Tag Archives: NASA

Boeing Starliner Secured Atop Atlas V Rocket

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Frank Cisco

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. via NASA https://ift.tt/3i5f1zJ

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Tze7Ca

The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Frank Cisco

Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BtLWWy

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Frank Cisco

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TodyuU

240,000 Miles to the Moon

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body. via NASA https://ift.tt/3BicgCZ

A Peek Inside the Orion Nebula

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This dramatic image from January 2006 offers a peek inside a cavern of roiling dust and gas where thousands of stars are forming. via NASA https://ift.tt/3hOb4iU

A View of the Rings of Saturn

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This artist’s illustration shows the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TdSnMb

Celebrating 5 Years at Jupiter

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On July 4, 2016, our Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on a mission to peer through the gas giant planet’s dense clouds via NASA https://ift.tt/3r70uqm

Honoring the Space Shuttle Closeout Crew Lead

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This uniform in the center of this image belonged to one of the unsung heroes of the Space Shuttle Program – Travis Thompson, former Closeout Crew Lead. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VEJtIn

SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departs the Space Station

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Frank Cisco

The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship departs the International Space Station after it undocked from the Harmony module. via NASA https://ift.tt/36K4bch