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Aquarius Reflector
Aquarius Reflector

Aquarius reflector being attached to boom. The NASA-built primary instrument on the spacecraft, will take NASA's first space-based measurements of…

Prepping Aquarius for Thermal Vacuum Tests
Prepping Aquarius for Thermal Vacuum Tests

The joint U.S. and Argentine Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft is prepped for thermal vacuum chamber tests at Brazil's National Institute for Space…

Aquarius’ Salt-Seeking Radiometer
Aquarius’ Salt-Seeking Radiometer

Technicians work on the Aquarius radiometer in a clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The…

Aquarius – SAC-D Spacecraft is Prepped for Shipping to California
Aquarius – SAC-D Spacecraft is Prepped for Shipping to California

Technicians lower the cover over the shipping container holding the international Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft at Brazil's National Institute for Space Research…

Fitting Aquarius
Fitting Aquarius

Aquarius 2.5m composite reflector being fitted with gold foil covering in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The…

Astronaut Guion S. Bluford Flies Into History
Astronaut Guion S. Bluford Flies Into History

Astronaut Guion S. Bluford, STS-8 mission specialist, assists Dr. William E. Thornton (out of frame) with a medical test that…

STS-8 Crew Takes a Break
STS-8 Crew Takes a Break

The STS-8 crew members pause for a crew photo at Pad 39A. They were about to participate in the STS-8…

APOD: 2011 April 15 – Messier 101
APOD: 2011 April 15 – Messier 101

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2011 April… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy…

Topping Out
Topping Out

With the placement of the test cell dome atop NASA's new A-3 Test Stand at the John C. Stennis Space…

APOD: 2011 April 14 – Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud
APOD: 2011 April 14 – Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2011 April 14 – Young… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss…