A View of Galveston, the Birthplace of Juneteenth
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This image of Galveston was taken by the Expedition 67 crew aboard the International Space Station on June 20, 2022, as it orbited 224 miles above.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/a-view-of-galveston-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth
Artemis II Module Makes a Move
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The European Service Module for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft moves into the Final Assembly and System Testing Cell at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in this image from May 22, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/artemis-ii-module-makes-a-move
A Dragon Beams Up
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay In this long exposure photo from June 5, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates a beam of light as it launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Spacewalker Woody Hoburg rides the Canadarm2 robotic arm while maneuvering a roll-out solar array toward the International Space Station's truss structure.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacewalker-woody-hoburg-rides-the-canadarm2-robotic-arm
Systems Engineering Supervisor Amy Lendian
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "So here I am, a transgender woman, an engineer, working at Kennedy Space Center, and I get to work around these really smart, wonderful people, supporting the Artemis mission, sitting in the control room during the launch." — Amy Lendian, Systems Engineering Supervisor, Amentum Spaceport, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Hubble Observes a Cosmic Sea Creature
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The jellyfish galaxy JO206 trails across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-observes-a-cosmic-sea-creature
A Cloudy Approach
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the cloud tops above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan, providing a dramatic background for the SpaceX CRS-28 Dragon cargo craft as it approached the International Space Station for docking on June 6, 2023.
A Bloom in Space
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This colorful zinnia, shown in an image from Jan. 22, 2016, grew aboard the International Space Station as part of the VEG-01 experiment.
NASA TV Executive Producer Rebecca Sirmons
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "'NASA for all.' That's something that I think is really important because we are the universe, right? We are made of star stuff, and I think now more than ever, we all need to remember that we're part of a greater purpose." – Rebecca Sirmons, NASA TV Executive Producer, NASA Headquarters
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Unveils Poem for Europa Clipper
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reads her poem for the Europa Clipper mission during an event with NASA, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the Library of Congress in Washington.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/us-poet-laureate-ada-limo-n-unveils-poem-for-europa-clipper
Computer Programmer and Mathematician Josephine Jue
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Hired by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 1963, Josephine Jue was a Chinese-American computer programmer and mathematician who worked for the agency for more than 30 years.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/computer-programmer-and-mathematician-josephine-jue
TROPICS Prepped to Track Storms
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands on Pad B, Launch Complex 1, in Māhia, New Zealand, just ahead of a successful launch on Friday, May 26, with NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) CubeSats payload.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/tropics-prepped-to-track-storms
Hubble Captures a Drifting Galaxy
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The jellyfish galaxy JW39 hangs serenely in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-captures-a-drifting-galaxy
Strategic Partnerships Manager Anita Dey
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay "If I can advocate for all the groups that need equity, I'm glad to do it." – Anita Dey, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Outreach and Engagement, NASA Headquarters
SpaceX Dragon Crew Ship Approaches the International Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft, named Freedom, is seen as it approaches the International Space Station with four Axiom Mission 2 private astronauts aboard on Monday, May 22, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-dragon-crew-ship-approaches-the-international-space-station
Hubble Peers into a Glistening Star Cluster
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2023/hubble-peers-into-a-glistening-star-cluster
U.S. Senate Members Meet the Crew of Artemis II
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The four astronauts who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II visited Washington on Wednesday, May 17, to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/us-senate-members-meet-the-crew-of-artemis-ii
Laguna San Rafael National Park Viewed from the Space Station
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Laguna San Rafael National Park, photographed on May 9, 2023 as the space station orbited 268 miles above Chile.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/laguna-san-rafael-national-park-viewed-from-the-space-station
Moon Over the Southern Atlantic
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The waxing gibbous Moon stands out against the stark darkness of space on May 3, 2023.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/moon-over-the-southern-atlantic
Hearing and Seeing the Music of the Spheres
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts the National Philharmonic in the world premiere performance of Henry Dehlinger’s “Cosmic Cycles,” in this photo from Thursday, May 11, 2023, as an enhanced color image of Jupiter is displayed above.
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hearing-and-seeing-the-music-of-the-spheres
