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Photographing the Approach
Photographing the Approach

This is one of a series of images of different areas of Space Shuttle Endeavour as it approached the International…

Remembering Gordon Cooper
Remembering Gordon Cooper

NASA mourns the loss of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, who rocketed into space in his Faith 7 capsule on May…

Water Egress Training
Water Egress Training

Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., Gemini 5 pilot, sits in the Gemini Static Article 5 spacecraft and prepares to be…

Gemini VIII Splashdown
Gemini VIII Splashdown

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery…

Another View
Another View

As smoke billows across Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour climbs into the sky on mission STS-118, the 22nd shuttle…

A View of the Horizon
A View of the Horizon

As NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft drew closer to Mercury for its historic first flyby, the spacecraft acquired this image showing a…

Astronomical Arches
Astronomical Arches

This artist's impression shows how the Arches star cluster appears from deep inside the hub of our Milky Way Galaxy.…

Endeavour Lifts Off!
Endeavour Lifts Off!

The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the sky at sunset as it lifted off on time at 6:36…

STS-118: The Mission Begins
STS-118: The Mission Begins

The STS-118 crew recently took a break from traing to pose for their official portrait. Pictured from the left are…

Dust in the Desert
Dust in the Desert

Ripples on the wind create intricate wave patterns in a thick plume of dust over Egypt (right) and Libya (left),…