Space Station Cargo Ship Activities to Air on NASA TV

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of one Russian cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, July 25 and the launch and docking of another to the station Saturday, July 27.

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Gravity Waves and Sunglint, Lake Superior

From the vantage point of the International Space Station, astronauts frequently observe atmospheric and surface phenomena in ways that are impossible to view from the ground. Two such phenomena—gravity waves and sunglint—are illustrated in this photograph of northeastern Lake Superior. 

Paxi on the ISS

Paxi makes a surprise visit to Luca on the Space Station.

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Double trouble

Space science image of the week: watch two solar eruptions launch side-by-side into space.

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Top down

Alphasat's Ariane 5 launcher fairing is slowly lowered onto the second payload, with the satellite safely encased inside.

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