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Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Takes Off

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NASA’s Operation IceBridge Completes Twin Polar Campaigns. Heimdal Glacier in southern Greenland.

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Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-134 Mission, 16 May 2011.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy parked in an ice floe for the 2011 ICESCAPE mission's third ice station in the Chukchi Sea.

Payload bay activity during first EVA of STS-72 mission. Jan 15th, 1996.

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The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket is seen as it is rolled out to the launch pad by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander, examines the unmanned Surveyor 3 spacecraft during the second Apollo 12 extravehicular activity, 20 Nov. 1969.

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Following the postponement on Nov. 14, 2017, the countdown is again underway for the liftoff of the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 spacecraft.

This 3-D stereo anaglyph image was taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. Jan 19th, 2004.

CRS–6 (2015). Falcon 9 and Dragon undergoing prep in Florida in advance of 4/13 launch to the International Space Station.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the sun emitting a mid-level solar flare.

On July 20, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy steamed south in the Arctic Ocean toward the edge of the sea ice.

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JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center

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A Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) is seen against the late afternoon sun as the crew of the final space shuttle mission practices landings at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Night image of sparkling cities and a sliver of daylight framing the northern hemisphere.

RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming within the Milky Way galaxy about 4,000 light years from Earth.

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This grouping of two test rovers and a flight spare provides a graphic comparison of three generations of Mars rovers developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

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Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero-gravity of space during the third revolution of the GT-4 spacecraft.

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DC-8 NASA 717 in flight over San Francisco, Ca., 1991-05-29.

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Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed with scientific equipment.

View of Earth, showing Africa, Europe and Asia taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its trans-lunar coast toward the moon.

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander, drives the Lunar Roving Vehicle during first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.

At the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Fla., technicians perform backlight inspection and cleaning on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO.

NASA's Super Guppy aircraft arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after leaving Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Seeds are secured in plant pillows for the Veggie plant growth system inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle during extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA's sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission.

A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.

Artist Daniel Zeller used the breathtaking imagery from the Cassini spacecraft as a departure point to interpret the intricate surface of Saturn’s moon Titan in this piece titled Titan.

NASA’s C130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop. This particular plane was built in 1966, but has been extensively retrofitted for scientific use.

View of a cloudy earth shown from space. This particular image portrays the average of all of the satellite's cloud observations between July 2002 and April 2015.

The International Space Station's Canadarm2 prepares to release the Orbital Sciences Corporation's commercial cargo craft. Aug 15th, 2014.

Composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite over nine days in April 2012 and thirteen days in October 2012.

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Total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina 2017.

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Eaarth observation of Ruapehu, New Zealand's North Island, one of the most active volcanoes in the South Pacific taken during STS-77 mission. May 28th, 1996.

Earth’s thin line of atmosphere and a starry sky just off the port wing of the docked space shuttle Endeavour are featured in this image, 28 May 2011.

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The mobile launcher platform with space shuttle Endeavour on top comes to rest on Launch Pad 39A.

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Moon crossing in front of its view of the sun captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on Jan 30th, 2014.

Wonderful case of aeolian sandstone that preserves its original sand dune bedform shapes and lies unconformably over a previously-eroded surface of layered sedimentary rock.

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The official crew portrait of the Apollo 11 astronauts from left to right are: Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Module Pilot; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot.

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On August 22, 2014 the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured a true-color image of a sunny summer day in Iceland.

This is the radome beneath which is the NASA Debris Radar. It is located at a remote site on North Merritt Island in Florida.

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The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft is seen shortly after arrival to the launch pad Monday, Dec. 13, 2010 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Sounding rocket launches successfully from Alaska and a green aurora dancing over Alaska. All four stages of the rocket are visible in this image. Jan. 28th, 2015.

Camera view from under the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour's crew recorded a series of 35mm and 70mm fly around survey photos of Russia's Mir Space Station.

The Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory have produced a matched trio of images of the central region of our Milky Way.

Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan IV (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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Construction of the new NASA Ames Green Building dubbed Sustainability Base located on the Ames Research Center campus at Moffett Field, CA.

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The full Moon sets in the fog behind the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket.

