Friends of NASA 2014: A Year in Photos! Happy New Year 2015!

Happy New Year 2015 from the International Space Station!

Earthrise! | NASA Apollo 8

"Journey to the Center of The Milky Way" Poster

Journey to the Center of The Milky Way

"Lighting the Starry Sky" by Tony Pan

"Sunrise on Christmas morning- better than any present I could ask for!!!!" | NASA Astronaut Terry Virts | International Space Station

Sunrise on Christmas morning- better than any present I could ask for!!!! pic.twitter.com/RtzUSZc7Ns

— Terry W. Virts (@AstroTerry) December 25, 2014

“Merry Christmas from the International Space Station!”

“Merry Christmas from the International Space Station!” #AstroButch pic.twitter.com/NV8VgiEHq7

— NASA Astronauts (@NASA_Astronauts) December 24, 2014

It looks like Christmas on the International Space Station as Expedition 42 works on advanced life science in space! | ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy

It looks like #Christmas on the #ISS as #Exp42 works advanced life science in space... http://t.co/pQZujkgllf pic.twitter.com/NDl8bZsCe9

— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) December 23, 2014

Season’s Greetings from the European Southern Observatory!

Christmas at Saturn | NASA Cassini Mission

NASA's Apollo 8 Astronauts In 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts spent Christmas at The Moon...

"Our Sun: December 24, 2014" by Alexandra Hart | Merry Christmas!

The Beautiful Side of Galaxy IC 335 | Hubble Space Telescope Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Friends of NASA!

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Ready to Support Santa's Toy Delivery Mission

The Antennae Galaxies: Extreme Deep Field - 75 Hours

Get That Life: How I Became a NASA Engineer Despite My Disability

Holiday Lights on The Sun | NASA

Holiday Lights on the Sun: Imagery of a Solar Flare | NASA

Inside NASA's Kennedy Space Center! | Dec. 19, 2014

Sarychev Peak Eruption, Kuril Islands | International Space Station

Welcome Home Orion! | NASA's Kennedy Space Center: View 4

Welcome Home Orion! | NASA's Kennedy Space Center: View 3

Welcome Home Orion! | NASA's Kennedy Space Center: View 2

Welcome Home Orion! | NASA's Kennedy Space Center: View 1

2014 What Happened This Year @NASA

Astronaut’s-Eye View of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Re-entry

India's Next Generation GSLV Mark-III Rocket Launch Successful!

Spectacular View of Mt. Etna Eruption | International Space Station

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

NASA Curiosity Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars: Potential Pathways of Methane in Mars' Atmosphere

Sunset Over the Gulf of Mexico | International Space Station

England by night | International Space Station

Italy at Night: Panorama | International Space Station

Italy at Night: Labeled view | International Space Station

Comet 67P on Dec. 9, 2014 - NAVCAM | ESA Rosetta Mission

Comet 67P on Dec. 10, 2014 - NAVCAM | ESA Rosetta Mission

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, Qingdao to Huangdao, China | Earth | Satellite

Tethys "The Spy" at Saturn | NASA Cassini Mission

The Window to Earth | International Space Station

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Identifies Links in Chain Leading to Atmospheric Loss

ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Talks About Life in Space

NASA Voyager 1 Experiences Three Interstellar "Tsunami Waves"

NASA Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 Rendezvous

NASA Gemini VI Launch

The Nile River, Egypt | International Space Station

"A messy star factory" | Hubble Space Telescope

NASA Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 Rendezvous

The Window to Earth | International Space Station

ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Talks About Life in Space

NASA Voyager 1 Experiences Three Interstellar "Tsunami Waves"

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Identifies Links in Chain Leading to Atmospheric Loss

NASA Gemini VI Launch

NASA Orion Flight Test Generated 200 GB of Engineering Data

"My 1st time moving the Candarm 2" | International Space Station

"Caught brushing my teeth!" | International Space Station

NASA ScienceCasts: Embers from a Rock Comet: The 2014 Geminid Meteor Shower

Earth's Biosphere: The Green Marble | NASA

Starry Night in Northern Chile

Canadarm2 Robotic Arm | International Space Station

Homage to Patagonia, South America | International Space Station

NASA Mars Opportunity Rover at Bright Outcrop on Endeavour Rim

The magnetic field along the Galactic plane | ESA's Planck Satellite

SOFIA takes off from Hamburg Airport, Germany | NASA/DLR

The Rocky Mountain Trench | International Space Station

NASA Commander Cernan Jump Salutes U.S. Flag | Apollo 17

NASA Astronaut Schmitt with Flag and Earth Above | Apollo 17

NASA Astronaut Schmitt Next to Big Boulder | Apollo 17

Drooping Loops [HD VIDEO] | NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

Drooping Loops | NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Infrared Visible Andromeda

Saturn IB Rocket for NASA Apollo–Soyuz Test Project

Hubble Telescope Redeployment | NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

Rosetta finds comet's water vapor to be significantly different from Earth's | European Space Agency

First measurements of comet’s water ratio | ESA Rosetta Mission

Europe proposes joint Moon trips with Russia

Chasing Starlight: An Adventure in the Canadian Rockies

Great Lakes & Central United States | International Space Station

Ode to Hubble | 25th Anniversary Celebration Preview!

