Friday, September 28, 2018

“Apollo 7 Crew Trains to Test Technology for Missions to the Moon” was uploaded to Flickr


This Aug. 5 1968 image was taken aboard the MV Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Apollo 7 crew, Walter Schirra, Walter Cunningham and Donn Eisele practiced water egress procedures in preparation for the October 1968 mission. via NASA ift.tt/2xN1NAb
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Apollo 7 Crew Trains to Test Technology for Missions to the Moon was taken on July 30, 2008 at 09:48AM

Thursday, September 27, 2018

“Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria Works on Constructing the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're celebrating the contributions of the brilliant Hispanic women and men of NASA. In this Feb. 2007 photo, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander, participates in a 6-hour, 40-minute spacewalk as construction continues on the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2ImZuIn
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Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria Works on Constructing the International Space Station was taken on September 27, 2018 at 10:30AM

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

“Opportunity Emerges in a Dusty Picture” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again. via NASA ift.tt/2OSaTC8
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Opportunity Emerges in a Dusty Picture was taken on September 26, 2018 at 06:30AM

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

“Our Sun: Two Wavelengths, Two Different Images” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory views our Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals different solar features. via NASA ift.tt/2pBGZXQ
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Our Sun: Two Wavelengths, Two Different Images was taken on September 25, 2018 at 05:30AM

Monday, September 24, 2018

“John Young Makes Last Minute Inspection of Gemini III” was uploaded to Flickr


John W. Young (1930-2018), born on Sept. 24, was NASA's longest-serving astronaut and the only astronaut to fly missions in the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs. via NASA ift.tt/UrxWQz
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John Young Makes Last Minute Inspection of Gemini III was taken on September 24, 2018 at 10:30AM

Saturday, September 22, 2018

“Hubble’s Galaxies With Knots, Bursts” was uploaded to Flickr


In the northern constellation of Coma Berenices lies the impressive Coma Cluster — a structure of over a thousand galaxies bound together by gravity. via NASA ift.tt/2xHRxZn
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Hubble’s Galaxies With Knots, Bursts was taken on September 17, 2018 at 02:00AM

Thursday, September 20, 2018

“Small Satellite Demonstrates Possible Solution for 'Space Junk'” was uploaded to Flickr


The International Space Station deployed this small satellite for the NanoRacks-Remove Debris investigation, designed to demonstrate an approach to reduce the risks presented by orbital debris or "space junk." via NASA ift.tt/2PStm1w
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Small Satellite Demonstrates Possible Solution for 'Space Junk' was taken on June 20, 2018 at 07:36AM

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

“First Light Data for NASA's Parker Solar Probe” was uploaded to Flickr


Just over a month into its mission, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has returned first-light data from each of its four instrument suites. These early observations show that each of the instruments is working well. via NASA ift.tt/2PPG410
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First Light Data for NASA's Parker Solar Probe was taken on September 19, 2018 at 09:30AM

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

“Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor Examines Her Eyes” was uploaded to Flickr


Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor examines her eye with a Funduscope. via NASA ift.tt/2NmEt6k
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Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor Examines Her Eyes was taken on July 13, 2018 at 02:57PM

Friday, September 14, 2018

“Juno Captures Elusive 'Brown Barge'” was uploaded to Flickr


A long, brown oval known as a "brown barge" in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2OmXsds
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Juno Captures Elusive 'Brown Barge' was taken on September 10, 2018 at 01:10PM

Thursday, September 13, 2018

“Success! Final Orion Parachute Tests Completed” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA completed the final test to qualify Orion’s parachute system for flights with astronauts, an important milestone on the path to send humans on missions to deep space. via NASA ift.tt/2CSqxMr
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Success! Final Orion Parachute Tests Completed was taken on September 13, 2018 at 06:30AM

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

“Staring Down Hurricane Florence” was uploaded to Flickr


Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane? It's chilling, even from space. via NASA ift.tt/2OeQkiW
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Staring Down Hurricane Florence was taken on September 12, 2018 at 04:30AM

Monday, September 10, 2018

“Hurricane Florence Viewed from the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


Astronaut Ricky Arnold, from aboard the International Space Station, shared this image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10, taken as the orbiting laboratory flew over the massive storm. via NASA ift.tt/2CFemSZ
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Hurricane Florence Viewed from the Space Station was taken on September 10, 2018 at 09:30AM

Friday, September 7, 2018

“Bright Spots On Ceres” was uploaded to Flickr


Bright surface features on the dwarf planet Ceres known as faculae were first discovered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft in 2015. via NASA ift.tt/2Me8LCU
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Bright Spots On Ceres was taken on September 07, 2018 at 06:31AM

Thursday, September 6, 2018

“'Snow Swamp' on Canada's Lowell Glacier” was uploaded to Flickr


Over a mere four days this summer, snow from the previous winter melted into a pond of slush a glaciologist called a “snow swamp.” via NASA ift.tt/2NoPJhB
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'Snow Swamp' on Canada's Lowell Glacier was taken on August 31, 2018 at 06:34AM

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

“Along the Way to Launch Pad 39B” was uploaded to Flickr


A truck sprays water to reduce the dust as NASA's crawler-transporter 2 with the mobile launcher atop moves slowly along, on its trek to Launch Pad 39B. via NASA ift.tt/2NRaWh0
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Along the Way to Launch Pad 39B was taken on September 05, 2018 at 07:30AM

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

“Summer Ship Tracks in the Pacific” was uploaded to Flickr


Long, narrow clouds, known as ship tracks, stood out against the backdrop of marine clouds blanketing much of the North Pacific Ocean. via NASA ift.tt/2PxiKFk
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Summer Ship Tracks in the Pacific was taken on September 04, 2018 at 06:30AM