Hey Ricky: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!
Astronaut and teacher Ricky Arnold is shown on his first spacewalk as a crewmember on STS-119.
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President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal
President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal
A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a successful flight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Alan Shepard Completes His Mission
Alan Shepard Completes His Mission
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming America’s first astronaut. In this image, he is shown being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown. The flight carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles.
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Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead Swati Mohan
Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead Swati Mohan
Swati Mohan is currently the Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Hubble Views a Dazzling Cosmic Necklace
Hubble Views a Dazzling Cosmic Necklace
The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas – a diamond necklace of cosmic proportions.
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