Historic moments in astronomy and space exploration Collection

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Members of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team stand next to the Collier Trophy during the Robert J
Members of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team stand next to the Collier Trophy during the Robert J. Collier Dinner in Washington on June 9, 2022

The chief pilot for NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, Havard Grip, speaks at the Robert J
The chief pilot for NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, Havard Grip, speaks at the Robert J. Collier Dinner in Washington on June 9, 2022

In early August 2017, the Cinder Butte fire burned 9 miles (15 kilometers) outside of the town of Riley, Oregon, and consumed more than 82 square miles (53, 000 acres) of forest and brushland

The A-1 Test Stand at NASA Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. was the focus of a ceremony held Thursday to transition the storied facility to a new program of work testing the J-2X

S84-43433 (11 Oct 1984) --- Photographed through aft flight deck windows, this 70mm frame shows Astronauts David C
S (11 Oct 1984) --- Photographed through aft flight deck windows, this 70mm frame shows Astronauts David C. Leestma, left, and Kathryn D

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the first crew launch from American soil since 2011, has arrived at the launch site

On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system
On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system. This detailed, high-quality global mosaic of Pluto was assembled from nearly all of

Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir, on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona
Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir, on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, has shrunk to historic lows, dropping to about 30%% of its capacity

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies and their surface features

NASA recorded a historic week Nov. 5-9, conducting tests on all three stands in the E Test Complex at John C. Stennis Space Center

Following a ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Florida spaceport
Following a ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Florida spaceport's launch control center (foreground) was officially renamed the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center

On September 16, 2013 the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the southern tip of Iceland

jsc2018e098098 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 58 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures Nov

jsc2019e013422 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Christina Koch of NASA poses for pictures March 10 in front of a display housing memorabilia from the flight of

In this comparison image the photo at the top was taken by Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in 1995
In this comparison image the photo at the top was taken by Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 in 1995 and shows the spot at a diameter of just under 21 000km; the second down shows a 2009 WFC3

JSC2005-E-36604 (21 August 2005) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a specially modified Boeing 747, was photographed following touch down at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC)

Author James Hansen, left, arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

NASA's Chief Historian, Bill Barry, attends the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man"
NASA's Chief Historian, Bill Barry, attends the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington

American actor Brian D'Arcy James arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"
American actor Brian D'Arcy James arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

jsc2019e036671 (June 28, 2019) - Apollo 11 flight director Gene Kranz is surrounded by grand opening participants (from left) U.S. Rep

NASA Advisor Frank Hughes, right, attends the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday
NASA Advisor Frank Hughes, right, attends the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington

Young visitors to the INFINITY Science Center, a NASA visitors center, on Dec. 7 enjoy a Living and Working in Space presentation during activities celebrating the Apollo 17 lunar mission in 1972

iss061e004419 (Oct. 8, 2019) --- The cities of Villadiego, Villegas and Sasamon along the Rio Brulles are pictured in the Province of Burgos in northern Spain

NASA Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Communications, Bob Jacobs, attends the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct

STS114-S-037 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a. m
STS114-S-037 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a.m. (EDT) to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station on the historic Return

S75-29432 (17 July 1975) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (in foreground) and cosmonaut Aleksei A
S (17 July 1975) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (in foreground) and cosmonaut Aleksei A. Leonov make their historic handshake in space on July 17

Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel N-227 (new) NASA Logo with Unitary International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark commemorative plaques in front. Date June 16, 1998

S75-28504 (17 July 1975) --- The American ASTP crewmen search the skies for the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in this
S (17 July 1975) --- The American ASTP crewmen search the skies for the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in this humorous artwork by cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov. Astronauts Vance D. Brand, Donald K

In addition to the historic A-2 Test Stand (foreground) and A-1 Test Stand (back right), construction of a new A-3 Test Stand (back left) is under way at Stennis Space Center

MSFC Director Todd May and FBI Associate Deputy Director Paul Abbate pose atop SLS Test Stand 4693 with historic TTB test stand in background

American actor Lukas Hs is interviewed by Entertainment Tonight after arriving on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at the Smithsonian National Air

Tree clearing for the site of the new A-3 Test Stand at Stennis Space center began June 13. NASA's first new large rocket engine test stand to be built since the site's inception

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, center, poses for a photo with Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick, left, and Mark
Canadian actor Ryan Gosling, center, poses for a photo with Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick, left, and Mark, right after arriving on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man" at

English actress Claire Foy arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

STS095-S-001 (June 1998) --- The STS-95 patch, designed by the crew, is intended to reflect the scientific, engineering, and historic elements of the mission

jsc2019e013423 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Expedition 59 backup and prime crewmembers pose for pictures March 10 outside the cottage that Yuri Gagarin slept in the night before

NASA's Cindy Steele, left, and Bert Ulrich, right, attend the premiere of Universal's feature film "
NASA's Cindy Steele, left, and Bert Ulrich, right, attend the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct

AS11-40-5899 (20 July 1969) --- Close-up view of the plaque which the Apollo 11 astronauts left on the moon in
AS (20 July 1969) --- Close-up view of the plaque which the Apollo 11 astronauts left on the moon in commemoration of the historic lunar landing mission

STS114-S-038 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a. m
STS114-S-038 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a.m. (EDT) to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station on the historic Return

Costume Designer Mary Zophres arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

From left to right, producers Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, and Isaac Klausner attend the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct

American actor Pablo Schreiber arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

American actor Shea Whigham arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, right, speaks with Director and Producer Damien Chazelle at the premiere of Universal's feature film "First Man" Thursday, Oct

American actor Ethan Embry, left, arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

American actor Cory Michael Smith arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "First Man"; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

The cast of the film "First Man" pose for a photo after arriving on the red carpet for the premiere at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington

STS114-S-041 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a. m
STS114-S-041 (26 July 2005) --- Space Shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 10:39 a.m. (EDT) to begin the two-day journey to the International Space Station on the historic Return

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