium in preparation for the launch of the SUNRISE telescope. SUNRISE is a high-resolution solar…

SUNRISE is a high-resolution solar observatory that can observe the structure and dynamics of the sun’s magnetic field, down to…

The sun is captured in a “starburst” mode over Earth’s horizon by one of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard…

The center aft segment for qualification motor-1 (QM-1), a full-scale version of a solid rocket motor for the Space Launch…

In the Tranquility node of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano exercises on the Combined…

This image, taken on March 4, 1969, shows the stacking of the S-II stage for the Saturn 506 in the…