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Dawn at Vesta

Dawn at Vesta

Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft orbiting asteroid Vesta.

Filed under pretty pictures, art, spacecraft, Dawn

Skylab, America's first space station

Skylab, America's first space station

The Skylab space station, as imaged by the departing final crew, SL-4. Parasols in the foreground cover the absent micrometeorite/sun shield, and the left solar array is missing. A windmill of solar panels surrounds the Apollo Telescope Mount, which observed multiple solar flares throughout the program. Docking ports for NASA Command Modules are located on the Multiple Docking Adapter, directly beneath the ATM.

Filed under pretty pictures, spacecraft, human spaceflight, International Space Station

NROL-25 goes west

NROL-25 goes west

The payload, a classified satellite, was bound for an unusual, 123 degree retrograde orbit.

Filed under pretty pictures, spacecraft, rockets, Earth observing missions

Juno launches to Jupiter

Juno launches to Jupiter

At 16:25 on August 5, 2011, the Atlas V 551 carrying Juno executed a picture-perfect liftoff.

Filed under pretty pictures, spacecraft, rockets, Juno

Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)

Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)

Artist's conception of the MPCV performing a rendezvous during a deep-space mission.

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DCAM2's view of IKAROS

DCAM2's view of IKAROS

A 32-frame animation from the deployable camera DCAM2 on IKAROS. The camera rotated as it receded, producing the apparent spin of the sail.

Filed under pretty pictures, animation, pics of spacecraft in space, IKAROS

Atlantis rolls

Atlantis rolls

Atlantis rotates during its roll program shortly after liftoff on STS-129, November 16, 2009.

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