Creating Psyche: Mission to an Asteroid
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay An electric Hall thruster, identical to those that will be used to propel NASA's Psyche spacecraft, undergoes testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/creating-psyche-mission-to-an-asteroid
STS-135: Shuttle's Final Launch and the Beginning of a New Era
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission launched from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011 and was the last space shuttle mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/sts-135-shuttles-final-launch-and-the-beginning-of-a-new-era
Heat Shield Milestone Complete for First Orion Mission with Crew
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently finished meticulously applying more than 180 blocks of ablative material to the heat shield for the Orion spacecraft.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/heat-shield-milestone-complete-for-first-orion-mission-with-crew
Jupiter's Magnificent Swirling Clouds
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jupiters-magnificent-swirling-clouds
July 4, 1997: Sojourner Arrives on the Red Planet
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Hitching a ride on the Mars Pathfinder mission, the Sojourner rover arrived on Mars on July 4, 1997.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/july-4-1997-sojourner-arrives-on-the-red-planet
