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Artemis II Water Deluge Test
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems conducts a water flow test with the mobile launcher at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida on Oct. 24, 2023. It is the third in a series of tests to verify the overpressure protection and sound suppression system is ready for launch of the Artemis II mission. During liftoff, 400,000 gallons of water will rush onto the pad to help protect NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, mobile launcher, and launch pad from any over pressurization and extreme sound produced during ignition and liftoff.
CADRE Rover Getting Prepped for Testing
An engineer prepares a small rover – part of NASA's CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology demonstration that's headed to the Moon – for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in October 2023.
A Storm in the Arabian Sea
A storm is pictured in the Arabian Sea less than 700 miles off the coast of Oman as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above.
NASA Test Piloting Legends Reunite
More than 37,000 people registered to attend the NASA Langley open house. Nils Larson, X59 pilot and Astronaut Victor Glover reunited at Langley’s hangar and hosted by Center Director Clayton Turner.
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2021 Astronaut Candidates with NASA Senior Leadership
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, second from right, NASA associate administrator Bob Cabana, far right, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy (back to camera) speak with the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Upon completion of two years of training they could be assigned to missions that involve performing research aboard the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, as well as deep space missions to destinations including the Moon on NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/2021-astronaut-candidates-with-nasa-senior-leadership/
Darkened by the Moon's Shadow
On October 14, 2023, the Moon aligned with the Sun and Earth to produce an annular solar eclipse. The spectacle bathed millions of Americans in a lunar shadow as the Moon blocked the Sun’s rays. The above image was acquired during the eclipse by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera imager aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory, a joint NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Air Force satellite.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/eclipse-annular-epc-2023287-lrg/
The Moon Passes in Front of the Sun
The Moon passes in front of the Sun during the annular solar eclipse in this photograph taken by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli aboard the International Space Station.
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Baja California Sur
The north coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on the Pacific Ocean is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above.
Psyche Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its composition. The spacecraft also carries the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration, which will test laser communications beyond the Moon.
Psyche Rollout
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the same name orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its composition. The spacecraft also carries the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration, which will test laser communications beyond the Moon.
Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster
The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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Hubble Glimpses a Glistening Cluster
The teeming stars of the globular cluster NGC 6544 glisten in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-glimpses-a-glistening-cluster
One Last Look from Skylab 2
During the Skylab 2 crew's final fly-around inspection on June 22, 1973, they saw this overhead view of the Skylab Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/one-last-look-from-skylab-2
The Glowing North Sea
As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color.
It's Rock Science
Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA (left), Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (middle), and Victor Glover of NASA (right) pay close attention to Moon samples as they receive a lesson in the Apollo Lunar Lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 9, 2023.
A View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth
This image of Galveston was taken by the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station on June 20, 2022, as it orbited 224 miles above.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-galveston-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth
Artemis II Module Makes a Move
The European Service Module for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft moves into the Final Assembly and System Testing Cell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in this image from May 22, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-ii-module-makes-a-move
A Dragon Beams Up
In this long exposure photo from June 5, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates a beam of light as it launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm
Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacewalker-woody-hoburg-rides-the-canadarm2-robotic-arm
Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian
"So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, supporting the Artemis mission, sitting in the control room during the launch." — Amy Lendian, Systems Engineering Supervisor, Amentum Spaceport, NASA's Kennedy Space Center