Crew Dragon Safely Returns Astronauts

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Demo-2 Launch: Setting Forth on a Historic Journey

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/demo-2-launch-setting-forth-on-a-historic-journey
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Jezero Crater, Mars 2020's Landing Site

This false color image shows part of an unnamed crater in Mars' Arabia Terra.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jezero-crater-mars-2020s-landing-site
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John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress to announce his decision to go to the Moon. I

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/john-f-kennedy-and-the-race-to-the-moon
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SLS Begins Insulation Process for Booster Segments for Second Flight

NASA and Northrop Grumman technicians in Promontory, Utah, have applied insulation to the final booster motor segment for the second flight of NASA’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/multimedia/insulation-for-booster-segments-of-sls-for-second-flight.html
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City Life Awaits Drones in Final Year of NASA Research

NASA is conducting field demonstrations of small drones navigating urban landscapes.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/city-life-awaits-drones-in-final-year-of-nasa-research
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From Day Into Night on the International Space Station

A couple times a year, the International Space Station orbit happens to align over the day/night shadow line on Earth.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/from-day-into-night-on-the-international-space-station
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NASA is Going Green, in Space

NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or GPIM, will prove a sustainable and efficient approach to spaceflight.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-is-going-green-in-space
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Apollo 10 Launches Into History on May 18, 1969

When Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, it was the fifth launch of the Saturn V.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-10-launches-into-history-on-may-18-1969
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Galaxy Blazes With New Stars Born From Close Encounter

The irregular galaxy NGC 4485 shows all the signs of having been involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bypassing galaxy. Rather than destroying the galaxy, the chance encounter is spawning a new generation of stars, and presumably planets.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2019/galaxy-blazes-with-new-stars-born-from-close-encounter
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Jonny Kim: NASA's 2017 Astronaut Class

Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles."

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jonny-kim-nasas-2017-astronaut-class
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Good Vibrations: Orion Crew Module Undergoes Testing

On April 29 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Orion’s service module moved to the lift station inside the assembly bay.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/good-vibrations-orion-crew-module-undergoes-testing
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Waxing Crescent Moon Above Earth's Limb

The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/waxing-crescent-moon-above-earths-limb
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Joe Acaba: Geologist and Teacher Turned Astronaut

Joe Acaba was selected as an astronaut in 2004 and has logged a total of 306 days in space on three flights.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/joe-acaba-geologist-and-teacher-turned-astronaut
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Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space

Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ellison-onizuka-first-asian-american-in-space
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InSight Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars

NASA's InSight Mars Lander used its Instrument Context Camera beneath the lander's deck to image these drifting clouds at sunset on the Red Planet.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/insight-sees-drifting-clouds-on-mars
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Astronaut Ricky Arnold Talks STEM Education

Today is National Teacher Day! NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold was a science teacher at John Hanson Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astronaut-ricky-arnold-talks-stem-education
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Liftoff of SpaceX's CRS-17 Dragon Cargo Craft

SpaceX's Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Saturday, May 4.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/liftoff-of-spacexs-crs-17-dragon-cargo-craft
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Hubble Spots Stunning Spiral Galaxy

NGC 2903 is located about 30 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (the Lion), and was studied as part of a Hubble survey of the central regions of roughly 145 nearby disk galaxies.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2019/hubble-spots-stunning-spiral-galaxy
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How Atmospheric Sounding Transformed Weather Prediction

In the late 1950's, NASA scientist Lewis Kaplan developed a groundbreaking way to calculate temperature in the atmosphere for weather forecasting.

from NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/how-atmospheric-sounding-transformed-weather-prediction
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