Bernard Harris: First African American Spacewalker
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February 1995, .
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/bernard-harris-first-african-american-spacewalker
Crystal Clear: Observing Crystal Growth on the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay There are more than 100,000 proteins in the human body. Every structure is different, and each one of them holds important information related to our health.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/crystal-clear-observing-crystal-growth-on-the-space-station-0
The Coalsack Nebula
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This stunning image captures a small region on the edge of the inky Coalsack Nebula, or Caldwell 99.
Sunrise Over the Pacific
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This view of a sunrise breaking through the Earth's horizon was taken as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Chile.
Jeanette Epps: Astronaut and Aerospace Engineer
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from 2018, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps trains in a U.S. spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jeanette-epps-astronaut-and-aerospace-engineer
Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The tip of the "wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is dazzling in this view from NASA's Great Observatories.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/taken-under-the-wing-of-the-small-magellanic-cloud
Apollo 14 Arrives in Lunar Orbit on Feb. 4, 1971
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-14-arrives-in-lunar-orbit-on-feb-4-1971
Seeing Our Moon from the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/seeing-our-moon-from-the-space-station
NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Works to Upgrade the Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-victor-glover-works-to-upgrade-the-station
Remembering STS-107 and Her Crew
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-sts-107-and-her-crew
Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion).
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-spots-an-interstellar-interaction
NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-day-of-remembrance-thursday-jan-28-2021
Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon
Finding a New Earth
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.
Welcoming a New Addition to the Deep Space Network
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/welcoming-a-new-addition-to-the-deep-space-network
Hubble Takes Portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-takes-portrait-of-the-lost-galaxy
NASA Provides Ground Support for COVID-19 Aid Work
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA has once again joined forces with the community in the continuing effort to fight COVID-19.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/image-feature/nasa-provides-ground-support-for-covid19.html
Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hot-fire-test-of-sls-rocket-core-stage
Fulfilling the Dream
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on.
Bright, Blue Stars
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula.
