Friday, June 29, 2018

“SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Dragon to the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


At 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, 2018, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Dragon is carrying more than 5,900 pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2tRKScO
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Dragon to the International Space Station was taken on June 29, 2018 at 10:30AM

Friday, June 22, 2018

“Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter” was uploaded to Flickr


This image captures swirling cloud belts and tumultuous vortices within Jupiter’s northern hemisphere. via NASA ift.tt/2yASshS
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Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter was taken on June 22, 2018 at 04:31AM

Thursday, June 21, 2018

“Launching to Observe Our Sun” was uploaded to Flickr


On June 21, 1975, NASA successfully launched the eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This satellite was the final in a series of spacecraft specifically designed to look at the Sun in high-energy wavelength bands. via NASA ift.tt/2tseeyr
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Launching to Observe Our Sun was taken on June 20, 1975 at 08:00PM

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

“Once in a Blue Dune” was uploaded to Flickr


Sand dunes often accumulate in the floors of craters. In this region of Lyot Crater, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows a field of classic barchan dunes on Jan. 24, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2M9bzkO
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Once in a Blue Dune was taken on June 20, 2018 at 04:31AM

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

“Rover Under the Milky Way - Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies” was uploaded to Flickr


The Moon begins to rise behind the ARADS rover during the 2017 season of field tests in Chile’s Atacama Desert. via NASA ift.tt/2tmlFat
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Rover Under the Milky Way - Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies was taken on February 15, 2017 at 06:36PM

Friday, June 15, 2018

“Bang and Whoosh!” was uploaded to Flickr


This HiRISE image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a new, dated (within about a decade) impact crater that triggered a slope streak. via NASA ift.tt/2JOOk2f
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Bang and Whoosh! was taken on June 15, 2018 at 03:31AM

Thursday, June 14, 2018

“A Deep Space Communications Hub in the Desert” was uploaded to Flickr


When NASA engineers were looking for a place to build a network of large radio antennas in the 1950s, they knew they needed somewhere quiet. via NASA ift.tt/2JCG1qW
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A Deep Space Communications Hub in the Desert was taken on June 05, 2018 at 07:47AM

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

“Evaluating the Noise of Future Aircraft” was uploaded to Flickr


To address the expected noise levels of future aircraft, NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology project is already developing technologies focused on reducing the noise produced by an aircraft’s engine exhaust. via NASA ift.tt/2sQ9PG6
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Evaluating the Noise of Future Aircraft was taken on March 16, 2018 at 06:32AM

Monday, June 11, 2018

“Clouds Over Alaska's Wrangell Mountains” was uploaded to Flickr


Operation IceBridge missions over Alaska reveal some majestic icescapes, like this image of the Wrangell Mountains in eastern Alaska. via NASA ift.tt/2Mcj5MR
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Clouds Over Alaska's Wrangell Mountains was taken on June 11, 2018 at 04:31AM

Friday, June 8, 2018

“Hubble Images a Galaxy with Threads of Blue” was uploaded to Flickr


A ripple of bright blue gas threads through this galaxy like a misshapen lake system. via NASA ift.tt/2JnOH4k
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Hubble Images a Galaxy with Threads of Blue was taken on June 04, 2018 at 02:00AM

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

“Soyuz Lifts Off to Bring New Crew to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched with Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and astronauts Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA on June 6, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2szfjFa
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Soyuz Lifts Off to Bring New Crew to Space Station was taken on June 06, 2018 at 01:11PM

Monday, June 4, 2018

“Soyuz Rolled to the Pad for Wednesday Launch to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Monday, June 4, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. via NASA ift.tt/2Lis79M
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Soyuz Rolled to the Pad for Wednesday Launch to Space Station was taken on June 04, 2018 at 04:30AM

Sunday, June 3, 2018

“Expedition 55 Crew Returns Home from the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


The Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 55 crew members Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Scott Tingle of NASA, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, June 3, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2sCdHts
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Expedition 55 Crew Returns Home from the International Space Station was taken on June 03, 2018 at 02:35PM

Friday, June 1, 2018

“Jovian Jet Stream” was uploaded to Flickr


See a jet stream speeding through Jupiter’s atmosphere in this new view taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2Lb4CPM
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Jovian Jet Stream was taken on June 01, 2018 at 03:30AM