Posted on February 19, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Liftoff of SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon From Launch Complex 39A
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is the company’s 10th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 9:39 a.m. EST from the historic launch site now operated by SpaceX under a property agreement with NASA.
February 19, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kNCo03
Posted on February 17, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Falcon 9 Rocket With Dragon Spacecraft Vertical at Launch Complex 39A
NASA provider SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff of SpaceX’s tenth Commercial Resupply Services cargo mission to the International Space Station is scheduled for 10:01 a.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017.
February 17, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2lr9OFB
Posted on February 16, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Thomas Byrdsong, Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center
On March 2, 1963 Engineer Thomas Byrdsong checks the Apollo/Saturn 1B Ground-wind-loads model in the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
February 16, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2ku7vT9
Posted on February 16, 2017
Asstronaut John Thomas
“Asstronaut John Thomas Peckerman has vowed to penetrate the mysteries of Uranus.”
Posted on February 15, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Glacial ‘Aftershock’ Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters. The loss was tiny compared to the icebergs that broke off in 2014 and 2015, but the event is further evidence of the ice shelf’s fragility.
February 15, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2lhOlz6
Posted on February 14, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Space Station Flight Over Venice
Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency shared this photograph from the International Space Station on Feb. 14, 2017, writing, “Venice, city of gondoliers and the lovers they carry along the canals. Happy Valentine’s Day!”
February 14, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kti7fZ
Posted on February 13, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: F for Fabulous
When seen up close, the F ring of Saturn resolves into multiple dusty strands. This Cassini view shows three bright strands and a very faint fourth strand off to the right.
February 13, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2lc53zv
Posted on February 10, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Hubble Sees Spiral in Andromeda
The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy.
February 10, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2kcRMCB
Posted on February 9, 2017
NASA Image of the Day: Jeanette A. Scissum, Scientist and Mathematician at NASA Marshall
Jeanette Scissum joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Alabama A&M University. Scissum published a NASA report in 1967, “Survey of Solar Cycle Prediction Models,” which put forward techniques for improved forecasting of the sunspot cycle.
February 09, 2017 from NASA http://ift.tt/2lofO2M
Posted on February 9, 2017
Who Do You Think?
“Who do you think will be the first man to colonize Uranus?”