#NASASocial participants were the first ones to sign the "Welcome Discovery" banner outside the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar

(Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA)

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Building and assembly of the James Webb Space Telescope in the world's largest cleanroom at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Shuttle Endeavour's final landing at Edwards AFB. September 20, 2012

Night before launch (February 28, 2013) at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS)

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NASA TV had live coverage of the Orion mission as it unfolded, and the Kennedy Space Center visitors center had large televisions put up throughout the facility so that visitors could check the status of the mission. They were using an interlacing that made it look weird when I took this picture.

Picture taken from the NASA Orion EFT-1 Test Flight, from Cape Canaveral, FL

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#NASASocial #SpaceX3 group visiting Kennedy Space Center

The SMAP Earth-observation spacecraft [link] under construction. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

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Shuttle Endeavour's final landing at Edwards AFB. September 20, 2012

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Originally built to launch the Space Shuttle, this tower has been abandoned in place, with only minor repairs to ensure the structure is safe. SpaceX will be leasing 39A for the Falcon and Falcon Heavy.

Picture taken from the NASA Orion EFT-1 Test Flight, from Cape Canaveral, FL

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Antares Rocket and Cygnus Launch

Atlas A-frame (576-A aka BMRS-A Pad 3) later used for Amroc

Looking up aboard the Pegasus barge @nasa

The barge was cut in half and 50 feet was added to the overall length to accommodate the massive SLS core stage. It serves a critical role NASA’s mission to return to the Moon and beyond. It is the link with the rocket factory, Michoud Assembly Facility, and Kennedy Space Center where the SLS/Orion will launch from.

Close-up photo of the NASA Meatball Logo painted on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The vertical lines are the corrugations in the siding of the VAB

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Shuttle Endeavour's final landing at Edwards AFB. September 20, 2012

"I felt like destroying something beautiful" - Tyler Durden

Inside of the massive LOX tank that will hold close to 200,000 gallons of liquid oxygen. This particular one is lined with sensors and will be tested to the point of failure @nasa_marshall to be sure the design and build can withstand the rigors of launching into space.

Image courtesy of NASA.

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From moon landings, to Voyager at the edge of the solar system, to the Curiosity landing this year, Goldstone has been the comms link for all of them.

Engineers prepare the solar panels of a new Earth observing satellite [link] for tests. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California