Posted on June 7, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidates
NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidates take a group photo at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Robb Kulin, Jessica Watkins, Loral O’Hara; back row, left to right, Jonny Kim, Frank Rubio, Matthew Dominick, Warren Hoburg, Kayla Barron, Bob Hines, and Raja Chari.
June 07, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2sE8SPl
Posted on June 6, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: An Astronaut’s View From the ‘Corner Office’
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer tweeted this photograph from the International Space Station on June 3, 2017, writing, “Never had a corner office with a view, but I must admit, I like it… a lot! #SpaceRocks.” Fischer, a member of the 2009 astronaut class, has been living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory since April 20, 2017.
June 06, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2rQJJmL
Posted on June 5, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Mimas Dwarfed
From high above Saturn’s northern hemisphere, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gazes over the planet’s north pole, with its intriguing hexagon and bullseye-like central vortex.
June 05, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2qUdTGt
Posted on June 3, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: SpaceX CRS-11 Cargo Mission Launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, launches from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Saturday, June 3, 2017.
June 03, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2rEbNcK
Posted on June 2, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: A South Polar Pit or an Impact Crater?
This observation from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show it is late summer in the Southern hemisphere, so the Sun is low in the sky and subtle topography is accentuated in orbital images.
June 02, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2s25Hnd
Posted on June 1, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Eleventh SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission to Space Station Set for Launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after being raised vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday, June 1, 2017. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:55 p.m EDT.
June 01, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2sitxbp
Posted on May 31, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station’s View of Florida at Night
Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet captured this nighttime photo of Florida from the International Space Station. Bright lights include the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, and Orlando, with Cape Canaveral to the east, where launch preparations for SpaceX’s next cargo mission are underway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
May 31, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2rkVCyQ
Posted on May 30, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station’s EarthKAM Sees the Grand Canyon
On April 3, 2017, the student-controlled EarthKAM camera aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of a favorite target — the Grand Canyon — from low Earth orbit. The camera has been aboard the orbiting outpost since the first space station expedition began in November 2000 and supports approximately four missions annually.
May 30, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2r7Hp9U
Posted on May 26, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Close-up View of Neutron Star Mission’s X-Ray Concentrator Optics
A new NASA mission, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), is headed for the International Space Station to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe. In this photo, NICER’s X-ray concentrator optics are inspected for dust and foreign object debris that could impair functionality once in space.
May 26, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2qjUVZp
Posted on May 25, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Sequence of Juno Spacecraft’s Close Approach to Jupiter
This sequence of enhanced-color images shows how quickly the viewing geometry changes for NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it swoops by Jupiter. The images were obtained by JunoCam.
May 25, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2rVdhNy
