In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the flight deck of the shuttle crew compartment. via NASA https://ift.tt/34chsw2

On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). via NASA https://ift.tt/3AA4WT8

Much like the sky, rivers are rarely painted one color. via NASA https://ift.tt/3o1K0PN

This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qZQDnI

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is designing mission concepts to survive the planet’s extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressure. via NASA https://ift.tt/3tOQC82

The spiral arms of the galaxy NGC 3318 are lazily draped across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This spiral galaxy lies in the constellation Vela and is roughly 115 light-years away from Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3GS95UL

In this image from Jan. 9, 2022, NASA astronaut Kayla Barron peered out from a window inside the International Space Station’s cupola. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fJcHN2

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fFZJPW

This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes. via NASA https://ift.tt/33Lq3pc

This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013. via NASA https://ift.tt/31U4mmi