An early sunrise view of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 25, 2020. Repainting of the NASA meatball and American flag recently was completed on the 525-foot tall facility. Inside the VAB, 10 new work platforms, 20 platform halves altogether, have been installed in High Bay 3 for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Exploration Ground Systems is overseeing upgrades to the VAB.
An early sunrise view of a waterway surrounding Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 25, 2020. NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39B on Artemis I, an uncrewed mission around the Moon.
An early sunrise view of a waterway surrounding Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 25, 2020. NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39B on Artemis I, an uncrewed mission around the Moon.
The Sun just begins to rise over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, 2020. A multi-user spaceport, Kennedy has partnerships with both government and commercial entities, providing the facilities and infrastructure necessary for venturing to space.
A sunrise over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is captured on July 15, 2020. A multi-user spaceport, Kennedy has partnerships with both government and commercial entities, providing the facilities and infrastructure necessary for venturing to space.
An early sunrise view of a waterway surrounding Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 25, 2020. NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39B on Artemis I, an uncrewed mission around the Moon.
A magnificent sunrise is captured over SpaceX’s processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, 2020. Under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, NASA and SpaceX have returned human spaceflight capability to the U.S. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley launched to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020, for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission, becoming the first time astronauts had launched from American soil since 2011. The mission, concluding on Aug. 2 with Behnken and Hurley’s safe return to Earth, was the final flight test for SpaceX under the program, paving the way for NASA to fully certify the company’s crew transportation for rotational missions to the orbiting laboratory.
An early sunrise view of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 25, 2020. Repainting of the NASA meatball and American flag recently was completed on the 525-foot-tall facility. Inside the VAB, 10 new work platforms, 20 platform halves altogether, have been installed in High Bay 3 for the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Exploration Ground Systems is overseeing upgrades to the VAB.
A beautiful sunrise is captured over sand dunes at the beach at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, 2020. Teams at Kennedy are working on dune restoration efforts, which has included bringing about 450,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand in to Kennedy’s beaches to build up dunes that have been affected by beach erosion and storm surges. Once the dunes were built up, native coastal vegetation was replanted to help stabilize the dunes and provide a habitat for wildlife at the Florida spaceport. The first phase of dune restoration efforts are now complete, and the second phase is scheduled to be completed by March 2021.
A beautiful sunrise is captured over sand dunes at the beach at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, 2020. Teams at Kennedy are working on dune restoration efforts, which has included bringing about 450,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand in to Kennedy’s beaches to build up dunes that have been affected by beach erosion and storm surges. Once the dunes were built up, native coastal vegetation was replanted to help stabilize the dunes and provide a habitat for wildlife at the Florida spaceport. The first phase of dune restoration efforts are now complete, and the second phase is scheduled to be completed by March 2021.
A super blue Moon rises above Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 18, 2024. Although not actually appearing blue, as the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons, this is called a “blue” Moon. The Moon at or near its closest point to Earth is a “super” Moon and can appear up to 14% bigger and brighter than normal full Moons. About 25% of all full Moons are super, but only 3% of full Moons are blue, with the next super blue Moons occurring as a pair in January and March 2037.
A super blue Moon rises above Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 18, 2024. Although not actually appearing blue, as the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons, this is called a “blue” Moon. The Moon at or near its closest point to Earth is a “super” Moon and can appear up to 14% bigger and brighter than normal full Moons. About 25% of all full Moons are super, but only 3% of full Moons are blue, with the next super blue Moons occurring as a pair in January and March 2037.
A super blue Moon rises above Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 18, 2024. Although not actually appearing blue, as the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons, this is called a “blue” Moon. The Moon at or near its closest point to Earth is a “super” Moon and can appear up to 14% bigger and brighter than normal full Moons. About 25% of all full Moons are super, but only 3% of full Moons are blue, with the next super blue Moons occurring as a pair in January and March 2037.
Sea oats frame the night sky, bisected by the Milky Way, in this view from the Atlantic shoreline at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019. The lights of an aircraft create an illuminated streak in the lower left corner.
Lights from Launch Complexes 39A and B, left, glow against the night sky in this view from the Atlantic shoreline at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019.
Sea oats are backdropped by the night sky and the Milky Way in this view from the Atlantic shoreline at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019. Lights from aircraft create illuminated streaks above the horizon and at right.
Clouds move inland from the Atlantic Ocean, backdropped by a nighttime vista of stars, in this view from the beach near Launch Complex 39 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019.
Lights from Launch Complexes 39A and B, left, glow against the night sky in this view from the Atlantic shoreline at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019.
