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Showing posts with label usa. Show all posts

Saturday, November 17, 2018

“Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin” was uploaded to Flickr


​The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen above the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, on Nov. 17, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2FmZA4G
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Antares Seen from Washington D.C. Tidal Basin was taken on November 17, 2018 at 12:00AM

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

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

“Flown Orion Spacecraft Visits Washington, DC, for Made in America Showcase” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA's Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014, is seen after being uncovered in preparation for being moved onto the White House complex, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Washington, DC. More than 1,000 companies across the country manufactured or contributed elements to the spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2Lz15P8
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Flown Orion Spacecraft Visits Washington, DC, for Made in America Showcase was taken on July 21, 2018 at 01:48AM

Friday, May 18, 2018

“Orbital ATK Rocket Rolls Out for May 21 Launch” was uploaded to Flickr


An Orbital ATK rocket rolls out to launch Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on May 17, 2018, in advance of a May 21 launch from Wallops Island, VA. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. via NASA ift.tt/2k8bPor
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Orbital ATK Rocket Rolls Out for May 21 Launch was taken on May 17, 2018 at 07:29PM

Monday, February 12, 2018

“The State of NASA” was uploaded to Flickr


Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot discusses the fiscal year 2019 budget proposal during a State of NASA address Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2G73V7z
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The State of NASA was taken on February 12, 2018 at 07:09AM

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

“International Space Station Transits the Full Moon” was uploaded to Flickr


The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the moon at roughly five miles per second on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. via NASA ift.tt/2DRQEDi
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International Space Station Transits the Full Moon was taken on January 30, 2018 at 06:43PM

Thursday, January 25, 2018

“Day of Remembrance 2018” was uploaded to Flickr


On the last Thursday in January, NASA pays tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. via NASA ift.tt/2GiIbGQ
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Day of Remembrance 2018 was taken on January 25, 2018 at 05:37AM

Monday, December 4, 2017

“Space Station Transits the Moon” was uploaded to Flickr


The International Space Station is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. via NASA ift.tt/2kkVEaq
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Space Station Transits the Moon was taken on December 02, 2017 at 06:05PM

Friday, November 10, 2017

“Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans” was uploaded to Flickr


NASA astronaut Jack Fischer talks with veterans at the World War II Memorial who traveled to Washington, DC with the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight. Fischer, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, wrote, "Few things can compare to the honor of meeting WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets today--thank you for your sacrifices to keep us all free." via NASA ift.tt/2iKZW6A
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Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans was taken on November 04, 2017 at 09:29AM

Thursday, October 12, 2017

“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

Thursday, July 6, 2017

“Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center” was uploaded to Flickr


Vice President Mike Pence addresses NASA employees, Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. via NASA ift.tt/2sRRqpn
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Vice President Mike Pence Visits Kennedy Space Center was taken on July 06, 2017 at 09:25AM

Thursday, April 6, 2017

“Interment of John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery” was uploaded to Flickr


A horse drawn caisson carries former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn to his final resting place during the interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Virginia. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, in a five-hour flight aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft. via NASA ift.tt/2oOtUsT
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Interment of John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery was taken on April 06, 2017 at 06:18AM

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

“International Space Station Solar Transit” was uploaded to Flickr


This composite image, made from ten frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, from Newbury Park, California. via NASA ift.tt/2hn2rKs
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International Space Station Solar Transit was taken on December 17, 2016 at 05:33AM

Friday, December 2, 2016

“Hidden Figures Premiere and Award Ceremony” was uploaded to Flickr


Actress Octavia Spencer, left, who plays Dorothy Vaughan in the film "Hidden Figures" and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, greets NASA "human computer" Katherine Johnson, at a reception to honor NASA's "human computers" on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, VA. via NASA ift.tt/2fP1tKo
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Hidden Figures Premiere and Award Ceremony was taken on December 01, 2016 at 01:07PM

Friday, August 12, 2016

“Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 from West Virginia” was uploaded to Flickr


In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. via NASA ift.tt/2aMxaNq
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 from West Virginia was taken on August 12, 2016 at 07:51AM

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

“Booster Test for Space Launch System Rocket” was uploaded to Flickr


The second and final qualification motor (QM-2) test for the Space Launch System’s booster is seen, Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory, Utah. During the Space Launch System flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth. via NASA ift.tt/291UFD7
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Booster Test for Space Launch System Rocket was taken on June 28, 2016 at 05:05AM

Monday, May 9, 2016

“Mercury Solar Transit” was uploaded to Flickr


The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower third of image, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, May 9, 2016, as viewed from Boyertown, Pennsylvania. Mercury passes between Earth and the sun only about 13 times a century, with the previous transit taking place in 2006. via NASA ift.tt/1T6P1TE
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Mercury Solar Transit was taken on May 09, 2016 at 05:07AM