Friday, December 21, 2018

“Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8's Launch Into History” was uploaded to Flickr


Fifty years ago on Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 7:51 a.m. ES). via NASA go.nasa.gov/2ECT2Nt
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8's Launch Into History was taken on December 21, 2018 at 04:09AM

Thursday, December 20, 2018

“Station Crew Back on Earth After 197-Day Space Mission” was uploaded to Flickr


Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 57 crew members. via NASA ift.tt/2AaGvh9
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Station Crew Back on Earth After 197-Day Space Mission was taken on December 20, 2018 at 02:30AM

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

“SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft and Falcon 9 Rocket” was uploaded to Flickr


SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket are positioned at the company’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the test targeted for Jan. 17, 2019. via NASA ift.tt/2QJ332X
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft and Falcon 9 Rocket was taken on December 18, 2018 at 02:20AM

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

“Testing the Space Launch System” was uploaded to Flickr


Engineers built a tank identical to the Space Launch System tank that will be flown on Exploration Mission-1, the first flight of Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft for testing. via NASA ift.tt/2QXuyVR
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Testing the Space Launch System was taken on November 26, 2018 at 06:23AM

Monday, December 17, 2018

“115 Years of Flight” was uploaded to Flickr


For most of human history, we mortals have dreamed of taking to the skies. Then, 115 years ago on on December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the impossbile. via NASA ift.tt/2S4Bk9j
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115 Years of Flight was taken on December 17, 2018 at 04:30AM

Friday, December 14, 2018

“Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain” was uploaded to Flickr


Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space, awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters. via NASA ift.tt/2EjJGWF
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Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain was taken on December 13, 2018 at 04:45AM

Thursday, December 13, 2018

“Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2SFSutQ
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Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station was taken on December 06, 2018 at 07:57AM

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

“Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral” was uploaded to Flickr


The Washington National Cathedral is seen lit up with space imagery prior to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Spirit of Apollo event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. via NASA ift.tt/2RWygvR
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Spirit of Apollo - 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8 at the Washington National Cathedral was taken on December 11, 2018 at 02:35PM

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

“ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets” was uploaded to Flickr


Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. via NASA ift.tt/2QrCRJM
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ICESat-2 Reveals Profile of Ice Sheets was taken on November 05, 2018 at 08:58AM

Monday, December 10, 2018

“Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst viewed SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft chasing the orbital laboratory on Dec. 8, 2018 and took a series of photos. via NASA ift.tt/2Qpx8nM
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Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station was taken on December 10, 2018 at 04:31AM

Friday, December 7, 2018

“Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


"Putting this journey into words will not be easy, but I will try. I am finally where I was born to be," said astronaut Anne McClain of her first voyage to space. via NASA ift.tt/2Qi3MaR
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Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station was taken on December 05, 2018 at 05:10PM

Thursday, December 6, 2018

“New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX’s 16th mission. via NASA ift.tt/2zN8inF
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New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station was taken on December 04, 2018 at 05:28PM

Monday, December 3, 2018

“Newest Crew Launches for the International Space Station” was uploaded to Flickr


Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to bring a new crew to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2BMOaDo
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Newest Crew Launches for the International Space Station was taken on December 03, 2018 at 02:30AM