
In the International Space Station's Cupola, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata (foreground) and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, both…

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineer, uses binoculars at the windows in the Cupola of…

This early morning view of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket on Jan. 8, 2014, also captures sunspots.

EG-0098-02 - X-43A black and white 3-view illustration.

This stunning false-color view spans about 40 light-years across the region, constructed using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope.…

EG-0098-03 - Full color illustration of a conventional jet engine and the scramjet engine of the X-43A.

NASA's Global Hawk 872 lifted off the runway at Edwards Air Force Base during a checkout flight of instruments for…

NASA's Global Hawk 872 took to the air from the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base Dec. 20, 2013,…

NASA Global Hawk 872 carried the Hawkeye sensors on wing-mounted pylons during a checkout flight of instruments for the 2014…

NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, or TDRS-L, spacecraft has been encapsulated in its payload fairing. It is being lifted…