Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage MonthSang Choi has worked for NASA for nearly 40 years. Since beginning work at the Langley Research Center in October...“People like to say, “safety first” — but that’s not true. If safety was first, we wouldn’t be launching people...“That’s what makes communicating Earth science meaningful for me—knowing that indigenous Hawaiian wisdom and NASA research both point to the...Astronauts Frank Rubio, Shannon Walker, Raja Chari and Stephanie Wilson are participating in evaluations to provide their perspectives as those...NASA astronaut candidate Raja Chari poses for a portrait, Friday, July 12, 2019 at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. (Photo...Standing among dead black spruce trees in a burned area near Delta Junction, Richard Chen dug soil sampling pits throughout...Chemist Audrey Miyamoto preparing an Apollo lunar sample to analyze for amino acids at NASA’s Ames Research Center.Life Detection Systems Branch Chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for dispersing the lunar soil...Katherine Brown is a woman of many cultures, many career paths and many stories. But as the Public Affairs Officer...Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles."Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari view a mockup of a Soyuz spacecraft at a local Baikonur,...Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov and and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari are greeted by Russian officials and media upon their return...NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide participate in a food tasting session in...The Expedition 14 crew enjoys a traditional Kazakh meal at a Baikonur, Kazakhstan restaurant as they prepare for their launch...NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, poses for a photo with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President, Hiroshi Yamakawa, just before...NASA is evaluating habitat ground prototypes developed by six companies through the NextSTEP initiative to help engineers refine requirements for...NASA Public Affairs Officer Felicia Chou moderates a media briefing where astrophysics experts discuss the upcoming launch of NASA’s next...Goddard technologist Nithin Abraham, a member of the team that has developed a low-cost, low-mass technique for protecting sensitive spacecraft...NASA lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the...NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks with Vice President Mike Pence and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen during a tour...NASA Astronaut Suni Williams has been assigned to the second flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.NASA astronaut Suni Williams is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that she, and NASA astronaut Josh...On July 26, 2018, Hsiao Smith (left) of NASA Goddard’s Satellite Servicing Projects Division briefs NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about...NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control...Astronauts Scott Tingle (left) and Norishige Kanai watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrive from inside the seven-windowed Cupola moments...Engineers Test Space 'Erector Set'Astronauts Joan Higginbotham (foreground) and Suni Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work the controls of the Canadarm2,...Expedition 54-55 prime crewmember Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) listens to a reporter’s question during a...Astronaut and Expedition 54-55 Flight Engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.Hidden beneath Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology...NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates take a group photo at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center. Pictured are, front row, left...Dr. Jonny Kim has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty...Raja Chari has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty in...Aviation experts from NASA and Russia’s Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) recently gathered in Moscow for a two-day safety seminar.Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts a “fit check” familiarization aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft.Expedition 48-49 prime crew members Takuya Onishi, Kate Rubins and Anatoly IvanishinTakuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTakuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs in for the start of final qualification exams.Jaiwon Shin, NASA’s associate administrator for aeronautics, wrapped up his tour of the agency’s four primary aeronautics centers with a...
