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The SpaceX Dragon and the Canadarm2 above the Indian Ocean
The SpaceX Dragon and the Canadarm2 above the Indian Ocean

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module as the orbital complex orbited…

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm
The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm are pictured attached to the International Space Station as the…

The SpaceX Dragon above Quebec
The SpaceX Dragon above Quebec

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station almost 257 miles above Quebec on New…

Cygnus and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays
Cygnus and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays

The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman and its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays are pictured as the International…

SpaceX Dragon released from the Canadarm2
SpaceX Dragon released from the Canadarm2

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft begins its departure from the International Space Station moments after being released from the grips…

SLS Liquid Hydrogen Tank Test Article Loaded into Test Stand
SLS Liquid Hydrogen Tank Test Article Loaded into Test Stand

The largest piece of structural test hardware for America’s new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, was loaded into…

The Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS)
The Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS)

Components of the Neutron Spectrometer System undergo testing on the vibration table.

The Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System (NIRVSS)
The Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System (NIRVSS)

The Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System, or NIRVSS, looks at light emitted or absorbed by materials to help identify their composition.

This Week in NASA History: Apollo 8 Captures “Earthrise” – Dec. 24, 1968
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 8 Captures “Earthrise” – Dec. 24, 1968

This week in 1968, the Apollo 8 spacecraft became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.

Holiday Asteroid Flyby
Holiday Asteroid Flyby

These three radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2003 SD220 were obtained on Dec. 15-17.