JSC2011-E-118356 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at…
The Orion ground test vehicle is lifted into the acoustic chamber at Lockheed Martin's facilities near Denver on Thursday, Sept.…
NASA's new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity, or saltiness, of Earth's ocean surface, providing…
An X1.4 class flare erupted from the sun, peaking at 7:01 AM ET on September 22. The flare came from…
A quintet of Saturn's moons come together in the Cassini spacecraft's field of view for this portrait. Janus (179 kilometers,…
In this image taken in 1944, one of Langley Research Center's Sikorsky YR-4B/HNS-1 helicopters is seen in the 30 x…
Using a digital still camera, the International Space Station Expedition 3 crew captured a setting sun and the thin blue…
Retired NASA Dryden research pilot Tom McMurtry, who flew the modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft along with a variety of…
NASA astronaut Rick "C.J." Sturckow recalled early Space Shuttle tests at Dryden during a Space Shuttle employees tribute luncheon.
Retired NASA astronaut Vance Brand was among dignitaries who addressed present and former employees who were involved in Space Shuttle…
