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Making a Landing
Making a Landing

The drag chute is deployed behind Space Shuttle Discovery to help slow its landing, marking the successful conclusion of the…

Apollo 13 Launch
Apollo 13 Launch

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon with Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert…

‘Mini-Me’ Solar System
‘Mini-Me’ Solar System

This artist's conception shows the relative size of a hypothetical brown dwarf-planetary system compared to our own solar system. A…

3D Image of Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars
3D Image of Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars

This image shows the Martian terrain in 3-D. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured the image with its panoramic camera.

Shuttle Engine Testing
Shuttle Engine Testing

This 1981 photograph shows a space shuttle main engine undergoing a full power level 290.04 second test firing at the…

Remembering Columbia
Remembering Columbia

NASA and the world lost seven brave explorers on Feb. 1, 2003, when the shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry.…

Apollo 13 Crew Aboard USS Iwo Jima
Apollo 13 Crew Aboard USS Iwo Jima

The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima following splashdown and recovery operations in the…

A View From the Window
A View From the Window

A view from the Space Shuttle Atlantis gives a good look of Hurricane Gordon. At the time the photo was…

Namibia’s Coastal Desert
Namibia’s Coastal Desert

On the southwest coast of Africa, the soft orange sands of Namibia's coastal desert rise to a rugged interior plateau,…

The Tricky Part
The Tricky Part

This artist's concept of the proposed Mars Sample Return mission shows the entry, descent and landing sequence that the lander…