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Lucy Mission Set to Launch to Study Trojan Asteroids

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay With the Lucy spacecraft aboard, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-mission-set-to-launch-to-study-trojan-asteroids

Lucy: Inspiration and Asteroids

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA's Lucy mission will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-inspiration-and-asteroids

Like Monsters in the Sky

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/like-monsters-in-the-sky

Hubble Detects a Dangerous Dance

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features two interacting galaxies that are so intertwined, they have a collective name – Arp 91.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-detects-a-dangerous-dance

Smile! You're on the International Space Station

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The seven-member Expedition 65 crew gathered for a portrait inside the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/smile-youre-on-the-international-space-station

A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-jupiter-like-rogue-planet-wanders-alone-in-space

A Colorful Departure From the Station

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured as it backs away from the International Space Station.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-colorful-departure-from-the-station

Psyche Mission to an Asteroid: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay When it comes time for NASA’s Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it’ll be more brain than brawn that does the work.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/psyche-mission-to-an-asteroid-electric-propulsion-comes-of-age

Remembering the Gallaudet Eleven and Their Contributions to Spaceflight

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/remembering-the-gallaudet-eleven-and-their-contributions-to-spaceflight

Pedro Cota: From Student Filmmaker to NASA Video Producer

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Pedro Cota is a video producer for NASA en español the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/pedro-cota-from-student-filmmaker-to-nasa-video-producer

Cryogenic Testing of the Webb Telescope's Primary Mirror Segment

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Project scientist Mark Clampin is reflected in the flight mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope during testing at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/cryogenic-testing-of-the-webb-telescopes-primary-mirror-segment-0

Liftoff of Landsat 9

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The engine on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/liftoff-of-landsat-9

Landsat 9 Is Set for Liftoff

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at 2:12 ET a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite is slated to lift off on a mission to observe Earth.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/landsat-9-is-set-for-liftoff

Discovering Neptune

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay On the night 175 years ago on Sept. 23-24, 1846, astronomers discovered Neptune, the eighth planet orbiting our Sun.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/discovering-neptune

Seeing the Earth's Glow From Space

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The atmospheric glow blankets the Earth's horizon beneath the stars as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above the Pacific.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/seeing-the-earths-glow-from-space

Lucy Is Going to Space!

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/lucy-is-going-to-space

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Conducts DNA Sequencing Aboard Station

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Space Station Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts research using DNA sequencing.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/astronaut-akihiko-hoshide-conducts-dna-sequencing-aboard-station

Baffin Bay, Greenland: A Historical Perspective

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite more than 20 years ago on Sept. 3, 2000, this image is of Greenland's western coast.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/baffin-bay-greenland-a-historical-perspective

Air Taxi Flight Testing

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big Sur, California.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/air-taxi-flight-testing

Diana Trujillo: From Colombia to Mars

#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Diana Trujillo, an aerospace engineer, is currently Technical Group Supervisor for Sequence Planning and Execution and a Tactical Mission Lead for Perseverance.

http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/diana-trujillo-from-colombia-to-mars