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Dryden Center director Kevin Petersen shakes hands with AFFTC commander, Brig. Gen. Curtis Bedke, at the retirement...
Bob Meyer (right), acting deputy director of NASA Dryden, shakes hands with Les Bordelon, executive director of...
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Jr. visits NASA Ames Research Center: meets with students and delivers a briefing...
The Closeout Crew has the last hands-on job before the space shuttle flies -- from strapping in the astronauts to...
Visitors explore NASA’s hands-on exhibits during Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, at Union Station in Washington....
Virtual Environment Telepresence workstation, simulated Mars Exploration shows Lewis Hitchner with virtual helmet...
Visitors explore NASA’s hands-on exhibits during Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, at Union Station in Washington....
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
Virtual Environment Telepresence workstation, simulated Mars Exploration shows Dr Michael McGreevy with virtual...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
Virtual Environment Telepresence workstation, simulated Mars Exploration shows Lewis Hitchner with virtual helmet...
Navy Disestablishment Ceremony (NAS Moffett Field) and the handing off to NASA/AMES Research Center Director Dr. Ken...
Virtual Environment Telepresence workstation, simulated Mars Exploration shows Dr Michael McGreevy with virtual...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
Visitors explore NASA’s hands-on exhibits during Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, at Union Station in Washington....
The right hand aft skirt for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has been refurbished and painted and is in a...
New Stennis Director Rick Gilbrech (r) shakes hands with his predecessor, Patrick Scheuermann, following...
These two views from NASA's Curiosity rover, acquired specifically to measure the amount of dust inside Gale Crater,...
The left-hand forward skirt for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters arrives by flatbed truck from...
The left hand aft skirt for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is transported across the Roy D. Bridges Bridge...
S70-27037 (4 Feb. 1970) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander of the Apollo 13 lunar landing mission,...
iss064e039529 (3/4/2021) --- A view of the High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) Tape...
The Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) left-hand forward skirt for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters...
An event attendee interacts with one of the hands on science activities on April 7, 2024. NASA Glenn Research Center...