On July 23, 1999, the space shuttle Columbia launched into orbit to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This space telescope can detect X-ray radiation emitted by things in the universe that are hot ...

Her determination eventually led her to join NASA and take a leading role in building the International Space Station through ...

Happy Birthday Tracy!!!! And in honor of your birthday today, as you begin your 91st orbit in space, the ISS will begin its 50,000th orbit (since FEL). This corresponds to ISS traveling about 2.1 ...

Col. Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot and command a NASA space shuttle. Collins commanded the first flight after the 2003 Columbia tragedy, which also experienced a foam-shedding issue.

The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity. Hubble is comparable in size and weight to a large school bus, but its contributions to science and astronomy could fill ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This patch from the NASA Fundamental ...