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RS-25 Rocket Engine No. 0525
RS-25 Rocket Engine No. 0525

RS-25 rocket engine No. 0525 is positioned onto the A-1 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi in…

Cygnus Captured by Station’s Robotic Arm
Cygnus Captured by Station’s Robotic Arm

The Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station…

Caribbean Sea Viewed From the International Space Station
Caribbean Sea Viewed From the International Space Station

From the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying some 225 nautical miles above the Caribbean Sea in the early morning hours…

First Imaging of Laser-Induced Spark on Mars
First Imaging of Laser-Induced Spark on Mars

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the camera on its arm on July 12, 2014, to catch the first images of…

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

MRO searches for evidence that water persisted on the surface of Mars for a long period of time. Past missions…

Apollo 11 Lifts Off
Apollo 11 Lifts Off

This photograph shows the Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-506) for the Apollo 11 mission liftoff at 8:32 am CDT, July…

Station Crew Preps for Cygnus Grapple
Station Crew Preps for Cygnus Grapple

In the International Space Station’s Cupola, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst…

Cygnus Captured by Canadarm2
Cygnus Captured by Canadarm2

Intersecting the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere, the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2…

Launch of Apollo 11
Launch of Apollo 11

On July 16, 1969, the huge, 363-feet tall Saturn V rocket launches on the Apollo 11 mission from Pad A,…

Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars
Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars

This rock encountered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is an iron meteorite called "Lebanon," similar in shape and luster to…