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The Matusevich Glacier flows toward the coast of East Antarctica, pushing through a channel between the Lazarev Mountains and the northwestern tip of the Wilson Hills.

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Workers, suspended on platforms from the top of the 525-foot-high VAB, using rollers and brushes to repaint the flag on the Vehicle Assembly Building.

A galaxy known as NGC 4656 or the Hockey Stick Galaxy, located in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).

Vapor trails follow space shuttle Atlantis as it approaches Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time.

The launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission was captured from a field of Florida Power & Light solar panels off of S.R. 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

An H60-S helicopter takes off from the deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3 activities in the Pacific Ocean.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Demonstrator, or STSS-Demo, spacecraft emerges from a blanket of smoke after liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. STSS-Demo was launched at 8:20:22 a.m. EDT by NASA for the Missile Defense System. The STSS-Demo is a space-based sensor component of a layered Ballistic Missile Defense System designed for the overall mission of detecting, tracking and discriminating ballistic missiles.

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With the sun setting in the background at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mobile launcher is nearing completion of its 4.2-mile journey to Launch Pad 39B.

View of the northern Antarctic Peninsula from high altitude during IceBridge's flight back from the Foundation Ice Stream, on Oct. 28.

The shadow of the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft is visible against solar array panels of the International Space Station during the relocation of the Soyuz from the Zvezda Service Module’s aft port to the Pirs Docking Compartment.

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Space shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station, 8 July 2011.

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Space shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station, 8 July 2011.

An Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL Rocket with eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS.

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The International Space Station’s Canadarm2 prepares to release the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo craft after a month visiting the orbital outpost.

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Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan IV (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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This spaceborne radar image shows the area just north of the city of Cairo, Egypt, where the Nile River splits into two main branches. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-134 Mission, 16 May 2011.

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Time-lapse photograph of the Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER) rocket launch, taken from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in 2013. The image is from the last of four launches.

The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, nears splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Space shuttle Discovery is silhouetted against the dawn sky as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Space shuttle Discover standing on the fiery columns erupting from the solid rocket boosters as it lifts off Launch Pad 39B on mission STS-116.

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At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, crawler-transporter No. 2 arrives at Launch Pad 39A. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Night time photo featuring the bright lights of Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt on the Mediterranean coast. The Sinai Peninsula, at right, is outlined with lights highlighting the Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba.

Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan IV (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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Thistle blooms provide a midday meal for a gulf fritillary butterfly at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.

The space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Thursday, April 28, 2011.

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Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero-gravity of space during the third revolution of the GT-4 spacecraft.

Iran, Trucial Coast, Oman, Zagros Mountains, and Qishm Island (large island at lower left), as seen from the Gemini-12 spacecraft during its 25th revolution of Earth.

The Mercury-Atlas 7 carrying astronaut M. Scott Carpenter, was launched by NASA from Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 24, 1962.

Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan IV (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Dec. 15, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station's Zvezda Service Module and heads toward a landing near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Nov 10th, 2013.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its four-member STS-135 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station, 8 July 2011.

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Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan IV (GT-4) spaceflight, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft.

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The International Space Station’s Canadarm2 prepares to release the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial craft after three weeks at the space station. Oct 22nd, 2013.

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Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, descends the ladder of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) prior to making the first step by man on another celestial body.

A helicopter takes part in an emergency exit, or Mode II/IV, exercise that allows teams to practice an emergency response at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong in the Lunar Module (LM) while the LM rested on the lunar surface. This picture was taken after the committee had already completed their historic extravehicular activity (EVA).

The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station Zvezda Service Module and heads toward a landing near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Nov. 11, 2013 (Kazakh time).

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The fairing acoustic protection (FAP) system lines the inside of the Atlas V payload fairing for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.

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While attached on the end of the Canadarm2, Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic “handyman”, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member aboard the International Space Station. Feb 3rd, 2011.

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NASA Dryden's two T-38A mission support aircraft fly in tight formation, Sept 26th, 2007.

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 8 Aug. 2007.

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was airborne for almost two hours during its first check flight at Waco, Texas on April 26, 2007.

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Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning its final flight, the STS-133 mission, to the International Space Station, Feb 24.

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This picture of the space shuttle Atlantis was photographed from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011.

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