Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gIk3jA

Dec. 11, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s 14×22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qQN1CC

Vice President Mike Pence introduces NASA astronauts during a meeting of the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gvn7zq

Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ow4I8i

NASA and Boeing have completed Starliner’s last parachute balloon-drop test designed to strengthen the spacecraft’s landing system ahead of crewed flights. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gnZjNV

The International Space Station is seen in this 13 second exposure as it flies over Arlington, Virginia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. via NASA https://ift.tt/3lQm0v1

JAXA and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi relaxes at the end of the work day inside the seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JzNwQz

Lying inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this Herbig–Haro object is a turbulent birthing ground for new stars in a region known as the Orion B molecular cloud complex, located 1,350 light-years away. via NASA https://ift.tt/33CfUIz

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called “hairs.” via NASA https://ift.tt/2I15tH0

Carol Carol “Bird Song” Harrison is a a quality assurance specialist (QAS) working in the Mission Assurance Branch at NASA’s Langley Research Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/3fRYXyL