Space Contents Archive

Trailblazing Astronaut Doug Hurley Retires from NASA

Join us on July 21 at 1pm ET for an update on our @NASAPersevere Mars rover’s early science results. The @NASAJPL event will stream live on NASA TV and social media: https://t.co/QYq0n9n5qc https://t.co/UoHk8oSk20

The Exp 65 crew members focused their Friday research on nanoparticles and free-flying robotics. https://t.co/Ic78KOUUB3

Light blinking inside a Lunar crater. Any clue as to what this could be?

WATCH: @RichardBranson's tribute to his guiding light- his mother, Eve. “Well Mum, I was a child with a dream. Now I’ve seen the unimaginable wonder of space, carried by our mothership which carries your name, and will carry the next generation into space” https://t.co/vF59jMamuQ

The #Apollo11 astronauts launched aboard the mighty Saturn V rocket. Learn more about their journey to the Moon and the rocket and spacecraft that got them there: https://t.co/SIQBnTMwiK https://t.co/CeGtS1eQeW

John Glenn set off from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station in California on the morning of July 16, 1957 to make history. In 3 hours and 23 minutes, John made it across the country in his Vought F8U Crusader and set a transcontinental speed record of 725 mph. https://t.co/CgRG4Uu9pZ

🚀 A @Commercial_Crew spacecraft is launching to the @Space_Station on July 30! How to watch NASA TV coverage of the second uncrewed flight of @BoeingSpace's #Starliner & join our global, virtual @NASASocial: https://t.co/PldeZu04zW https://t.co/GaquiBuuAA

The best picture of the moon I (15F) have taken so far! - 26.04.21

Milkyway band as clicked from a class 7 sky.

Question about the moon.

Hey guys, im new to astronomy and im kinda obsessed with it lately. Last week i asked myself; if the sun is 8,3 minutes away from us, do we see the moon also that late? Only thing i could find about that was 1,3 seconds. Hope someone could give me the answer :)

To prepare astronauts for life in space, NASA simulates space environments here on Earth. Take a virtual tour of one such environment: The Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), used to study the effects of isolation & confinement on crew. https://t.co/ZiVgiVSzU1

Jupiter on July 16, 2021

50 years ago today, Jeanne Holm was promoted to brigadier general, becoming the first woman @USAirForce general. Two years later she achieved the rank of major general. Throughout her USAF career, Holm advocated for increased roles and opportunities for women. #BecauseOfHerStory https://t.co/CrdUrz66Bp

Blue Origin: Quiet plans for spaceships https://t.co/xhLQtozScX https://t.co/a03tJ3Spus