Pic of the Day – Page 59

Jessica Meir Climbs Aboard a Soyuz Trainer

[ad_1] At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams on Aug. 30. [ad_2] Source link

An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy

[ad_1] Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, which also includes the Big Dipper, nearby galaxy Messier 81 is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. [ad_2] Source link

Satellite Captures Four Tropical Cyclones from Space

[ad_1] On Sept. 4, 2019, a loose chain of tropical cyclones lined up across the Western Hemisphere. [ad_2] Source link

Jupiter's Cloud Tops: From High to Low

[ad_1] This view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures colorful, intricate patterns in a jet stream region of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere known as “Jet N3.” [ad_2] Source link

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

[ad_1] Scientists with NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques. [ad_2] Source link

Learning to Track Water Using NASA Satellite Data

[ad_1] It’s Back to School Week and NASA has activities to keep students motivated. [ad_2] Source link

Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner

[ad_1] NASA astronaut Mike Fincke works through a check list inside a mockup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner during a simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Aug. 21, 2019. [ad_2] Source link

Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future

[ad_1] This 2019 photo of Manhattan, taken by astronaut Nick Hague from aboard the International Space Station, shows a city totally recovered from the attack on September 11, 2001. [ad_2] Source link

Mae Jemison Trains for Her Space Shuttle Flight

[ad_1] Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour’s STS-47 mission during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. [ad_2] Source link

Franklin Chang-Diaz Performs a Spacewalk on the STS-111 Mission

[ad_1] In this mage from June 2002, astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a spacewalk to perform work on the International Space Station. [ad_2] Source link

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Jessica Meir Climbs Aboard a Soyuz Trainer

An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy

Satellite Captures Four Tropical Cyclones from Space

Jupiter's Cloud Tops: From High to Low

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

Learning to Track Water Using NASA Satellite Data

Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner

Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future

Mae Jemison Trains for Her Space Shuttle Flight

Franklin Chang-Diaz Performs a Spacewalk on the STS-111 Mission