Illuminating the Next Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as it sits on the launch pad.
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15
This image from May 11, 1971, is a high angle view showing the Apollo 15 spacecraft on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad A, Launch Complex 39.
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The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could
The Little (Mars) Helicopter That Could
Ingenuity, the helicopter that arrived on the Red Planet on the Mars Perseverance rover, has made nine flights on Mars.
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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Secured Atop an Atlas V Rocket
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is secured atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral.
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240,000 Miles to the Moon
240,000 Miles to the Moon
On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on another celestial body.
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