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Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan
Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan

Apollo 17 commander Eugene A. Cernan is holding the lower corner of the American flag during the mission's first EVA,…

Coming Home
Coming Home

Ground crews begin towing Space Shuttle Atlantis from the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base following its landing May…

A Triumphant Return
A Triumphant Return

The crew of space shuttle Atlantis gathered on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base at the successful conclusion of…

Welcome Home, Atlantis
Welcome Home, Atlantis

Atlantis and the crew of the STS-125 mission landed safely in California at Edwards Air Force Base after completing the…

The Universe Awaits
The Universe Awaits

The Hubble Space Telescope is pictured through an overhead window on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle…

View of the Journey Home
View of the Journey Home

Backdropped by the blackness of space and the thin line of Earth's atmosphere, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, Canadian-built remote…

C-20A Arctic Ice Radar Mission 2009
C-20A Arctic Ice Radar Mission 2009

L-band polarmetric image of the Kangerlugssuaq ice fjord, centered at 68 degrees 38 minutes North, 33 degrees 03 minutes West…

Preparing to Observe the Universe
Preparing to Observe the Universe

The space shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is moments…

A Parting Look
A Parting Look

The STS-125 crew took a final look at the Hubble Space Telescope on May 19, 2009, prior to the telescopes's…

Atlantis’ Window on the World
Atlantis’ Window on the World

Solar panels on the Hubble Space Telescope make for unique window shades in this scene photographed from the flight deck…