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@gruffalo Aug 1, 2018, 6:45 PM UTC

Satellite Views Fires Raging in California

More than a dozen wildfires are burning in the state of California, with several of them threatening life and property ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-08-01. Image Feature. Media usag…

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@gruffalo Jul 31, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

Prepping to Launch for the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-31. Image Feature. Media usage guide…

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@gruffalo Jul 30, 2018, 5:45 PM UTC

Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise

The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-30. Image Feature. Media usage guidelines. ### @gruffalo…

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@gruffalo Jul 26, 2018, 3:45 PM UTC

From Interns to Astronauts

July 26 is National Intern Day. See how far these two former interns at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have come! ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-26. Image Feature. Media usage g…

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@gruffalo Jul 25, 2018, 9:45 PM UTC

Flown Orion Spacecraft Visits Washington, DC, for Made in America Showcase

NASA's Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014, is seen after being uncovered in preparation for being moved onto the White House complex, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Was…

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@gruffalo Jul 24, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

Candid Apollo

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-24. Image Feature. Media usage guidelines. ### @gruffalo | Like? Upvote | W…

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@gruffalo Jul 23, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

Iceberg Towers Over Greenland Village

In July 2018, an iceberg weighing 11 million tons parked just offshore of Innaarsuit, a small island village in northwestern Greenland. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-23. Image Fe…

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@gruffalo Jul 20, 2018, 4:46 PM UTC

At Tranquility Base

Forty-nine years ago on July 20, 1969, humanity stepped foot on another celestial body and into history. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-20. Image Feature. Media usage guidelines.…

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@gruffalo Jul 19, 2018, 3:45 PM UTC

Testing Satellite Servicing Technologies

NASA's satellite servicing technologies are opening up a new world where space robots diagnose, maintain and extend a spacecraft’s life. ###### Image Credit: NASA Image of the Day 2018-07-19. Image F…

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@gruffalo Jul 18, 2018, 2:45 PM UTC

Orion Parachutes Chalk Up Another Test Success in Arizona

The parachute system for Orion, America’s spacecraft that will carry humans to deep space, deployed as planned after being dropped from an altitude of 6.6 miles on July 12, at the U.S. Army Proving G…

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