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These open ocean Internal Waves were seen off the Namibia Coast, Africa (19.5S, 11.5E). The periodic and regularly...
These open ocean Internal Waves were seen off the Namibia Coast, Africa (23.0S, 14.0E). The periodic and regularly...
This is a radar image showing surface features on the open ocean in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. There is no land...
STS004-41-1206 (27 June-4July 1982) --- Sunglint reflects off the water of the North Atlantic Ocean in an area to...
iss058e002245 (Jan. 7, 2019) --- The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman and its prominent...
A C-17 Globemaster aircraft from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron flies overhead as pararescue...
Pararescue specialists from the 304th Rescue Squadron, located in Portland, Oregon and supporting the 45th...
Pararescue specialists from the 304th Rescue Squadron, located in Portland, Oregon and supporting the 45th...
Pararescue specialists from the 304th Rescue Squadron, located in Portland, Oregon and supporting the 45th...
ICESat-2 will measure heights or elevations. In order to derive sea ice thickness from those measurements, it will...
iss071e064593 (May 8, 2024) --- The San Jorge Gulf on Argentina's southern coast opens up to the Atlantic Ocean in...
iss071e218073 (June 27, 2024) --- Helodrano Mahajambe, a bay in northwestern Madagascar, opens into the Atlantic...
A member of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 signals to the pilot in an H60-S Seahawk helicopter on the deck of...
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 personnel review procedures on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs...
iss067e054708 (May 1, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship, with its nosecone open, is pictured docked to...
One of the STS-51 astronauts used a "fish-eye" lens on a 35mm cmaera to photograph this view of Hurricane Kenneth in...
Open Water Recovery Lead Tim Goddard attaches lights to the top of the test version of the Orion capsule used during...
Open Water Recovery Lead Tim Goddard attaches lights to the top of the test version of the Orion capsule used during...
In the well deck of the USS San Diego, recovery team members monitor a portion of Underway Recovery Test 5 in the...
NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy prepare for another day of Underway...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-U...