Image of the DayStephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, salutes the crew of STS-135 during their appearance for a taping of his...This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, broken into two...Standing five stories tall fully stacked, the Launch Abort System was mounted atop the Orion MPCV, or Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle,...VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the early stages of...A portion of the west rim of Endeavour crater sweeps southward in this color view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover...The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope....NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its panoramic camera to capture this view of Endeavour Crater's rim after a drive...NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft briefly flew in formation over the Edwards Air Force Base Test Range on...The Juno spacecraft launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...Cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev (out of frame), attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, conducted a six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk on...Maryland resident John Kovasckitz captured this image of NASA's P-3B as flew south by southwest near the Fair Hill loop...On Sunday, July 31, 2011, when Expedition 28 astronaut Ron Garan aboard the International Space Station looked out his window,...Our ability to fly at supersonic speeds over land in civil aircraft depends on our ability to reduce the level...President Barack Obama looks at a photo presented to him while meeting with the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour...A set of three craters, nicknamed "Snowman," are seen in this image of the northern hemisphere of Vesta. This image...This oblique view of the lower mound in Gale Crater shows layers of rock that preserve a record of environments...A new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981, when the first shuttle mission soared into orbit from...Preparations are underway to begin integration of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Launch Abort System (foreground) with the Crew Module..."5...4...3...2...1...release." With that countdown, the Apollo-like test article that is a base model for the agency's future Orion Multi-Purpose Crew...Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Jim Irwin loaded the lunar rover with tools and equipment in preparation for the first...NASA Shuttle Launch Director Michael Leinbach monitored the launch countdown from Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Center at...NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Commander Chris Ferguson talk underneath the space shuttle Atlantis shortly after Ferguson and the...NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana walk along the Shuttle Landing Facility runway...Workers measured and marked in bright red the letters "MLG" at the spot where space shuttle Atlantis' main landing gear...After completing the STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis is rolled over to the Orbiter Processing Facility shortly after landing at...This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its...Space shuttle Atlantis' bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15...This image of the International Space Station was taken by Atlantis' STS-135 crew during a fly around as the shuttle...This composite image shows the comparative sizes of nine asteroids. Up until now, Lutetia, with a diameter of 81 miles...July 18, 2011, is John Glenn's 90th birthday. On Feb. 20, 1962 at 9:47 am EST, Glenn launched from Cape...In this view of the International Space Station's Cupola, a variety of modules and components of the station showcase the...This close-up image shows the 'Materials on International Space Station Experiment-8.' Taken during the spacewalk on July 12, 2011, the...Astronaut Ron Garan took this image during the spacewalk conducted on Tues., July 12, 2011. It shows the International Space...This image is of space shuttle Atlantis and its Orbital Boom Sensor System robot arm extension backdropped against Earth's horizon...Spacewalker Mike Fossum rides on the International Space Station's robotic arm as he carries the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment. This...NASA Kennedy Space Center worker Dwayne Hutcheson sweeps the Launch Control Center lobby floor in preparation for the post-launch tradition...This image of Atlantis' payload bay, focusing on the docking mechanism, was photographed by the STS-135 crew from inside the...This is one of a series of images taken by the station crew of space shuttle Atlantis in Earth orbit....Parts of Atlantis' main engines are visible in this image, which is one of a series of images taken during...NASA managers look on from Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Center as space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from...
