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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Thursday, October...
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on the pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic...
Cygnus space freighter in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Mike Fincke, right, pose for photographs while visiting NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,...
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Mike Fincke, right, pose for photographs while visiting NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, May 18, 2022, in advance of the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 19, 2022.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew ship is pictured after docking to the Harmony module's forward port on the International Space Station.
Boeing's Starliner crew ship docks to the space station
In view here is a closeup of SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft, sitting atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, at NASA’s...
In view here is a closeup of SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft, sitting atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 1, 2022, as the Sun begins to rise.
The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is seen in this long exposure photograph as it launches NASA's Parker...
The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is seen in this long exposure photograph as it launches NASA's Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Parker Solar Probe is humanity’s first-ever mission into a part of the Sun’s atmosphere called the corona. Here it will directly explore solar processes that are key to understanding and forecasting space weather events that can impact life on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket stands atop the company's Launch Complex-2 on NASA's Wallops Island.
Rocket Lab's 59-foot Electron rocket at the company's Launch Complex-2 on NASA's Wallops Island.
NASA SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts stand inside the crew access arm leading to the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour during a countdown...
NASA SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts stand inside the crew access arm leading to the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour during a countdown dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23, 2023. From left are NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander; Andrey Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist; Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot. The Crew-6 astronauts will launch to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour on a SpaceX Falcon 9. Launch is targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission
The seven-member Expedition 64 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
The seven-member Expedition 64 crew
A close-up view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical with the Crew Dragon atop for the Crew-3 mission at...
A close-up view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket vertical with the Crew Dragon atop for the Crew-3 mission at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during sunrise on Oct. 28, 2021. Also in view is the crew access arm. A four-person crew will launch aboard the Crew Dragon atop the Falcon 9 on Oct. 31 to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for 2:21 a.m. EDT from Pad 39A. Crew 3 is the third crew rotation flight to the space station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and the first flight of a new Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Axiom Mission 1 crew portraiot with private astronauts Larry Conner, Mark Pathy, Michael Lopez-Alegria, and Eytan Stibbe.
Axiom Mission 1 crew portraiot with private astronauts Larry Conner, Mark Pathy, Michael Lopez-Alegria, and Eytan Stibbe.
The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is viewed Nov. 2, 2019, while undergoing...
The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is viewed Nov. 2, 2019, while undergoing launch preparations inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the OFT mission, the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA and SpaceX launched the 28th commercial resupply mission of the Cargo Dragon from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's...
NASA and SpaceX launched the 28th commercial resupply mission of the Cargo Dragon from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 11:47 a.m. EDT, June 5, 2023. SpaceX's Dragon will deliver new science investigations, food, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station for the crew, including the next pair of IROSAs (International Space Station Roll Out Solar Arrays). These solar panels, which roll out using stored kinetic energy, will expand the energy-production capabilities of the space station. This will be the third set launching in the SpaceX Dragon's trunk, and once installed, will help provide a 20% to 30% increase in power for space station research and operations.
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex...
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 14, 2023, on the company’s 27th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:30 p.m. EDT. The Dragon spacecraft will deliver more than 6,000 pounds of science and research, supplies, and equipment to the crew aboard the space station, including the final two experiments comprising the National Institutes for Health and International Space Station National Laboratory’s Tissue Chips in Space initiative, Cardinal Heart 2.0 and Engineered Heart Tissues-2. The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the orbiting outpost before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, splashing down off the coast of Florida.
Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard its Antares rocket at 1:07 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014,...
Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard its Antares rocket at 1:07 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, f
The SpaceX spacesuit that will be worn by astronauts aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft (in the background) during missions to...
The SpaceX spacesuit that will be worn by astronauts aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft (in the background) during missions to and from the International Space Station. SpaceX is developing its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program to carry astronauts to and from the space station.
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the...
On July 29, 2021, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Starliner will launch on the Atlas V for Boeing’s second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. OFT-2 is an important uncrewed mission designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the new system for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA cargo launches aboard Orbital ATK Cygnus module on commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
Orbital ATK's Cygnus module launches atop the ULA Atlas V rocket April 18, at 11:11 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 41.
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on the pad at...
A colorful sunset serves as the backdrop for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on the pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23, 2023, for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission. The crew access arm has been moved into position at the Dragon spacecraft. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, spacecraft commander, and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, pilot, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut, and Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut, are slated to launch to the International Space Station at 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off on May 19, 2022, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying the Starliner spacecraft, lifts off for NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2.
A new service module was mated to a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew module to form a complete spacecraft on March...
A new service module was mated to a Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew module to form a complete spacecraft on March 12, 2022.
SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are pictured at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, May 19, 2022.
Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Launch
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured approaching the International Space Station.
Cygnus approaches the International Space Station
The CAPSTONE mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC) on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand.
CAPSTONE lifts off
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour carrying four commercial crew astronauts departs the International Space Station.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour departs the station
This image from April 24, 2021, shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approached the International Space Station.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour approaches the space station
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stand on Space Launch Complex 41...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stand on Space Launch Complex 41
The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of the seven-member Expedition 67 crew and the four-person Axiom Mission 1 crew.
The 11-person crew aboard the International Space Station
The reusable SpaceX Dragon space freighter is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after it was captured.
The SpaceX Dragon is in the grips of the Canadarm2
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space...
Arc of launch into clouds at nighttime with United Launch Alliance tower at right
The Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU. Though this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will...
The Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU. Though this prototype uses a dark gray cover material, the final version will likely be all-white when worn by NASA astronauts on the Moon’s surface, to help keep the astronauts safe and cool while working in the harsh environment of space.
On April 17, 2019, at 4:46 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket carried a Cygnus spacecraft into orbit, loaded with...
On April 17, 2019, at 4:46 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket carried a Cygnus spacecraft into orbit, loaded with 7,600 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware to the International Space Station.