Sunrise from the International Space Station!

NASA Orion Chief Engineer Julie Kramer White Takes Selfie

Julie Kramer White | NASA Orion Chief Engineer | Women@NASA

President Obama recognizes NASA Orion Chief Engineer Julie Kramer White | NASA

Gas motion around the baby binary stars L1551 NE (supercomputer simulation) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Star-forming Region SDC 335.579-0.292: Wide-field view

North America & Pelican Nebulae

Astronomers identify gas spirals as a nursery of twin stars through ALMA

Galaxies NGC 855 and NGC 833 | Hubble Space Telescope

NASA Astronauts Capture Intelsat VI | Space Shuttle Endeavour

Intelsat VI Capture Attempt | NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour

Haze in the Kashmir Valley: Close-up, Labeled version | NASA

Moon Phases 2015, Southern Hemisphere (Moon only) | NASA

An Expanse of White in Bolivia

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Arrives in San Diego: View 2

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Arrives in San Diego: View 1

Everything connects | International Space Station

Aurora Tuesday: View 3 | International Space Station

Aurora Tuesday: View 2 | International Space Station

Aurora Tuesday: View 1 | International Space Station

These are NASA's coolest and strangest airplanes of the future!

Moon Phases 2015, Southern Hemisphere | NASA

Rendezvous with Zarya | International Space Station

International Space Station: Construction Time Lapse (1998-2011)

'Weather Bomb': Explosive Cyclogenesis in North Atlantic

Bonn, Germany | International Space Station

Earth from Space: Romanian mosaic | European Space Agency

NASA Mars rover 'solves mountain riddle' | BBC News

Berlin from Sentinel-1A via laser | European Space Agency

NASA's PAGEOS Satellite

Working on the Urine Processing Assembly or UPA | ISS

Space Station's Urine Processing Assembly: Brine Tank

The Lunar Limb | NASA Apollo 10

A Storm over Madagascar | International Space Station

Canada's Dextre Arm: Cupola view | International Space Station

Canada's Dextre Robotic Arm | International Space Station

The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared

Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft transfer and liftoff | ESA

NASA Apollo 13 "Life Boat"

Ethiopia | International Space Station

China's New Heavy-lift Rocket on Drawing Board | China Daily

Skin-B Experiment | International Space Station

Simulated View of Gale Crater Lake on Mars | NASA JPL

NASA's Orion Rocket: Delta IV Heavy in the Launch Facility

Inside NASA's Kennedy Space Center! | Week of Dec. 8, 2014

NASA Orion, Delta IV Heavy Liftoff-Up Close

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Report: The Making of Mount Sharp

NASA's Mars Rover Finds Stronger Potential for Life | NYTimes

All That Glitters | Hubble Space Telescope

Madagascar coast | International Space Station

Qhapiya Mountain, Peru | International Space Station

Ship-wave-shaped wave clouds induced by the Crozet Islands, south Indian Ocean | NASA Terra Earth Satellite

NASA ScienceCasts: One Year to Pluto

Cross-Bedding at 'Whale Rock' | NASA Mars Curiosity Rover

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Clues to How Water Helped Shape Martian Landscape

Lake Titicaca | International Space Station

A Finnish flag on the ISS! | International Space Station

Glorioso Islands | International Space Station

The Southern Andes | International Space Station

NASA Ames: Contributions to Orion/EFT-1 Test Flight

Cassini’s view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere | ESA/NASA

Ikhana: NASA's Eyes in the Sky (UAS)

China’s milestone 200th rocket launch mission | CCTV News

Orion: Exploration Beyond | NASA

Orion's Journey to Mars | NASA

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V6 | Spaceflight Insider

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V5 | Spaceflight Insider

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V4 | Spaceflight Insider

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V3 | Spaceflight Insider

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V2 | Spaceflight Insider

Delta IV Heavy Liftoff | NASA's Orion EFT-1: V1 | Spaceflight Insider

Let's change perspective | International Space Station

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 11 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 10 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 9 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 8 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 7 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 6 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 5 | USS Anchorage

Attaching a towing bridle to NASA’s Orion Crew Module: View 3

Attaching a towing bridle to NASA’s Orion Crew Module: View 2

Attaching a towing bridle to NASA’s Orion Crew Module: View 1

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 4 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 3 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 2 | USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery: View 1 | USS Anchorage

NASA's Orion Spacecraft in Well Deck of USS Anchorage | View 3

NASA's Orion Spacecraft in Well Deck of USS Anchorage | View 2

NASA's Orion Spacecraft in Well Deck of USS Anchorage | View 1

How NASA's Dawn Asteroid Mission Works (Infographic) | Space.com

Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

NASA's Orion Team: A well-deserved "Congratulations!"

