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Documentation of the new mission control center White Flight Control Room (FLCR). Excellent overall view of White...
ISS003-E-6205 (August 2001) --- Cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer representing...
STS008-18-479 (5 Sept 1983) --- Aft flight deck documentation includes on orbit station with control panel A2, aft...
Closeup of Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experiment trays is documented during STS-32 retrieval activity...
The smooth surface of Saturn moon Telesto is documented in this image captured during the NASA Cassini spacecraft...
A short version of the Zero-G Drop Tower capabilities documenting the unique experiment package drop process.
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Associate...
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Commercial...
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Chief of...
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Chief...
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Chief...
NASA videographer Jacob Shaw shares a moment with his constant companion during a break in the cafeteria at NASA’s...
NASA videographer Jacob Shaw captures footage of the ER-2 aircraft inside a hangar at NASA’s Armstrong Flight...
STS102-E-5160 (13 March 2001) --- Astronaut James M. Kelly (left), pilot, documents mid deck preparations for the...
On May 22, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kenneth...
Technicians spray steam to help scrape off ice at the Icing Research Tunnel. The technicians need all the help they...
These images from NASA Terra satellite documented iceberg movements and changes in sea ice between December 11, 2000...
Common Research Model, CRM Full Chord and Midspan Test in the Icing Research Tunnel, IRT
Pictured is a model to study the ice collection on struts in jet engines during flight. Researchers inspect the ice...
NASA Mars rover Curiosity acquired close-up views of sands in the Rocknest wind drift to document the nature of the...
This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains...
The rover is positioned at a patch of flat outcrop called John Klein, which was selected as the site for the first...
This image maps the traverse of NASA Mars rover Curiosity from Bradbury Landing to Yellowknife Bay, with an inset...
This frame from a series of images shows NASA Phoenix Mars Lander telltale instrument waving in the Martian wind....