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NASA’s Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Prepare for Liftoff
NASA’s Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Prepare for Liftoff

Surrounded by an early morning sky, the United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 17B…

Tower Rollback
Tower Rollback

During mobile service tower rollback activities, spotlights at Space Launch Complex 17B create a mesh of shadows across the Delta…

Into the Payload Fairing
Into the Payload Fairing

At Space Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second half of the clamshell-shaped Delta…

Headed Toward Jupiter
Headed Toward Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft, safely enclosed in the payload fairing at the top of an Atlas V rocket, begins its journey…

Atlas V Clears the Tower
Atlas V Clears the Tower

Its motors blazing, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V-551 launch vehicle carrying NASA's Juno planetary probe is off to a…

Launch Day Dawns
Launch Day Dawns

As the Sun comes up over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, preparations are underway at Space Launch Complex…

Historic Landing for Shuttle Atlantis
Historic Landing for Shuttle Atlantis

At 5:57 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis landed for the final time at NASA's Kennedy Space…

Atlantis’ Final Flight
Atlantis’ Final Flight

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning STS-135, the final…

Liftoff of Delta II Carrying Aquarius – SAC-D
Liftoff of Delta II Carrying Aquarius – SAC-D

The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg…

Atlantis’ Final Roll to the Pad
Atlantis’ Final Roll to the Pad

At a slow pace of about 1 mph, space shuttle Atlantis makes its final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building…