UP Aerospace employees preparing their SpaceLoft rocket to carry NASA technologies for testing in microgravity.
UP Aerospace employees preparing their SpaceLoft rocket to carry NASA technologies for testing in microgravity.
UP Aerospace employees preparing their SpaceLoft rocket to carry NASA technologies for testing in microgravity.
UP Aerospace employees preparing their SpaceLoft rocket to carry NASA technologies for testing in microgravity
UP Aerospace employees preparing their SpaceLoft rocket to carry NASA technologies for testing in microgravity.
NASA's Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace's rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA's Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace's rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA’s Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace’s rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA's Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace's rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA’s Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace’s rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA's Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace's rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA’s Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace’s rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA's Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace's rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
NASA’s Flight Opportunities funds flight of space technology on UP Aerospace’s rocket poised to launch at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket launched into space Sept 12, 2018 from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying three NASA technologies onboard to test in microgravity.
UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket launched into space Sept 12, 2018 from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying three NASA technologies onboard to test in microgravity.
UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket launched into space Sept 12, 2018 from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying three NASA technologies onboard to test in microgravity.
UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket launched into space Sept 12, 2018 from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying three NASA technologies onboard to test in microgravity.
UP Aerospace SpaceLoft rocket launched into space Sept 12, 2018 from Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying three NASA technologies onboard to test in microgravity.
JSC2009-E-053502 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-053501 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, meets with John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, center, and Alaska Aerospace employees at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss064e011424 (Dec. 9, 2020) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi gives a "thumbs up" inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."
iss065e073924 (May 26, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency sets up a video camera to record crew member activities aboard the International Space Station.
ISS020-E-007150 (7 June 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 20 flight engineer, sets up camera equipment at a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden holds up a photograph showing four female Astronauts onboard the Space Station during his presentation at the Women in Aerospace (WIA) organization's annual awards ceremony and banquet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Bolden presented Women in Aerospace's Outstanding Member Award to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, noting her ongoing leadership and participation in Women in Aerospace and her passion and dedication to opening the high frontier of space to the everyday person. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, tours the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, with Erik Straus, Alaska Aerospace Spaceport Manger, left, and John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, listens to John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, right, as Erik Straus, Alaska Aerospace Spaceport Manger, left, looks on during a visit to Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
iss068e022314 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata (center) assists NASA astronauts Frank Rubio (left) and Josh Cassada (right), suited up in their Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU), or spacesuits, before beginning a seven-hour and 11-minute a spacewalk to ready the orbiting lab's starboard truss structure for future rollout solar array installation work. Credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, meets with Alaska Aerospace employees at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, meets with Alaska Aerospace employees at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, poses for a group photograph with Alaska Aerospace employees at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, gives remarks as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visits the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, left, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, tour the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, talks during NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s visit to Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, meets with Alaska Aerospace employees at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Erik Straus, Alaska Aerospace Spaceport Manger, left, talks with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, in the Integration Processing Facility at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
JSC2009-E-207906 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist; and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, are pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
ISS028-E-030084 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
iss068e018996 (Oct. 24, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gives a "thumbs up" after powering on the Zvezda service module's ham radio aboard the International Space Station. Credit: JAXA/Koichi Wakata
ISS028-E-019507 (30 July 2011) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28 flight engineer, uses the short bar for the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) equipment to perform upper body strengthening pull-ups in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS028-E-030086 (22 Aug. 2011) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (out of frame), both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
iss068e020523 (Nov. 3, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gives a "thumbs up" from inside the Harmony module's forward-facing international docking adapter where the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew ship is docked.
JSC2009-E-053507 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in an emergency procedure training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
ISS028-E-030083 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
The audience for a Take Up Space (Literally) presentation at the 30th annual ESSENCE Fest in New Orleans on July 5 listens to a conversation with NASA representatives about Black women in the aerospace industry and diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
ISS028-E-030085 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS028-E-030090 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
JSC2009-E-207880 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Clay Anderson, STS-131 mission specialist, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
ISS028-E-034129 (26 Aug. 2011) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28 flight engineer, smiles for a close-up photo while exercising on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
JSC2009-E-207892 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participates in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
ISS028-E-030088 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (foreground) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
JSC2011-E-215259 (5 Dec. 2011) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi participates in an emergency scenario training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center along with Expedition 34/35 crew members (out of frame). Photo credit: NASA
JSC2009-E-207936 (14 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
iss070e108767 (March 6, 2024) --- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa sets up a video camera that will record him working on a physics experiment inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.
Vice President Dan Quayle holds up an inscribed plaque presented by Marshall Space Flight Center Director T. J. Lee (right) during Quayle's August 31, 1992 visit. While at Marshall, Quayle participated in a roundtable discussion with aerospace managers and addressed Center employees in Building 4755.
ISS028-E-030093 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS028-E-030091 (22 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum (bottom) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, make preparations to power-up Robonaut 2 ? the first dexterous humanoid robot in space ? in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
JSC2009-E-207889 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, is pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-024627 (10 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (left) and NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, both STS-131 mission specialists, participate in an ingress/egress timeline training session in a shuttle mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-024621 (10 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (left) and NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, both STS-131 mission specialists, participate in an ingress/egress timeline training session in a shuttle mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-053497 (6 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right) and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (partially obscured), both Expedition 22/23 flight engineers, participate in an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-053495 (6 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (left background), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (right background) and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (partially obscured), both Expedition 22/23 flight engineers, participate in an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-240951 (16 Nov. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (foreground) and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, both STS-131 mission specialists, participate in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) instructor David L. Williams assisted the crew members.
