Sunrise Flight to the Space Station

Sunrise Flight to the Space Station Orbital ATK’s Cygnus resupply ship with its cymbal-ike UltraFlex solar arrays approaches the International Space Station on Nov. 14, 2017. via NASA http://ift.tt/2z9ouRN

Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans

Astronaut Jack Fischer With Honor Flight Veterans NASA astronaut Jack Fischer talks with veterans at the World War II Memorial who traveled to Washington, DC with the Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight. Fischer, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, wrote, „Few things can compare to the honor of meeting WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets today–thank you for your sacrifices to keep us all free.“ via NASA http://ift.tt/2iKZW6A

Rare Encircling Filament

Rare Encircling Filament NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory came across an oddity that the spacecraft has rarely observed before: a dark filament encircling an active region (Oct. 29-31, 2017). Solar filaments are clouds of charged particles that float above the sun, tethered to it by magnetic forces. via NASA http://ift.tt/2yhGPrr

Space Station Crew Sees Lots of Clouds

Space Station Crew Sees Lots of Clouds Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed cloudy skies over Sudan during an International Space Station flyover on Oct. 22, 2017. Nespoli shared the image with his followers on social media on Nov. 6, writing, „#EarthFromSpace means also… Lots of clouds! How do they look from below?“ via NASA http://ift.tt/2AhQv5K