Wednesday, October 31, 2018

“Happy Birthday, Michael Collins!” was uploaded to Flickr


Happy birthday, Michael Collins! Test pilot and NASA astronaut Michael Collins served as the pilot for Gemini X and as the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, the first time humans set foot on another celestial body. via NASA ift.tt/2JsTa2u
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Happy Birthday, Michael Collins! was taken on April 13, 2010 at 02:48AM

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

“A New View of Our Starry Night” was uploaded to Flickr


After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. via NASA ift.tt/2OY4Mk7
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A New View of Our Starry Night was taken on September 25, 2018 at 02:11PM

Monday, October 29, 2018

“John Glenn Returns to Space on the STS-95 Mission” was uploaded to Flickr


Senator John Glenn during water survival training for the STS-95 mission at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. On Oct. 29, 1998, space shuttle Discovery launched with Senator Glenn aboard, as he returned to space for the first time since his 1962 flight. via NASA ift.tt/2qh88Qp
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John Glenn Returns to Space on the STS-95 Mission was taken on December 02, 2008 at 11:31AM

Friday, October 26, 2018

“It’s Valley Fog Season” was uploaded to Flickr


It’s autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, which means many people living in mountainous areas are awakening to fog-filled valleys. via NASA ift.tt/2ELLuJP
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It’s Valley Fog Season was taken on October 25, 2018 at 09:01AM

Thursday, October 25, 2018

“Hubble Captures the Ghost of Cassiopeia” was uploaded to Flickr


The ghost of Cassieopeia's ethereal glow might remind people of apparitions such as those reported by paranormal investigators. via NASA ift.tt/2ReS9xx
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Hubble Captures the Ghost of Cassiopeia was taken on October 25, 2118 at 11:00AM

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

“Parker Solar Probe Looks Back at Earth” was uploaded to Flickr


On Sept. 25, 2018, Parker Solar Probe captured a view of Earth as it sped toward the first Venus gravity assist of the mission. Earth is the bright, round object visible in the right side of this image. via NASA ift.tt/2CCiZeQ
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Parker Solar Probe Looks Back at Earth was taken on October 23, 2018 at 11:55AM

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

“Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula” was uploaded to Flickr


Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula via NASA ift.tt/2q6Jwti
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Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula was taken on October 23, 2018 at 05:30AM

Monday, October 22, 2018

“Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home” was uploaded to Flickr


On October 22, 1968, 50 years ago, the Apollo 7 crew splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico. via NASA ift.tt/2PO9Mnu
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Splashdown! Apollo 7 Returns Home was taken on July 30, 2008 at 10:00AM

Friday, October 19, 2018

“Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy” was uploaded to Flickr


This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud. via NASA ift.tt/2Akg2yl
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Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy was taken on October 01, 2018 at 02:00AM

Thursday, October 18, 2018

“Launching the Galileo Mission” was uploaded to Flickr


On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis deployed NASA's Galileo spacecraft six hours, 30 minutes into the STS-34 mission. Galileo arrived at Jupiter in December, 1995 and spent eight years in orbit around the gas giant, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet. via NASA ift.tt/2CQtRXt
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Launching the Galileo Mission was taken on July 01, 2009 at 12:09PM

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

“Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity” was uploaded to Flickr


This artist’s conception of the core of Cygnus A shows the dusty donut-shaped surroundings, called a torus, and jets launching from its center. via NASA ift.tt/2P0z3hl
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Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity was taken on October 17, 2018 at 04:31AM

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

“Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," is the Japanese Exploration Agency's H-II Transfer Vehicle-7. via NASA ift.tt/2CNoDvQ
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Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station was taken on October 16, 2018 at 07:30AM

Monday, October 15, 2018

“Ellen Ochoa at Work on the Shuttle” was uploaded to Flickr


During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we're celebrating the achievements of astronaut Ellen Ochoa and other Hispanic astronauts and professionals at NASA. Floating upside down and reading a checklist may not be how most of us perform the day's work, but it was for Ochoa on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-96 mission. via NASA ift.tt/2yBhk5M
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Ellen Ochoa at Work on the Shuttle was taken on October 15, 2018 at 06:30AM

Friday, October 12, 2018

“Southern California as Seen From Apollo 7” was uploaded to Flickr


This view of southern California was taken by the Apollo 7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth on Oct. 12, 1968. via NASA ift.tt/2Ceksbp
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Southern California as Seen From Apollo 7 was taken on January 21, 2009 at 10:37AM

Thursday, October 11, 2018

“Expedition 57 Crew Returns to Baikonur” was uploaded to Flickr


Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and astronaut Nick Hague of NASA, right. embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport. via NASA ift.tt/2yvfrYb
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Expedition 57 Crew Returns to Baikonur was taken on October 11, 2018 at 03:23PM

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

“The Space Station Transits Our Sun” was uploaded to Flickr


This composite image shows the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2RFTo9W
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The Space Station Transits Our Sun was taken on October 07, 2018 at 10:05AM

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

“Soyuz Rolls to the Pad for Next Launch to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, for the Expedition 57 launch. via NASA ift.tt/2ypME7A
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Soyuz Rolls to the Pad for Next Launch to the Space Station was taken on October 09, 2018 at 04:30AM

Friday, October 5, 2018

“Astronaut Joe Acaba Farms in Space” 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 image, astronaut Joe Acaba installs botany gear for the International Space Station's Veggie facility, to demonstrate plant growth in space. via NASA ift.tt/2NmHgYg
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Astronaut Joe Acaba Farms in Space was taken on September 26, 2017 at 08:29AM

Thursday, October 4, 2018

“Home Again! Space Station Crew Lands” was uploaded to Flickr


The landing jets fire as the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft lands with Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold and Oleg Artemyev, members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2Rmq3Bk
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Home Again! Space Station Crew Lands was taken on October 04, 2018 at 05:30AM

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

“The Creativity of Mother Nature” was uploaded to Flickr


International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst has a better view of our home planet than most. via NASA ift.tt/2OAf60t
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The Creativity of Mother Nature was taken on October 03, 2018 at 04:33AM

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

“Astronaut Ricky Arnold Works With a Student-Designed Experiment” was uploaded to Flickr


International Space Station astronaut and former teacher Ricky Arnold works with a student-designed experiment using NanoRacks commercial science hardware. via NASA ift.tt/2IvUhOc
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Astronaut Ricky Arnold Works With a Student-Designed Experiment was taken on October 02, 2018 at 03:30AM

Monday, October 1, 2018

“Aeronautics: NASA's First 'A'” was uploaded to Flickr


Aeronautics, the first A of the NASA acronym, has always been a part of the agency. via NASA ift.tt/2P0fbHK
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Aeronautics: NASA's First 'A' was taken on March 22, 1962 at 07:00PM