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Capt. Andrew “Andy” Koy, commanding officer of USS Somerset (LPD 25), U.S. Navy, gives remarks during a media event...
Liliana Villarreal, NASA’s Artemis II landing and recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, gives...
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, left, and NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Deniz Burnham, and...
NASA’s Artemis II crew members are assisted by U.S. Navy personnel as they exit a mockup of the Orion spacecraft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A group of NASA and contractor workers from Kennedy Space Center and other NASA centers,...
NASA astronaut U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover provides the oath of re-enlistment to Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd...
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- Technicians prepare the Athena I launch vehicle for flight at Kodiak Island, Alaska, as...
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- The Sapphire payload is moved into position next to the Starshine 3 payload at Kodiak...
During Underway Recovery Test 11 (URT-11), conducted by NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A group of NASA and contractor workers from Kennedy Space Center and other NASA centers,...
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- Trucks transporting Orbis 21D Equipment Section Boost Motor, the second stage of the Athena...
Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Technicians complete final preparations to the four Athena 1 payloads (Starshine 3,...
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, center, and Butch Wilmore, left, speak with employees of Boeing alongside Steve...
NASA’s Artemis II crew members, from left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA...
This 60 by 55 km ASTER scene shows almost the entire island of Oahu, Hawaii on June 3, 2000. The data were processed...
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- Technicians prepare the Starshine 3 payload, while the payload fairing of the Athena 1...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL...
NASA astronaut Stan Love is seen as he and fellow NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Deniz Burnham and ESA (European...
Steve Parker, executive vice president, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, speaks with NASA...
NASA’s Artemis II crew members from left to right, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates congratulates the launch team in Firing Room 4 of the...
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams, center, speak with employees of Boeing alongside Steve...
Members of the United States Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 "Wildcards" practice recovery procedures...