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S65-28459 (16 July 1965) --- Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, command pilot for the Gemini-5 backup crew, inside the...
The orbiter Discovery is unveiled as rollback of the Rotating Service Structure begins during final prelaunch...
S68-55416 (17 Dec. 1968) --- High-angle view of the Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle at Pad A,...
S66-46477 (18 July 1966) --- Close-up of astronaut Michael Collins, Gemini-10 pilot, making final adjustments and...
Boeing’s Flight Control Team participated in a rehearsal of prelaunch procedures for the company’s upcoming Orbital...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that will launch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission arrived in Florida Tuesday,...
In preparation for space shuttle Endeavour's final launch, the STS-134 crew of six veteran astronauts flew T-38...
S66-50725 (12 Sept. 1966) --- Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., pilot of the Gemini-11 spaceflight, reclines on a...
Inside the Boeing Mission Control Center at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., launch control teams for the CST-100...
Quarantined Expedition 32 Canadian backup crewmember Chris Hadfield answers reporters questions from behind glass...
Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri...
Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale, center, visits the launch pad at the Baikonur...
In preparation for liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-132 mission, the six-member crew flew to NASA's...
Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX, answers questions during a virtual prelaunch news...
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center, answers questions during a virtual prelaunch...
Kyle Herring, NASA Communications, moderates a virtual prelaunch news conference Nov. 13, 2020, inside the Press...
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson Space Center, answers questions during...
Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron, answers questions during a virtual...
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center, answers questions during a virtual...
Norm Knight, deputy manager, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson Space Center, answers questions during a virtual...
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine answers social media questions ahead of the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen illuminated by...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch...
Space Launch Complex 41 is seen illuminated by spotlights, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, ahead of the launch of a United...