Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands. via NASA https://ift.tt/39OY4p2
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Seeing Our Moon from the Space Station
The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ayzjwL
NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Works to Upgrade the Station
Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3oHbrMu
Remembering STS-107 and Her Crew
The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. via NASA https://ift.tt/3jhUpUd
Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction
Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). via NASA https://ift.tt/3auo60j
NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance. via NASA https://ift.tt/2M3Wrep
Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon
Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon via NASA https://ift.tt/3aaEK4z
Finding a New Earth
Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. via NASA https://ift.tt/2MrNlYs
Welcoming a New Addition to the Deep Space Network
A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sU07jc
Hubble Takes Portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’
Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sOkrCQ