Space Contents Archive

This spectacular Hubble view captures the heart of our Milky Way Galaxy! ❤️ Within it reside both young and old stars offering clues about our galaxy’s formation. @NASAWebb will help study our galaxy’s archaeology once science operations begin in July: https://t.co/gdM8mJU4ky https://t.co/pkI7ZiPzWG

Over the weekend, teams successfully tested the thrust vector control system for the @NASA_SLS boosters ahead of #Artemis I. At the end of this week, @NASAGroundSys will return the rocket and @NASA_Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building: https://t.co/PH3qn59sMA https://t.co/ufuaV1N0HT

James Webb Space Telescope team clears 1st instrument for science observations https://t.co/j0WpUT4Pmf https://t.co/wi1Z0Vyr2u

On this day in 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on the United States' 100th human spaceflight. STS-71 was the first mission to complete space shuttle-Mir docking. https://t.co/NzOANrGRnb

The Exp 67 crew worked space gardening and cardiac research today as @NorthropGrumman's #Cygnus preps for a Tuesday departure. https://t.co/vUnofbWF54

First Photo of Universe (M51)

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of STS-4, the final test flight of the Space Shuttle and the last Shuttle flight with only 2 crew members. On board were Ken Mattingly, former Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16, and Henry Hartsfield. https://t.co/bYyFMwnOD8

Uranus - The Magician, space art by me

Starry night at Hurricane Ridge in Washington [OC]

During my last flight I was intrigued by the #storyofwater evident in views all over the Earth. Water is amazing stuff. It can sustain life and level mountains. Here are a few more pages in that book! Glaciers in Central Asia. https://t.co/cv839EjhfU

Watch Mercury roll by as BepiColombo probe makes superclose flyby https://t.co/ruR0VS62Ap https://t.co/DRz4eT2AEJ

Officials said the next opportunity to launch a NASA mission to explore Psyche, a metal-rich asteroid, is in July 2023. A panel will review the next steps for the project before NASA decides when, or if, the Psyche mission should continue toward launch. https://t.co/Cd4H5iEBlL https://t.co/wcvTu5cNEI

#OTD 77 years ago, Wallops launched the first test rocket to prepare for an unguided missile test, eventually launched July 4. The June 27 launch was one of eight small rocket launches that day to test radar systems. Learn more about Wallops History: https://t.co/DtI1dfxvhP https://t.co/zz6hzIdUtv

#OTD in 1962, Chief Research Pilot Joe Walker set an unofficial world speed record of 4,104 mph (Mach 5.92) in the X-15. This record was later surpassed by Pete Knight in 1966 and again on October 3, 1967, when he reached 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7). @NASAArmstrong @NASAaero https://t.co/zGUTK5uHAn

Watch private freighter leave space station early Tuesday for fiery death https://t.co/G1nILPiFE9 https://t.co/Q4W5HgpuJU