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The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base's landing zone 4 following the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors are ready for closing....
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A, one of space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors is nearly closed....
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft is unpacked and unveiled in the Spaceport Systems...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., workers in the control room...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, lifts off from Space...
The solid rocket motor for mating to the United Launch Alliance Delta II launch vehicle arrives at the Vertical...
Inside NASA's Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the United Launch Alliance Delta II second...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers reevaluate the placement of a transporter below a Pegasus XL Expendable Launch...
The Landsat 9 spacecraft is lifted and mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 3...
Inside Building 836 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first half of the payload fairing for the United...
United Launch Alliance (ULA) technicians assist as the solid rocket motor is moved toward the Delta II launch...
The Atlas V boat tail for the Landsat 9 mission is lifted and mated at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2, workers place a protective barrier around the 2001 Mars...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers evaluate the placement of a transporter below a Pegasus XL Expendable Launch...
This VIS image shows part of the complex caldera at the summit of Ascraeus Mons. Ascraeus Mons is the northernmost...
The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission arrives at Vandenberg...
The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter for NASA’s Landsat 9 mission arrives at Vandenberg...
The second half of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket payload fairing is lifted up into the Vertical...
The United Launch Alliance Delta II interstage is lifted high up at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space...
Operations are underway to weigh NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft in the clean room of the...
The Atlas V booster for the Landsat 9 satellite undergoes a dress rehearsal at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Pegasus XL Expendable Launch Vehicle sits atop a transporter following its arrival...
Technicians inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida install and...