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ALT A technician watches as a specialist in a bulky white spacesuit uses a grasping tool to pick up a rock in a laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
ALT View of the International Space Station's exterior showing large roll-out solar arrays extending across the frame. Station truss structures, robotic hardware, and attached modules are visible against the dark background of space. The solar arrays appear illuminated by sunlight, highlighting the power-generating systems that support station operations and research in orbit.
ALT Illuminated solar arrays and structural trusses of the International Space Station are shown against the darkness of space, with sunlight flaring near the center of the frame and Earth’s curved horizon visible below.
ALT Two NASA astronauts in white spacesuits work outside the International Space Station, with one holding a rectangular hardware unit while a robotic arm assists near the station’s orange solar arrays.
ALT Two cylindrical Roll Out Solar Arrays wrapped in striped insulation are secured in the trunk of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft surrounded by structural supports and cables.
ALT Students in the control room at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory test their projects underwater with a diver in the pool. Photo Credit: NASA/James Blair
ALT The Moon, as seen by Artemis II astronauts just before they passed behind it. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon, or the limb, is visible. Just beyond that is Earth, lit like a crescent moon.
ALT Interior view of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building showing multiple levels of steel platforms, walkways, and support structures surrounding the Space Launch System core stage and solid rocket booster segments. Bright work lights illuminate the large white booster sections and dense network of pipes, beams, and scaffolding as teams prepare hardware for upcoming Artemis III operations. Credit: NASA/Cory S. Huston
ALT Technicians extend and inspect one of the solar array wing panels that will attach the Orion service module for Artemis III inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: NASA/Amanda Stevenson
ALT Four small white sample cups on a tray, each holding a different portion of prepared food. The foods vary in color and texture, including a green‑flecked mixture, a golden paste, a white grain-like sample, and a chunkier mixture with darker pieces. The Artemis III crew tasted various food items on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory, to determine what they’ll eat on their mission in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas
ALT The Artemis III astronauts pose for a group photo on the front porch before conducting hoist training with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 in San Diego, California, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Credit: US Navy/2nd Class August Clawson
ALT The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is held in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it is maneuvered toward the International Space Station’s Unity module for installation on April 13, 2026.
ALT Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft rests at its capture point on April 13, 2026, 12 meters from the International Space Station, as the Canadarm2 robotic arm prepares to grapple the resupply ship.
ALT Crew-12's spacecraft — attached to four large parachutes — descending through a cloudy daytime sky.
ALT The members of Crew-12 inside of their spacecraft post-splashdown. They are strapped into their seats, smiling and waving.
ALT The NASA "meatball" logo over an image of Earth's "edge" or limb.
ALT A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches with its nosecone open. Earth's surface fills the background, with a sliver of black space visible in the upper portion of the photo.
ALT ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot (left) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (right) are inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft preparing to undock from the International Space Station.