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STS091-725-088 (2-12 June 1998)--- In this 70mm picture photographed during one of Discovery's passes over Mexico,...
This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. Scientists believe Jupiter's...
STS-43 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, soars toward space after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch...
This global map of Jupiter's moon Io – derived from images acquired during the 55th, 57th, 58th, and 60th close...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With flames close behind it, the Boeing Delta IV rocket trails a plume of smoke as it...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket rushes past the lightning masts on Space Launch...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an exhaust plume builds on Launch Pad 39A as space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis rockets into the blue sky above Launch Pad 39A after liftoff....
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., workers prepare the WB-57F aircraft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Plumes of exhaust and smoke billow around the lightning masts on Space Launch Complex 40 on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket races above the lightning masts on Space Launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mach diamonds appear beneath Space Shuttle Discovery's main engines as the vehicle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA pilot Rick Hull secures his helmet before a test flight of the WB-57F aircraft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an exhaust plume builds on Launch Pad 39A as space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The smoke plume identifies the direction of Space Shuttle Columbia as it climbs into...
Designed by the mission crew members, the patch for STS-69 symbolizes the multifaceted nature of the flight's...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The plume of smoke grows behind Space Shuttle Discovery as it hurtles into space on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an exhaust plume forms under the mobile launcher...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The plume of smoke grows behind Space Shuttle Discovery as it hurtles into space on...
An interactive augmented reality sandbox, used by Swamp Works personnel to visually demonstrate the work being done...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The exhaust plume builds at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An exhaust plume forms at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spotted this dust devil with one of its Navigation Cameras around 11:35 a.m. local Mars...
Saturn's rings cast shadows on the planet's cloud tops, providing a perfect backdrop for the brilliant sphere of...