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Testing the Mars Helicopter

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this image from Jan. 18, 2019, Teddy Tzanetos, MiMi Aung and Bob Balaram of NASA’s Mars Helicopter project observe a flight test of a model of the Mars Helicopter.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/testing-the-mars-helicopter

NASA Needs Pi!

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA uses pi every day!

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-needs-pi

Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi Works on Station's Solar Arrays

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay During the March 5, 2021, spacewalk, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi spent nearly 7 hours working on the space station.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/japanese-astronaut-soichi-noguchi-works-on-stations-solar-arrays

Portrait of a Nebula

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, an example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield).

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/portrait-of-a-nebula

Stacking Complete for Twin Space Launch System Rocket Boosters

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Stacking is complete for the twin Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Artemis I mission.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stacking-complete-for-twin-space-launch-system-rocket-boosters

Electrical Engineer and NASA Astronaut Joan Higginbotham

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay At NASA, women – be they scientists, pilots, astronauts and others – help the Agency fulfill its mission. Joan Higginbotham is one of those women.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/electrical-engineer-and-nasa-astronaut-joan-higginbotham

Hypergiant Star Canis Majoris

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's impression of hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris shows the star's vast convection cells and violent ejections.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hypergiant-star-canis-majoris

Hubble: 30 Years and Counting

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay It's March 2021 and in about another month the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 31 years in space observing the universe.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hubble-30-years-and-counting

NASA and the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Did you know that NASA's Kennedy Space Center shares its home with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge?

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-and-the-merritt-island-wildlife-refuge

Kelly Latimer: Dryden's First Female Research Test Pilot

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Kelly J. Latimer was a research pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/kelly-latimer-drydens-first-female-research-test-pilot

Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Sign Installation

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters sign is installed ahead of the building naming ceremony.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mary-w-jackson-nasa-headquarters-sign-installation

Mary W. Jackson: NASA's First Female African American Engineer

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Feb. 25, 2021, the NASA Headquarters Building in Washington D.C. was officially renamed after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first African American female engineer.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/mary-w-jackson-nasas-first-female-african-american-engineer

Reflections from a Black Hole

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This 2003 composite X-ray and optical image of galaxy NGC 1068 shows gas blowing away in a high-speed wind from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/reflections-from-a-black-hole

Traversing Mars' Jezero Crater

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image depicts a possible area through which the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover could traverse across Jezero Crater.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/traversing-mars-jezero-crater

Perseverance Snaps Its First Full-Color Image of Mars

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This is the first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover after its landing.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/perseverance-snaps-its-first-full-color-image-of-mars

Alvin Drew: Down to Earth

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Feb. 28, 2011, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew participates in the STS-133 mission's first spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/alvin-drew-down-to-earth

Perseverance Rover Lands on the Red Planet

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASAs Perseverance Rover lands on Mars.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/perseverance-rover-lands-on-the-red-planet

Showcasing the Rover at the Perseverance Engineering and Technology Overview

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay During the Mars Perseverance engineering and technology overview on Feb. 16, 2021, chief engineer Adam Steltzner displays a rover wheel.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/showcasing-the-rover-at-the-perseverance-engineering-and-technology-overview

The Empire State Building Illuminated for Mars Perseverance

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The Empire State Building is illuminated in red to celebrate this Thursday's scheduled landing on Mars of NASA's Perseverance rover, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-empire-state-building-illuminated-for-mars-perseverance

Astrobiologist Kennda Lynch Uses Analogs on Earth to Find Life on Mars

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay If we find life on the Red Planet, we'll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astrobiologist-kennda-lynch-uses-analogs-on-earth-to-find-life-on-mars