“Learning to Walk Before Heading to Space” was uploaded to Flickr

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is suspended over a mock-up of the International Space Station during a microgravity simulation. via NASA ift.tt/2xGWGjb
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Learning to Walk Before Heading to Space was taken on October 24, 2017 at 12:56PM

“Viewing Australia's Great Sandy Desert From Space” was uploaded to Flickr

Flying hundreds miles above, astronauts aboard the International Space Station photographed Lake Hazlett and Lake Willis in Western Australia's Great Sandy Desert. Hundreds of ephemeral salt lakes are peppered throughout the arid Australian Outback. via NASA ift.tt/2luBT0C
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Viewing Australia's Great Sandy Desert From Space was taken on July 26, 2017 at 03:40AM

“Hubble Digs into Cosmic Archaeology” was uploaded to Flickr

This Hubble infrared image is part of an observing program that imaged 41 massive galaxy clusters to find the brightest distant galaxies for theJames Webb Space Telescope to study. via NASA ift.tt/2zIrErL
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Hubble Digs into Cosmic Archaeology was taken on June 09, 2017 at 10:36AM

“Studying the Genetics of Organisms in Space” was uploaded to Flickr

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, organisms in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting in a Spectrum prototype unit. NASA scientists and engineers are developing experiments to determine how different organisms, such as plants, microbes or worms, develop under conditions of microgravity. via NASA ift.tt/2ySUIzn
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Studying the Genetics of Organisms in Space was taken on October 16, 2017 at 10:06AM

“NASA Astronauts on Third and Final Spacewalk in October Series” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronauts Joe Acaba (left) and Randy Bresnik (right) at work outside the International Space Station on Oct. 20, 2017, in the third of a series of three planned spacewalks. The two astronauts successfully completed the 6 hour, 49 minute spacewalk at 2:36 p.m. EDT. via NASA ift.tt/2zFnj8q
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NASA Astronauts on Third and Final Spacewalk in October Series was taken on October 20, 2017 at 11:03AM

“Remembering Astronaut Paul Weitz” was uploaded to Flickr

In this June 1973 photo, astronaut Paul J. Weitz, Skylab 2 pilot, mans the control and display console of the Apollo Telescope Mount. Weitz, who also commanded the STS-6 shuttle mission and served as Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center, passed away this week at the age of 85. via NASA ift.tt/2z2GxbS
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Remembering Astronaut Paul Weitz was taken on September 10, 2013 at 05:41AM

“The Grace of Saturn” was uploaded to Flickr

Saturn's graceful lanes of orbiting ice -- its iconic rings -- wind their way around the planet to pass beyond the horizon in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2xglHRL
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The Grace of Saturn was taken on October 20, 2017 at 11:59AM

“Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot” was uploaded to Flickr

This Hubble image shows what happens when two galaxies become one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623 — or Arp 243 — and is located about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer (The Crab). via NASA ift.tt/2xTIy5i
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Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot was taken on June 09, 2017 at 10:32AM

“Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot” was uploaded to Flickr

This Hubble image shows what happens when two galaxies become one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623 — or Arp 243 — and is located about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer (The Crab). via NASA ift.tt/2xTIy5i
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Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot was taken on June 09, 2017 at 10:32AM

“Jovian Moon Shadow” was uploaded to Flickr

Jupiter’s moon Amalthea casts a shadow on the gas giant planet in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2yDDMwL
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Jovian Moon Shadow was taken on October 19, 2017 at 08:56AM

“What Lurks Below NASA’s Chamber A?” was uploaded to Flickr

Hidden beneath Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology that has helped keep our James Webb Space Telescope clean during cryogenic testing. via NASA ift.tt/2gjAzIb
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What Lurks Below NASA’s Chamber A? was taken on May 18, 2015 at 08:44AM

“Puerto Rico From the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Joe Acaba photographed Puerto Rico from the cupola of the International Space Station on Oct. 12, 2017. Sharing the image with his followers on social media, he wrote, "Finally a chance to see the beautiful island of Puerto Rico from @Space_Station. Continued thoughts throughout the recovery process." via NASA ift.tt/2gpX41X
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Puerto Rico From the Space Station was taken on October 17, 2017 at 05:31AM

“When (Neutron) Stars Collide” was uploaded to Flickr

This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before they collided. via NASA ift.tt/2hK4fP8
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When (Neutron) Stars Collide was taken on October 16, 2017 at 07:31AM

“Glorious Sunrise at the Start of a Spacewalk” was uploaded to Flickr

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei exits the International Space Station on Oct. 10, 2017, for a spacewalk in this photograph taken by fellow spacewalker Randy Bresnik. Bresnik wrote, "A glorious sunrise greeted @Astro_Sabot and I at the start of our 2nd #spacewalk. His visor reflection shows the airlock hatch we came out." via NASA ift.tt/2hExaE6
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Glorious Sunrise at the Start of a Spacewalk was taken on October 10, 2017 at 08:03AM

“Dream Chaser at Dawn” was uploaded to Flickr

Dawn bring the sight of Dream Chaser, Sierra Nevada's reusable spaceplane, as it sits on the runway at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. via NASA ift.tt/2kJGA6h
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Dream Chaser at Dawn was taken on September 28, 2017 at 03:01AM

“Apollo 7 Launches on October 11, 1968” was uploaded to Flickr

On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7 launched via NASA ift.tt/2gwjhbq
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Apollo 7 Launches on October 11, 1968 was taken on October 10, 1968 at 07:00PM

“Where Does the Sand Come From?” was uploaded to Flickr

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter (MRO) shows one possible place where sand grains are being produced on Mars today. via NASA ift.tt/2yUEv9G
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Where Does the Sand Come From? was taken on October 10, 2017 at 04:31AM

“Suited Up for a Day's Work” was uploaded to Flickr

Astronaut Randy Bresnik conducts a spacewalk on October 5. via NASA ift.tt/2y0CIR2
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Suited Up for a Day's Work was taken on October 05, 2017 at 11:41AM

“First Meeting of the National Space Council” was uploaded to Flickr

Members of the National Space Council are seen during the council's first meeting on Oct. 5 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence heard testimony from representatives from civil space, commercial space, and national security space industry representatives. via NASA ift.tt/2yrxjWh
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First Meeting of the National Space Council was taken on October 05, 2017 at 07:31AM

“Oct. 4, 1957 - Sputnik, the Dawn of the Space Age” was uploaded to Flickr

History changed on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball, about 23 inches in diameter and weighing less than 190 pounds. via NASA ift.tt/2hNf1Yq
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Oct. 4, 1957 - Sputnik, the Dawn of the Space Age was taken on October 04, 2017 at 09:31AM

“It's Planting Season on the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr

It's planting season on the International Space Station! via NASA ift.tt/2yVNLLC
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It's Planting Season on the International Space Station was taken on September 26, 2017 at 09:21AM

“Goodbye to the Dark Side” was uploaded to Flickr

Stunning views like this image of Saturn's night side are only possible thanks to our robotic emissaries like Cassini. via NASA ift.tt/2hHltR0
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Goodbye to the Dark Side was taken on October 02, 2017 at 03:20AM