OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal in the Utah Desert

In preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, recovery teams tour the projected landing ellipse in the Utah desert on July 17, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/XrQR3TY

54 Years Ago: Apollo 11 Crew Walks on the Moon

AS11-40-5875 (20 July 1969) -- Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible. via NASA https://ift.tt/WO6QwHZ

Starling Takes Flight

On July 17, 2023, NASA’s four Starling CubeSats successfully deployed after having launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket, shown in this image. via NASA https://ift.tt/d8iqH7g

Clouds Form Over North Africa

As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above North Africa, clouds covered the sky. To the bottom right of the image, one of the station's roll-out solar arrays peeks through. via NASA https://ift.tt/nZgOwKD

A Fully Electric Ride for Artemis Crews

One of three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles for Artemis missions sits at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 11, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/vyn2op7

Three Cheers for NASA Orion Crew Modules for Future Artemis Missions

Work is being done on the Orion spacecraft for NASAs crewed Artemis II, Artemis III, and Artemis IV missions at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. via NASA https://ift.tt/IdgH8bX

The Barchan Dunes of Brazil

Former NASA astronaut Jack Fischer captured this photograph of Lagoa dos Barros and crescent-shaped barchan dunes on the Atlantic coastline of southern Brazil on July 9, 2017, while aboard the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/F5ro2f9