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NASA SMD Chief John Grunsfeld Visits SOFIA Flying Observatory
NASA SMD Chief John Grunsfeld Visits SOFIA Flying Observatory

NASA SMD Chief John Grunsfeld Visits SOFIA Flying Observatory

LADEE Vibration Test
LADEE Vibration Test

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Observatory is mounted on the vibration table prior to the start of…

The Cosmic Hearth
The Cosmic Hearth

The Orion nebula is featured in this sweeping image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The constellation of…

NASA SMD Chief John Grunsfeld Updated on Global Hawk Science Flights
NASA SMD Chief John Grunsfeld Updated on Global Hawk Science Flights

John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and a former space shuttle astronaut (center), was briefed by NASA…

A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember

Kennedy Space Center employees and guests placed wreaths and flowers in front of the Space Mirror Memorial at the spaceport's…

VISIONS Rocketing into the Northern Lights
VISIONS Rocketing into the Northern Lights

The VISIONS sounding rocket launched successfully into aurora at 3:21 a.m. EST on Feb. 7, 2013 from the Poker Flat…

LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
LL Ori and the Orion Nebula

This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow. Adrift in…

BARREL Payload Full System-Test
BARREL Payload Full System-Test

A BARREL payload complete with solar panels sits in the sun for a full system-test. Credit: Brett Anderson

Launching BARREL Balloons
Launching BARREL Balloons

A white balloon floats into the Antarctic sky as part of NASA's BARREL (Balloon Array for Radiation belt Relativistic Electron…

Racing to Launch Balloons
Racing to Launch Balloons

Like children flying a kite, scientists race through the Antarctic snow to launch one of 20 balloons as part of…