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Test Jettison of Orion’s Forward Bay Cover
Test Jettison of Orion’s Forward Bay Cover

The jettison of Orion’s forward bay cover, which will protect the upper part of Orion throughout its mission, until just…

Orion Touches Down Following Successful Parachute Test
Orion Touches Down Following Successful Parachute Test

The shadows of Orion’s three massive main parachutes are visible on the desert floor as the parachutes begin to deflate…

Wind
Wind

WIND measures the incoming solar wind, magnetic fields, and particles as it orbits Earth.Launch: November 1994Operating Network: Deep Space Network

Tropical Storm Arthur
Tropical Storm Arthur

This image of Tropical Storm Arthur was taken by the GOES West satellite at the far eastern periphery of its…

Space Launch System Core Stage: Qualification Ring
Space Launch System Core Stage: Qualification Ring

Technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans lower a qualification ring for the SLS core stage.

Space Launch System Core Stage: Vertical Weld Center
Space Launch System Core Stage: Vertical Weld Center

A barrel is lifted off the Vertical Weld Center (VWC) at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

Space Launch System Core Stage: Plug Weld Tool
Space Launch System Core Stage: Plug Weld Tool

A completed dome on a holding fixture at the Plug Weld Tool (PWT).

Liftoff! OCO-2 Heads to Orbit
Liftoff! OCO-2 Heads to Orbit

July 2, 2014 -- A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket launches with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite onboard…

America’s Rocket
America’s Rocket

NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, will be the most powerful rocket in history.

Advanced Solar Arrays: Powering Exploration
Advanced Solar Arrays: Powering Exploration

NASA's Solar Electric Propulsion project.