Space Contents Archive

Melba Roy Mouton appreciation post

NASA needs people with all different skill sets to contribute to our mission. #WomensHistoryMonth honors all of the women that have made it possible to stand where we are and the women, like Allison, who are paving the way for the future. Allison Stancil is the Production Lead of Optical Systems Group at NASAWallops, where she began as an intern in high school. She schedules photo, graphic, and print jobs, in addition to being a photographer herself. Here are a few photos Allison has taken and a photo of her as an intern in 2014.

In early April, Venus, Mars, and Saturn form a trio in the sky. Not to be left out, catch Jupiter similarly close to Venus on April 30. More of "what's up" this month: https://t.co/TSK1zbIbrc https://t.co/UJHKpGmNro

Mark Vande Hei is home! 🌏 @Astro_Sabot returned back to Houston this morning, with his loved ones and fellow @NASA_Astronauts there to greet him. He landed back on Earth yesterday after spending 355 days orbiting the Earth. https://t.co/HQfLJ3WgDR

Are pics of the moon taken on my s21 welcome here?

.@NASA's @SpaceX #Crew4 is gearing up to launch to the space station as part of the @Commercial_Crew program. Learn more > https://t.co/9jPNgvVWe2

It’s stargazing time - if you're an early riser💫 April begins with a planetary conjunction, and by the end of the month, FOUR planets will be gathered together in the morning skies. More skywatching tips: https://t.co/LQVVi3x0zU https://t.co/pbm2RBAXNA

The 45.5-hour @NASA_SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal that starts Friday, April 1 gives @NASA and our team the opportunity to do a full avionics system power-on, propellant load, and flight pressurization for the rocket. More on WDR for the #Artemis I mission: https://t.co/bnbIS5lH9r https://t.co/IdMz8Odtk6

“How does the mission of the space station help prepare for @NASAArtemis?” Jessica Watkins explains during the @SpaceX #Crew4 news conference from @NASA_Johnson today. https://t.co/qkkYq0v3at

#OTD in 1970, after more than 58,000 orbits, the first satellite successfully launched by the U.S. reentered Earth’s atmosphere & burned up. Explorer 1 carried a cosmic ray detector, which led to the discovery of radiation belts around Earth. https://t.co/ATK9CUmCKG https://t.co/LVpQ0xm7f2

NASA astronaut comes home to Houston after record-setting 355-day space mission https://t.co/dYInxTw6uo https://t.co/s7vAUAGvkG

My phone has a nighttime photo mode so I took a pic of orion from my driveway. I know its not as nice as most pics here, but hope you still enjoy.

In March 2011, MESSENGER captured the first image of Mercury ever obtained from a spacecraft orbiting Mercury. Learn more about the significance of the image via @NASA: https://t.co/baIf8tSlAq https://t.co/o3zUoqr6t1

Originally designed for a 21-month flyby mission to Jupiter, Pioneer 10 concluded its more than 30-year mission #OTD in 1997 when routine contact with the spacecraft was terminated. Pioneer 10 was NASA’s first mission to the outer planets. https://t.co/nZxVY8TboY https://t.co/DV1L3io3VF

NASA says Russia is still ‘moving toward’ extending the space station through 2030