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Kathryn Sullivan, American Original
Kathryn Sullivan, American Original

In this, her second venture into space, STS-31 mission specialist Kathryn Sullivan posed for this photograph as she prepared for…

Welcoming Endeavour
Welcoming Endeavour

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, center in white, and other NASA managers give a thumbs up to the crew of the…

Homecoming at Kennedy
Homecoming at Kennedy

The opening drag chute slowed Endeavour as it landed on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Endeavour crew,…

Every Rose Has a Thorn
Every Rose Has a Thorn

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Rosette Nebula, a pretty star-forming region more than 5,000 light-years…

The Face of Beauty
The Face of Beauty

Few sights in the solar system are more strikingly beautiful than softly hued Saturn embraced by the shadows of its…

Trajectory Design Model
Trajectory Design Model

"Ever try to shoot a slow-flying duck while standing rigidly on a fast rotating platform, and with a gun that…

Atlantis Touches Down
Atlantis Touches Down

Illuminated by the lights on Runway 33, Atlantis approaches touchdown, concluding mission STS-115. Aboard are Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Christopher…

Cleveland Volcano, Aleutian Islands
Cleveland Volcano, Aleutian Islands

At 3:00 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on May 23, 2006, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams from International Space Station (ISS) Expedition…

Titan on the Side
Titan on the Side

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, peaks out from under the planet's rings of ice. This view looks toward Titan (5,150 kilometers,…

Gazing at the Moon
Gazing at the Moon

Twins Zane (foreground) and Paxton Gunn gaze at the Ambassador of Exploration Award presented by NASA to veteran journalist Walter…