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AS11-37-5545 (20 July 1969) --- The flag of the United States, deployed on the surface of the moon, dominates this...
Scientists using NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered...
Looking to power surface exploration on the Moon, new imagery from the surface of Mars, and our newest flight...
AS8-14-2392 (21-27 Dec. 1968) --- High-oblique view of the moon's surface showing Earth rising above the lunar...
AS11-37-5505 (20 July 1969) --- This photograph shows in fine detail the impressions in the lunar soil made by...
Scientists using NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered...
Detail of the Fission Surface Power Structure that part of the research in providing power on the moon.
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket lifted off at 9:08 a.m. EDT Sept. 10 from...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Surrounded by an early morning sky, the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket sits on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bathed in light against an early morning sky, the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Surrounded by an early morning sky, the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket sits on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A U.S. Air Force helicopter flies overhead as the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy...
AS12-48-7133 (20 Nov. 1969) --- This unusual photograph, taken during the second Apollo 12 extravehicular activity...
The first manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 11, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the...
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
During the June 2011 lunar eclipse, scientists will be able to get a unique view of the moon. While the sun is...
S69-32242 (22 April 1969) --- Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU),...
Two members of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission participate in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on...
NASA continues to forge ahead in humanity’s quest for knowledge as we explore the Moon and Mars. Through Artemis, we...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sun reflects off the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket launching NASA’s Gravity...