Sea oats are backdropped by the night sky and the Milky Way in this view from the Atlantic shoreline at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31, 2019. The lights of an aircraft create an illuminated streak above the horizon.
A starry sky serves as the backdrop for a photo of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse on Aug. 27, 2020. Standing on Florida’s east coast for over 150 years, the lighthouse is owned by the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and still aids the U.S. Coast Guard to this day.
A starry sky serves as the backdrop for a photo of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse on Aug. 27, 2020. Standing on Florida’s east coast for over 150 years, the lighthouse is owned by the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and still aids the U.S. Coast Guard to this day.
The sun rises behind Cape Canaveral Lighthouse at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Oct. 13, 2020.
The sun rises behind Cape Canaveral Lighthouse at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Oct. 13, 2020.
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida stands tall during an Oct. 13, 2020, sunrise.
From NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site lawn near the iconic countdown clock, storm clouds can be seen rolling in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this facility is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
From NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site lawn near the iconic countdown clock, storm clouds can be seen rolling in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this facility is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
Storm clouds roll in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this iconic landmark at Kennedy is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
Storm clouds roll in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this iconic landmark at Kennedy is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
From NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site lawn near the iconic countdown clock, storm clouds can be seen rolling in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this facility is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
On July 28, 2020, storm clouds roll in over the Press Site lawn, where an exterior host set is being constructed in preparation for NASA’s Mars 2020 launch broadcast at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket, with the Mars Perseverance rover aboard, lifted off from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on July 30 at 7:50 a.m. EDT. Once it arrives at the Red Planet, the rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars.
Storm clouds roll in over the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 28, 2020. Standing at 525 feet tall, this iconic landmark at Kennedy is capable of hosting multiple varieties of rockets and spacecraft at the same time. Currently, the VAB is being utilized to process and assemble the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Artemis I – the first launch under the agency’s Artemis Program – will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon.
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
Tri Wheel Robot at i-Lab Creative and Innovation Lab at NASA GRC, Case Western Reserve University, CWRU, Masters of Science Graduate Student Partnership
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
OpenAmes - OpenForum (to build creative ideas in workforce integration (contractor and civil servant, Imporving communicaiton tools, and PR and Morale) meeting in Bldg 3
"Engineers and scientists are inherently creative souls. I mean, that’s what we’re doing. We’re creating things. In a lot of instances, we’re creating something literally from an idea to reality. And there is something incredibly exciting about that. So when I talk about the work we do in STEM, I try to focus on the fact that it’s creative. We’re innovators. We’re trying to do something totally new. And when you do that work, it’s usually with other people who are just as excited as you are. We’re bringing all of these creative souls together to pull off something that you couldn’t imagine was possible before. …Yes, you have to be good at math and do the academic work to prepare you to do the kind of work we do. But in the end, it really comes down to unleashing this creativity and bringing minds together to achieve something that hasn’t been done before." NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for STEM Engagement, Kris Brown, poses for a portrait, Monday, February 8, 2021 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
A brilliant Moon serves as the backdrop in this view of the low bay entrance to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 18, 2020. An Artemis banner is positioned over the entrance.
An American Bald Eagle perches majestically in a tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 18, 2022. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
Cartoonist and professor of creativity Lynda Barry presented the benefits of creativity in everyday life as part of Goddard's Office of Communications Story Lab seminar series. Read more: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/cartoonist-discusses-creativity-at-nasa-goddard" rel="nofollow">www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/cartoonist-discusses-cr...</a> Credit: NASA/Goddard/Rebecca Roth <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html" rel="nofollow">NASA image use policy.</a></b> <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. <b>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></b> <b>Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greenbelt-MD/NASA-Goddard/395013845897?ref=tsd" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></b> <b>Find us on <a href="http://instagrid.me/nasagoddard/?vm=grid" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></b>
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A worker tries out a virtual reality experience during the 2017 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the annual two-day event is to help foster innovation and creativity among the Kennedy workforce. The event included several keynote speakers, training opportunities, an innovation showcase and the KSC Kickstart competition.
A guest speaker presents to the workforce during the 2017 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the annual two-day event is to help foster innovation and creativity among the Kennedy workforce. The event included several keynote speakers, training opportunities, an innovation showcase and the KSC Kickstart competition.
NASA Creative Art Director David Rager delivers remarks during a dedication event for Richard Danne, creator of the NASA worm logotype, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
During the 2016 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from Parker Brothers, known for designing and building outrageous custom vehicles, spoke to Kennedy employees about their creative thinking processes. Employees also were given an up-close look at their Neutron bike, featured in the movie “Tron.”
