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NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann peers through one of the seven windows in the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world” on Jan. 2, 2023. Mann displays the U.S. flag inside the cupola in the window next to her. The cupola is designed for watching operations outside the station such as roboti...
On April 8, 2022, this 30-second exposure captured the International Space Station as it passed over the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This photo was chosen by the NASA Headquarters photographers as one of the best images from 2022. See the rest on Flickr. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2022年4月...
In this photo from Dec. 15, 1965, the Gemini-VII spacecraft is seen from the Gemini-VI-A spacecraft during their rendezvous mission in space. The two spacecraft are approximately 43 feet apart. Astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman launched on Gemini-VII on Dec. 4, 1965, and eventually spent two weeks in orbit, the longest-duration flight at that time. Just...
1993年12月，航天飞机任务STS-61的机载视图显示宇航员斯托里·马斯格雷夫和杰弗里·霍夫曼为修理哈勃太空望远镜而进行的机外活动（EVA）。STS-61是哈勃太空望远镜的首次服务任务。
2022年11月16日星期三，NASA的太空发射系统火箭携带猎户座飞船在阿尔忒弥斯1号飞行测试中发射，发射地点位于佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心的39B发射场。NASA的阿尔忒弥斯1号任务是该机构深空探索系统的首次综合飞行测试：包含猎户座飞船、太空发射系统（SLS）火箭和地面系统。SLS和猎户座飞船于美国东部时间凌晨1:47从肯尼迪航天中心的39B发射台发射。 影像来源：NASA/Bill Ingalls 继世界上最强大的火箭——NASA的太空发射系统(SLS)成功发射后，该机构的猎户座飞船作为阿尔忒弥斯计划的一部分，正在前往月球的途中。SLS搭载一枚无人猎户座火箭，于美国东部时间周三凌晨1点47分从NASA位于佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心的39B发射台升空，进行了首次飞行测试。 这次发射是任务的第一站，猎户座...
Selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2013, Nicole A. Mann is the first Native American woman from NASA in space. In 2018, she was chosen as one of the nine astronauts to crew the first flight tests and missions of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon. In her first spaceflight, she launched to the International Space Station as commander ...
Expedition 67 flight engineers Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins are all smiles in this Sept. 12, 2022, image from the International Space Station cupola. The cupola is used to monitor the arrival of spaceships and to view the Earth. Hines, Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will begin the return journey to Earth ...
Astronaut Nicole Mann sits inside a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, in this image from Nov. 15, 2018. She served as the T-38 safety and training officer; T-38s are used for pilot proficiency and training for astronauts. Selected as an astronaut candidate in June 2013, Mann will be the first Indigenous woman from NASA in space. In her f...
The Sun’s rays begin to illuminate the Earth’s atmosphere as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 261 miles above Texas, as seen in this image taken by astronaut Bob Hines. The crew doesn’t just snap pretty pictures; the research aboard the station benefits humanity in numerous ways. This week, the 11th annual Intern...
The last rays of an orbital sunset burst through Earth’s horizon as the International Space Station flew 258 miles above Brazil in this image from June 2022. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. Want more station facts? Visit International Space Station Facts and Figures. Image Credit: NASA...