On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3zKAHH8
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Discovering Neptune
On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3kEg62S
Seeing the Earth’s Glow From Space
The atmospheric glow blankets the Earth’s horizon beneath the stars as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Pacific. via NASA https://ift.tt/39wRaEa
Lucy Is Going to Space!
Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EKCwHY
Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Conducts DNA Sequencing Aboard Station
Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts research using DNA sequencing. via NASA https://ift.tt/3CzFexM
Baffin Bay, Greenland: A Historical Perspective
Acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite more than 20 years ago on Sept. 3, 2000, this image is of Greenland’s western coast. via NASA https://ift.tt/3knC1uV
Air Taxi Flight Testing
NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big Sur, California. via NASA https://ift.tt/3zb3LHD
Diana Trujillo: From Colombia to Mars
Diana Trujillo, an aerospace engineer, is currently Technical Group Supervisor for Sequence Planning and Execution and a Tactical Mission Lead for Perseverance. via NASA https://ift.tt/3hCY27l
Raja Chari Trains for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission
In this image, NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Chari trains aboard the ing session at SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorns, California. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Xg9oHH
Landsat 9 Spacecraft Moved Into Position for Encapsulation
Inside the Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the Landsat 9 spacecraft is moved into position for encapsulation. via NASA https://ift.tt/2XdqB4w