Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-135 mission launched from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011 and was the last space shuttle mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ZS7F8r

Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently finished meticulously applying more than 180 blocks of ablative material to the heat shield for the Orion spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2O20mpo

A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2O5QXNx

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken works during the Wednesday, July 1, 2020, six-hour and one-minute spacewalk to swap an aging nickel-hydrogen battery for a new lithium-ion battery on the International Space Station’s Starboard-6 truss structure. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VQUDHe

Hitching a ride on the Mars Pathfinder mission, the Sojourner rover arrived on Mars on July 4, 1997. via NASA https://ift.tt/2VCVtXZ

On June 26, 2020, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy conducted the first of two spacewalks to swap batteries and upgrade power systems on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3iisdj1

June 30 is Asteroid Day. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NUDTdX

Spacewalkers Bob Behnken (left) and Chris Cassidy (right) in the Quest Airlock on June 26, 2020, before beginning a spacewalk to replace batteries on one of two power channels on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ibmiw7

We don’t see the beautiful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5907 in this Hubble image because we are viewing it edge-on, like looking at the rim of a plate. It is for this reason that NGC 5907 is also known as the Knife Edge galaxy. via NASA https://ift.tt/2BKHZT6

This composite image, made from six frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3eyd7n3