JSC2009-E-053504 (6 March 2009) --- NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (foreground) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (left), both Expedition 22/23 flight engineers; along with cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (center background), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander, participate in an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-024625 (10 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (center) along with NASA astronauts Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (background) and Stephanie Wilson, all STS-131 mission specialists, participate in an ingress/egress timeline training session in a shuttle mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) instructor Gary W. Kilgo assisted the crew members.
ISS036-E-041384 (7 Sept. 2013) --- A stationary camera onboard the International Space Station took this picture of the Japanese HTV-4 cargo spacecraft as it entered Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 7, subsequently burning up. HTV-4 was launched by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Aug. 4 of this year in order to bring up supplies for the astronauts and cosmonauts onboard the station, and after spending a month docked to the orbital outpost, it was released on Sept. 4.
JSC2010-E-024624 (10 Feb. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (center), along with NASA astronauts Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (background) and Stephanie Wilson, all STS-131 mission specialists, participate in an ingress/egress timeline training session in a shuttle mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-083987 (20 April 2009) --- Astronauts Clayton Anderson, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA) Naoko Yamazaki (center) and Stephanie Wilson, all STS-131 mission specialists, participate in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-053503 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, uses a communication system during an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-083988 (20 April 2009) --- Astronauts Clayton Anderson, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency?s (JAXA) Naoko Yamazaki (left) and Stephanie Wilson, all STS-131 mission specialists, participate in a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-053496 (6 March 2009) --- Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (center) and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, both Expedition 22/23 flight engineers, look over checklists during an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, listens to John Oberst, Alaska Aerospace Corporation President & CEO, as they tour a new launch pad being built at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Kodiak, Alaska. NASA’s visit to Alaska is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
S85-26582 (Feb 1985) --- Training on the rebreathing assembly, astronaut James P. Bagian, STS-40 mission specialist, inhales a predetermined gas composition. A gas analyzer mass spectrometer determines the composition of the gases he exhales. The rebreathing assembly and gas analyzer system are part of an investigation that explores how lung function is altered. Dr. Bagian will be joined by two other mission specialists, the mission commander, the pilot and two payload specialists for the scheduled 10-day Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1) mission. The flight is totally dedicated to biological and medical experimentation.
(20 June 2012) --- Expedition 32/33 NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA gives a thumbs up during a media session at a Soyuz vehicle mock-up before a final qualification test June 20, 2012 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Williams, along with Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide are scheduled to launch July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll
NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, watches as players warm up at an NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Fans play corn hole in the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Endeavour is lifted off its transporter. The shuttle will be raised to a vertical position and lifted up into high bay 1 to be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters in preparation for launch on the STS-123 mission, targeted for March 11. The mission will deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
Fans learn about the X-59 supersonic aircraft at the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
iss068e020276 (Oct. 31, 2022) --- Four Expedition 68 Flight Engineers dress up as popular video game and cartoon characters to celebrate Halloween fun aboard the International Space Station. From left are, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata with NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Nicole Mann, and Josh Cassada.
Fans collect NASA pins outside the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
ISS020-E-005881 (1 June 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 20 flight engineer, conducts the current periodic humidity check on the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) in the Saibo Rack in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. Wakata opened the facility’s door for wiping up any condensation inside the micro-G & 1G section, if present, and also secured floating fan mesh with Kapton tape.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is interviewed by media at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is interviewed by media outside the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
JSC2009-E-207894 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer; and Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist; along with NASA astronaut James P. Dutton Jr., STS-131 pilot, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission lights up Launch Pad 39A and the night sky. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission lights up Launch Pad 39A and the night sky. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray
JSC2011-E-005869 (19 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28/29 flight engineer, participate in a joint emergency scenarios training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ISS018-E-042651 (22 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer, uses the short bar for the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) equipment to perform upper body strengthening pull-ups in the Unity node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) remains docked with the station.
Marit Meyer, research aerospace engineer, Aerosol Science and Instrumentation, NASA, speaks on a panel on improving air quality for health in space and on Earth, at a pop-up makerspace hosted by Future Engineers with support from NASA and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. Participants were able to create digital 3D models using Autodesk Tinkercad and watch objects being printed with Makerbot 3D printers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets fans outside the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets fans at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
JSC2010-E-017720 (29 Jan. 2010) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for an ingress/egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Raymond Cuevas assisted Yamazaki.
At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (right) brush up on their flight plan with a training instructor Nov. 1 as they prepare for launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Victor Zelentsov
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighting up the night sky, as well as the water nearby, space shuttle Endeavour blazes into the darkness on the STS-123 mission. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station and deliver the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray, Robert Murray
iss068e020320 (Oct. 31, 2022) --- Four Expedition 68 Flight Engineers dress up as popular video game and cartoon characters to celebrate Halloween fun aboard the International Space Station. Clockwise from left are, NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio, and Josh Cassada with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata.
iss064e053432 (April 6, 2021) --- Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Kate Rubins of NASA configure a radiation shield for temporary sleeping quarters, or the Crew Alternate Sleep Accommodation (CASA). The CASA will allow extra space for the short period when up to 11 crew members will be occupying the International Space Station in April.
JSC2009-E-207891 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi (center), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer; NASA astronauts Clay Anderson (background) and Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, both STS-131 mission specialists; along with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Fans pose for a photo with the astronaut in the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency's Inspiration Tour, aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation in air and space in the lead up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in early November. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
JSC2009-E-214346 (25 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist, uses the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of her duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements.