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S122-E-005032 (7 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the STS-122 external fuel tank (ET)...
During STS-32, onboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, a leakage problem at environmental control and life...
Janus and Epimetheus continue to separate, following their orbital swap in January 2006. Until 2010, Janus will...
This image combines two separate views of the giant asteroid Vesta obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft. The data reveal...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch...
iss074e0002506 (Dec. 13, 2025) --- The Himalayas—separating the moisture-laden portion of the Indian subcontinent...
iss073e0880658 (Oct. 15, 2025) --- The Mississippi River separates Arkansas (left) from Mississippi in this view,...
In Building 1555 on North Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare the AIM spacecraft for...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In processing facility 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,...
Ares I-X Deputy Mission Manager Jon Cowart shows a space shuttle solid rocket booster (SRB) separation bolt during a...
S82-28914 (26 March 1982) --- Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, STS-3 commander, spins a package of colored liquid in...
S124-E-005058 (31 May 2008) --- Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the STS-124 external fuel tank (ET)...
iss073e0983013 (Oct. 21, 2025) --- The Taiwan Strait separates the eastern coast of China’s Fujian Province (right)...
S122-E-005005 (7 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped against a blanket of clouds, the STS-122 external fuel tank (ET) begins...
(Nov. 16, 2022) -- On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Just...
iss072e572361 (Jan. 28, 2025) --- The Andes mountain range separates the South American nations of Chile and...
These two images of Pluto and Charon were collected separately by NASA New Horizons during approach on July 13 and...
This illustration shows NASA's Perseverance rover casting off its spacecraft's cruise stage, minutes before entering...
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s two side cores separate from the center core as the vehicle performs its...
In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance rover gets its first look at the Martian surface below, after dropping its...
ISS036-E-007132 (11 June 2013) --- The Russian Progress 51 cargo spacecraft separates from the International Space...
ISS036-E-007131 (11 June 2013) --- The Russian Progress 51 cargo spacecraft separates from the International Space...
STS084-708-055 (15-24 May 1997) --- The crew aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis used a 70mm handheld camera to capture a...
STS121-E-05011 (4 July 2006)-- This picture of the STS-121 external tank was taken with a digital still camera by an...