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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Trenches are prepared to support the walls of the Propellants North Administrative and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from across the turn basin, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands out in the bright...
AS14-66-9305 (5 Feb. 1971) --- A front view of the Apollo 14 Lunar Module (LM), which reflects a circular flare...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, assembly has begun on the first of 24 light...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The Atlas V first stage is being transferred from the hangar at the Atlas Space Operations...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians verify that the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft is secure on...
12-21-34: Adorned with the artwork and the colors of the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia, the...
13-15-42-33-2: (13 Sept. 2014) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 41/42 Soyuz Commander...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Rocket Garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Mercury...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in xenon lights, space shuttle Atlantis passes the Turn Basin as it makes its final...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights as it lands on Runway 15 of the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in xenon lights, space shuttle Atlantis embarks on its final journey from the Vehicle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jim Adams (right), deputy project manager for NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations...
Xenon lights illuminate the mobile launcher for the Artemis I mission, as it is carried slowly along the crawlerway...
The Apollo 16 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 27, 1972 after an 11-day moon exploration...
Astronomers have discovered a vast cloud of high-energy particles called a wind nebula around a rare ultra-magnetic...
A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International...
Adam Wroblewski p A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in xenon lights, space shuttle Atlantis passes the Turn Basin as it makes its final...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The light from engine ignition is reflected in the water near Launch Complex 37 at Cape...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians lift the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spacecraft into a vertical...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early light of morning, Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The truck carrying the United Launch Alliance Delta II first stage backs into Hangar M...
Space Shuttle Columbia gushes a stream of fire whose light fills the black sky on its successful liftoff from Launch...