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CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/iss071e579940/
Published: September 6, 2024 15:36
Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
Ames Wind Tunnel
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/a-fst-37/
Published: September 5, 2024 14:50
Construction of the world’s largest wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in…
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up
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Published: September 4, 2024 16:51
In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow Controller.
Great Aurora
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/gmt284_16_02_shane-kimbrough_1068_great-aurora/
Published: September 3, 2024 19:13
A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica.
T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad
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Published: August 30, 2024 14:51
NASA T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B.
Saharan Dust in the Wind
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/dustmorocco-vir-20240824-lrg/
Published: August 29, 2024 17:55
Dense bands of dust streamed offshore from southern Morocco in summer 2024. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of a plume of Saharan dust as winds lofted it over the Atlantic Ocean on Aug.…
A SAFER Way
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/testing-a-safer-system-during-eva/
Published: August 28, 2024 19:26
Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system on Sept. 16, 1994.
Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/pegasus-acs-flatcrop-cont-final/
Published: August 27, 2024 17:53
The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy.
Dr. Irene Duhart Long
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/ksc-94pc-0901orig/
Published: August 26, 2024 19:12
When this picture was taken in July 1994, Dr. Irene Duhart Long was director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She was responsible for the program management of the center's aerospace and…
First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft
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Published: August 23, 2024 17:21
The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project on display with its new livery for the first time. In front of the plane is an electric powertrain that magniX…
Sunrise Begins
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Published: August 22, 2024 18:42
The International Space Station was orbiting on a northeast track 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this photograph captured the first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminating Earth's atmosphere.
Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24
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Published: August 21, 2024 18:23
The Sturgeon Moon rises behind a replica Saturn V rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama on Monday, August 19, 2024. Over 99% full when it rose, the moon was a rare combination of a blue moon and a supermoon, a phenomenon that will…
Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll
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Published: August 20, 2024 19:32
Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune…