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Lead Mechanical Test Operations Engineer Nyla Trumbach
Lead Mechanical Test Operations Engineer Nyla Trumbach

“And in the end, we are all so close when it comes down to it. We do act like family.…

December 29, 1968
December 29, 1968

This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the moon after the…

James Webb Telescope Begins Its Journey
James Webb Telescope Begins Its Journey

The telescope launched Dec. 25, 2021.

James Webb Telescope Rolls to the Pad Aboard an Ariane 5 Rocket
James Webb Telescope Rolls to the Pad Aboard an Ariane 5 Rocket

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, Dec.…

Small (But Mighty) Weather Instruments
Small (But Mighty) Weather Instruments

In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft.

An Early Present: NASA Aircraft Home for the Holidays with a Shiny New Look
An Early Present: NASA Aircraft Home for the Holidays with a Shiny New Look

NASA’s workhorse research and cargo airlifter returned to its home station at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility Tuesday, Dec. 21, just…

NASA Visits SpaceX, Views Starship Hardware
NASA Visits SpaceX, Views Starship Hardware

NASA Human Landing System program members view a SpaceX Starship at the company’s facilities in Boca Chica, Texas.

Views of Comet Leonard from Two Sun-Watching Spacecraft
Views of Comet Leonard from Two Sun-Watching Spacecraft

Ahead of Comet Leonard’s close pass of the Sun on Jan. 3, 2022, two Sun-observing spacecraft captured these views of…

Behold a Winter Solstice
Behold a Winter Solstice

The Earth’s solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year’s winter solstice happens on Dec. 21.

December 21, 1968
December 21, 1968

The Apollo 8 crew launches on the first manned mission to the moon. On December 29, 1968, NASA released the…