Station Commander Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency conducts repairs, while attached to the Canadarm during the first spacewalk to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. via NASA https://ift.tt/2KxxHHk
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Hubble Spots a Curious Spiral
Many galaxies we see through telescopes such as the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the source of this beautiful image, look relatively similar: spiraling arms, a glowing center, and a mixture of bright specks of star formation and dark ripples of cosmic dust weaving throughout. This galaxy, a spiral galaxy named NGC 772, is no exception. via NASA https://ift.tt/2rNn1Om
Apollo 12 Sees a Solar Eclipse
Fifty years ago, on Nov. 14, 1969, Apollo 12 launched at 11:22 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. via NASA https://ift.tt/2XjNTRF
Powtawche Valerino: Supporting NASA’s Space Launch System Program
Powtawche Valerino is a guidance engineer who works for Aerodyne Industries at the NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, supporting the agency’s Space Launch System program. via NASA https://ift.tt/2qL6R7z
Mercury’s Solar Transit
The planet Mercury is seen in silhouette, low center, as it transits across the face of the Sun, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NI2nHG
Building the Rover of the Future
A student from Sinte Gleska University works to build a model rover for a NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2pJXuoJ
This Week in NASA History: First Launch of Saturn V – Nov. 9, 1967
This week in 1967, the Apollo 4 mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/36I5cQw
The Cygnus space freighter is attached to the Unity module
The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it was installed to the Unity module for 70 days of cargo transfers. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JVlN9U
Orson John: A NASA Pathways Student Becomes a Reliability Engineer
Orson John helps prepare Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Delta II payload fairing on Sept. 4, 2018, at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JUXFV0
Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Bringing Science, Cargo to Station
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Saturday, November 2, 2019. via NASA https://ift.tt/33jpAFG