Space NASA Image of the Day

Robby said:
Space Station Transits the Moon

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The International Space Station is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
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Is that a Tie Fighter? Sweet!
 
Soyuz Carrying Expedition 53 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan

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The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
New Research Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission

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The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Dragon will bring supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research to the orbiting laboratory. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Robby said:
New Research Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission

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The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Dragon will bring supplies, equipment and new science experiments for technology research to the orbiting laboratory. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
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Robby my robotic brother, I know you cant respond, but in that picture there is a trail of something flying over that launch site? I pretty sure the FAA notifies pilots to steer well clear of said sites, really strange......
 
Launch Day!

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On Dec. 21, 1968, the Apollo 8 crew leaves the Kennedy Space Center's then-named Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the mission's prelaunch countdown on the way to their history-making lunar orbiting flight. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble's Holiday Nebula “Ornament”

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The Hubble Space Telescope captured what looks like a colorful holiday ornament in space. It's actually an image of NGC 6326, a planetary nebula with glowing wisps of outpouring gas. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Robby said:
Seeing an X-Plane's Sonic Boom

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This schlieren image shows an Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a transonic state, meaning the aircraft is transitioning from a subsonic speed to supersonic. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
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Got it ol' boy, t-38 I see, going below the speed of sound, to well past the speed of sound, jets are truly fast vehicles. I dig the A-4, F-4, and the classic f-104 star fighter, a jet that is all engine, and tinky little wings, lol, strap on a rocket pack anyone? Haaaaaa
 
From the Earth, Moon and Beyond

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THE OSIRIS-REx mission will map and return samples from asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich hunk of rock that might contain organic materials or molecular precursors to life. OSIRIS-Rex is expected to reach Bennu in August, 2018. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
From Mercury Mark II to Project Gemini

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On Jan. 3, 1962, the newly announced Mercury Mark II project was renamed Project Gemini. This artist's concept of a two-person Gemini spacecraft in flight shows a cutaway view. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 

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