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Mercury Solar Transit
Mercury Solar Transit

The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, lower left, as it transits across the face of the sun Monday, May…

Fires in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Fires in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Suomi NPP's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument captured a look at the fire and the smoke generated by…

NASA Celebrates Katherine Johnson with Building Named in Her Honor
NASA Celebrates Katherine Johnson with Building Named in Her Honor

Hundreds of people turned out May 5 to attend the naming ceremony for the Katherine G. Johnson Computational Research Facility…

Katherine Johnson Computation Research Facility Presentation
Katherine Johnson Computation Research Facility Presentation

Deputy Director of NASA Langley Clayton Turner presents Katherine Johnson with a copy of the plaque that hangs in the…

May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard in Spacesuit Before Mercury Launch
May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard in Spacesuit Before Mercury Launch

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., in his silver pressure suit with the helmet visor closed, prepares for his Mercury Redstone…

Hypersonic Tunnel Facility
Hypersonic Tunnel Facility

The Hypersonic Tunnel facility, a unique wind tunnel designed to test air-breathing propulsion systems at speeds up to seven times…

Combined Effects Chamber
Combined Effects Chamber

Plum Brook’s newest addition nearby – the Combined Effects Chamber.

In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)
In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP)

The In-Space Propulsion Facility (ISP) is the world's largest space simulation facility capable of full-scale rocket engine and stage tests.

See the Place where Space comes down to Earth
See the Place where Space comes down to Earth

Home of the world's largest vacuum chamber, the Space Power Facility has tested parts of rockets, Mars landers and space…

Fort McMurray Wildfire in Alberta Canada Deemed Extreme
Fort McMurray Wildfire in Alberta Canada Deemed Extreme

The Fort McMurray wildfire hazard has been deemed "extreme" by the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website.