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Vice Adm. John F. G. Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, left, and NASA Artemis II Mission Pilot, Victor Glover, pose...
NASA Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate William Gerstenmaier,...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL...
STS036-21-032 (3 March 1990) --- The five astronaut crewmembers for STS-36 pose for an inflight group portrait on...
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui will serve as mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX...
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, gives a...
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission, December 2, 1988, utilizing 375,000 pounds of...
NASA’s Artemis II crew members ride in inflatable boats while NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and...
Technicians complete foaming around the area of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, 17 inch diameter external tank...
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 is seen as it lifts NASA astronaut Dinez Burnham...
Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro stands near the Artemis I Orion spacecraft inside the well deck of the USS...
A pair of Navy MH-60 Seahawks from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 are seen as they recover astronauts from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The PICOSat payload banner is displayed by the Athena 1 launch vehicle at Kodiak...
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- A boat moves a ramp into place that will allow Castor 120, the first stage of the Athena 1...
Chloe Morgan, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 Public Affairs Officer gives remarks during a media event where NASA and...
KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA - The Launch Service Structure, Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), on Kodiak Island is viewed from a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a group of NASA and contractor workers...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second stage of the Pegasus XL...
NASA Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, with the Exploration Ground Systems program, stands near...
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, left, and NASA astronauts Deniz Burnham, Andre Douglas, and...
S127-E-012934 (30 July 2009) --- Backdropped by Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space, a Department of Defense...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) is seen in the Pacific Ocean as Navy Divers of Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Dawn over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida finds a...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying 24 satellites as part of the Department of Defense's Space Test Program-2...