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IXPE Spacecraft Undergoes Final Checkout at Ball Facility
IXPE Spacecraft Undergoes Final Checkout at Ball Facility

A Ball Aerospace engineer checks out the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft at Ball test facilities in Boulder, Colorado.

IXPE Team Readies Craft for Testing
IXPE Team Readies Craft for Testing

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer team prepares the spacecraft for testing at Ball Aerospace facilities in Boulder, Colorado.

Testing IXPE at Ball Aerospace Facilities
Testing IXPE at Ball Aerospace Facilities

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft array, undergoing testing and integration at Ball Aerospace test facilities in Boulder, Colorado. A…

December 3, 1968
December 3, 1968

Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight in his full-pressure flight suit, kneeling in front of X-15 no. 2 on…

Become a Flight Director … And Perhaps a Legend
Become a Flight Director … And Perhaps a Legend

Christopher Kraft, flight director during Project Mercury, works at his console inside the Flight Control area at Mercury Mission Control.

IXPE Spacecraft Undergoes Spacecraft Boom Testing
IXPE Spacecraft Undergoes Spacecraft Boom Testing

A Ball Aerospace engineer prepares the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft boom for testing at Ball’s Boulder, Colorado, test facility.…

IXPE Spacecraft Ready to Fly
IXPE Spacecraft Ready to Fly

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft stands fully integrated and cleared to fly at Ball Aerospace test facilities in Boulder,…

IXPE Spacecraft Ready to Be Delivered to Kennedy Space Center
IXPE Spacecraft Ready to Be Delivered to Kennedy Space Center

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft stands fully integrated and cleared to fly at Ball Aerospace test facilities in Boulder,…

Photographing Mars
Photographing Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of this scene at two times of day…

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Spacecraft
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Spacecraft

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft stands fully integrated and cleared to fly at Ball Aerospace test facilities in Boulder,…