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This Week in NASA History: Apollo 11 Splashes Down – July 24, 1969
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 11 Splashes Down – July 24, 1969

This week in 1969, the Apollo 11 crew successfully returned to Earth following their eight-day mission to the lunar surface.

Nick Hague harvests Mizuna mustard greens on the station
Nick Hague harvests Mizuna mustard greens on the station

Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA harvests Mizuna mustard greens for the VEG-04 botany study.

The International Space Station flies above the Pacific Ocean west of Peru
The International Space Station flies above the Pacific Ocean west of Peru

A portion of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays drape the foreground as the orbiting lab flew 261 miles…

The Sun’s rays light up Earth’s thin atmosphere
The Sun’s rays light up Earth’s thin atmosphere

The Sun’s rays light up Earth’s thin atmosphere during a period between night and day.

Wildfires Continue Near Fairbanks and in Alaska’s Yukon Territory
Wildfires Continue Near Fairbanks and in Alaska’s Yukon Territory

Alaska’s serious wildfire situation persists and this NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite image from July 22, 2019 shows the extent of…

Museum Wildfire Just One Mile North of Flagstaff, Arizona
Museum Wildfire Just One Mile North of Flagstaff, Arizona

The wildfire dubbed the Museum Fire broke out Sunday, July 21, 2019 just one mile north of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Christopher Kraft at Flight Console
Christopher Kraft at Flight Console

Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA’s Mission Control and developed its organization,…

Abell 2146
Abell 2146

The colossal system Abell 2146 is the result of a collision and merger between two galaxy clusters.

Galactic Center
Galactic Center

The central region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains an exotic collection of objects.

30 Doradus
30 Doradus

At the center of 30 Doradus, one of the largest star-forming regions located close to the Milky Way, thousands of…