During the 2016 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from Parker Brothers, known for designing and building outrageous custom vehicles, spoke to Kennedy employees about their creative thinking processes. Employees also were given an up-close look at their Neutron bike, featured in the movie “Tron.”
Norfolk State University Associate Professor Rasha Morsi showcases a phone operated, 3D-printed robot sign language interpreter to NASA Chief Technologist Douglas Terrier during a tour of the university’s Creative Gaming Simulation lab on February 6, 2018. (Credit: NASA)
S132-E-007185 (15 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, takes advantage of the weightless environment on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Atlantis to get creative with his posture during Flight Day 2 activities. Photo credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A worker tries out a virtual reality experience during the 2017 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the annual two-day event is to help foster innovation and creativity among the Kennedy workforce. The event included several keynote speakers, training opportunities, an innovation showcase and the KSC Kickstart competition.
During the 2016 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from Parker Brothers, known for designing and building outrageous custom vehicles, spoke to Kennedy employees about their creative thinking processes. Employees also were given an up-close look at their Neutron bike, featured in the movie “Tron.”
During the 2016 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from Parker Brothers, known for designing and building outrageous custom vehicles, spoke to Kennedy employees about their creative thinking processes. Employees also were given an up-close look at their Neutron bike, featured in the movie “Tron.”
A worker tries out a virtual reality experience during the 2017 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the annual two-day event is to help foster innovation and creativity among the Kennedy workforce. The event included several keynote speakers, training opportunities, an innovation showcase and the KSC Kickstart competition.
A "moon dust" beehive is on display during the 2017 Innovation Expo showcase at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the annual two-day event is to help foster innovation and creativity among the Kennedy workforce. The event included several keynote speakers, training opportunities, an innovation showcase and the KSC Kickstart competition.
During the 2016 Innovation Expo at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, representatives from Parker Brothers, known for designing and building outrageous custom vehicles, spoke to Kennedy employees about their creative thinking processes. Employees also were given an up-close look at their Neutron bike, featured in the movie “Tron.”
A baby eagle perches in a nest in a tree along State Road 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the 140,000-acre Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
Pelicans perch on the support beams of an embankment on a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
An American bald eagle is perched atop a pole on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, near Kennedy Parkway North, about two miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As of 2023, NASA’s Kennedy is home to 39 eagle territories with 33 of them active or potentially active between the months of September to March. NASA shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, and 15 federally listed species.
A bald eagle soars away from a pine tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spaceport shares borders with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to more than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species.
A family of wild hogs forages for food near the foliage at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, spanning 140,000 acres of land, water, and marshes. More than 330 bird species, 117 species of fish, 68 amphibians and reptiles, and 31 different mammals call Kennedy and its surrounding borders home.
In twilight and framed by native vegetation, the Moon rises over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A Reddish Egret perches in a tree near a waterway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammal, 117 fish and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
An osprey, clutching a fish, pauses for a meal atop a metal structure at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spaceport shares boundaries with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to more than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species.
A wild pig crosses a roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammal, 117 fish and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
Several sandpipers wade in the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammal, 117 fish and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
Kennedy Space Center shares boundaries with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Alligators can be found in many areas of the refuge. They are important top predators that help keep populations of smaller animals under control. They also create habitat for other wildlife in the marsh by digging holes that hold water during the dry season.
A pelican takes flight at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center occupies a scenic stretch of land along Florida’s east coast, including miles of pristine beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. The agency is nearing completion on a restoration project to shore up the dunes that create a natural barrier from the waves. Once the dune is built up, native coastal vegetation will be replanted, helping to stabilize the dune and offer a habitat for Kennedy’s coastal wildlife.
A wild pig is spotted with its prey on a roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 11, 2021. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammal, 117 fish and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
The sun begins to rise at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a successful launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed Demo-1 flight test from Launch Complex 39A on March 2, 2019. The company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket and traveled to the International Space Station, where it validated end-to-end systems and capabilities in preparation for certification to fly crew.
Two juvenile roseate spoonbills pause near a waterway at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center shares boundaries with the refuge, which is home to more than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 25 mammal, 117 fish, and 65 amphibian and reptile species.
Kennedy Space Center shares boundaries with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Florida’s Atlantic coast. The refuge's coastal location, tropic-like climate, and wide variety of habitat types contribute to a diverse bird population. More than 350 species have been identified on the refuge.
A White Ibis perches on the branch of a tree at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, 25 mammal, 117 fish and 65 amphibian and reptile species call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.
Four wild turkeys walk through tall grass at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge encompasses 140,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects.
Photographers at NASA capture the sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, near the headquarters building of the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.