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Apollo astronaut Alan Bean, center, laughs at a comment made by Apollo astronaut Charles Duke, right, as Apollo...
English actress Claire Foy, left, and Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, right, arrive on the red carpet for the premiere...
STS114-S-036 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a.m. (EDT) to...
The United States Naval Academy Glee Club performs for Kennedy Space Center employees at the Florida spaceport on...
2020 was historic for NASA. We launched humans to the International Space Station from America again, made progress...
Sen. John Glenn and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver pose for a photograph during a celebration dinner at Ohio...
Dr. Aaron Smith, director and chairman, Musical Activities Department, United States Naval Academy, stands in front...
Sally Ride's life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, Chair of the Board of Sally Ride Science, talks during a program...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia rises majestically above Launch Complex 39's Pad A on the...
STS084-701-026 (15-24 May 1997) --- The Volga River enters the Caspian, the world's largest inland sea, from the...
STS114-S-038 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a.m. (EDT) to...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida. This is the...
Cyclists pedal away from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and Launch Control Center, continuing on the Kennedy...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida, the company's...
Linda Billings, research professor, Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University shares her thoughts...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida, the company's...
Young visitors to the INFINITY Science Center, a NASA visitors center, on Dec. 7 enjoy a Living and Working in Space...
Modifications and upgrades are underway inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil Armstrong Operations and...
American actor Brian D'Arcy James arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC employees stop at display tables set up in a tent near the Operations and Checkout...
S81-30501 (12 April 1981) --- Nose pointed skyward, space shuttle Columbia begins its climb toward orbit moments...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the ice team review final details before heading to Launch Pad 39B and their...
Cyclists pedal away from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), continuing on Kennedy Space Center’s annual Tour de...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kenney Space Center in Florida, the company's...