Can humans become a multi-planet species? | PBS NewsHour

Orion’s first flight on This Week @NASA

NASA Goddard Monitors Orion's EFT-1 Test Flight

View of NASA Orion Descent & Splashdown: USS Anchorage

NASA Orion Splashdown!

NASA's Orion Flight Test

Launch Replays of NASA's Orion EFT-1 on Delta IV Heavy Rocket

NASA's Orion Deep Space Capsule Launches | BBC News

NASA Orion EFT#1: Service Module Fairing Separation

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 6

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 5

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 4

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 3

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 2

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test Liftoff: KSC View 1

NASA Orion Launch: View from Kennedy Space Center Press Site

NASA Orion Launch: View from Kennedy Space Center Press Site

NASA Orion Soars on First Flight Test!

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: View 5

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: View 4

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: View 3

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: View 2

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: View 1

Meandering in the Amazon: Wide view | Landsat 8

Meandering in the Amazon: Closeup | Landsat 8

European Extremely Large Telescope Construction Approved

NASA Observes Super Typhoon Hagupit; Philippine Warnings

NASA Orion Post-Launch Scrub News Conference

Close-up View: Sun Emits a Mid-Level Flare on Dec. 4, 2014 | NASA

Sun Emits a Mid-Level Flare on Dec. 4, 2014 | NASA SDO

Northern Italy at Night: The Alps | International Space Station

An Abrasive Collision Gives One Galaxy a "Black Eye" | Hubble

Japan's Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Explorer: Facing New Challenges

MASCOT: Landing on an asteroid (Animation) | DLR/JAXA

Japan's Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Sample Return Spacecraft

Japan's Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission: Rocket

Japan launches next-gen asteroid explorer | CCTV News

Quasar HE0109-3518: Wide-field view

Super Typhoon Hagupit | EUMETSAT

NASA's Orion: Trial By Fire!

Orion Spacecraft, Delta IV Heavy at SLC-37 | NASA Kennedy

NASA Orion’s Ride: The Delta IV Heavy Rocket | ULA

Dawn of the Orion Era! | NASA

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations-V10

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V9

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V8

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V7

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V6

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V5

Tonight set your alarm to watch NASA's Orion launch at 7:05am ET! NASA TV coverage starts at 4:30am: www.nasa.gov/ntv

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V4

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V3

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V2

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Final Launch Preparations | V1

NASA Orion: Delta IV Heavy EFT-1 Mission | United Launch Alliance

4 Things You Might Not Know About NASA's Orion

NASA Social for Orion’s First Flight Test

Orion: NASA's Parallel Path to Human Spaceflight

NASA Orion Mated to the Delta IV Rocket | Lockheed Martin

Orion’s First Flight Test Previewed | NASA

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Launch Preparations | View 2

NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test: Launch Preparations | View 1

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Prepared for Launch!

Space Station Live: One Day to Orion! | NASA

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Versatility

NASA and Industry Leaders Pose Before Orion Rocket | NASA

Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa Greets Media | NASA

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana Greets Media | NASA

Administrator Charlie Bolden Speaks to Media | NASA Kennedy

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden Meets Media | NASA Kennedy

The Mobile Service Tower rolls back from the Delta IV Heavy Rocket with NASA's Orion Spacecraft | United Launch Alliance

The Mobile Service Tower rolls back from the #DeltaIV Heavy with #Orion pic.twitter.com/s75c0YEf5h

— ULA (@ulalaunch) December 4, 2014

This is how tomorrow's Orion launch compares to Apollo | Popular Mechanics

This is how tomorrow's Orion launch compares to Apollo: http://t.co/MfoCH6j9FT pic.twitter.com/Bp0FMe41Y9

— Popular Mechanics (@PopMech) December 3, 2014

NASA Orion Flight Test Pre-launch Status and Overview Briefing

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery Team Sets Off: View 2

NASA Orion Spacecraft Recovery Team Sets Off: View 1

NASA’s Journey to Mars News Briefing | Kennedy Space Center

Two Ariane 6 configurations & Ariane 5 ECA: Artist's View#3 | ESA

Ariane 6 Rocket: Artist's View#2 | European Space Agency

Ariane 6 Rocket: Artist's View#1 | European Space Agency

The Prawn Nebula

'Super laser' revolutionizes space data communications: P2 | DLR

'Super laser' revolutionizes space data communications: P1 | DLR

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): V3 | European Space Agency

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): V2 | European Space Agency

JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE): V1 | European Space Agency

Investing in Space | European Space Agency

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit View 5

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit View 4

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit View 3

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit View 2

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit View 1

What's Up for December 2014 | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

New NASA Kennedy Display Counts Down for New Generation

The Hickson Compact Group | Hubble Space Telescope

Testing NASA's Low Density Supersonic Decelerator | NASA EDGE

Boeing Completes First Milestone for NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Systems

"Wanderers": A Journey through the Solar System | [A Must See]

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Cockpit

NASA's Orion Flight Test and The Journey to Mars

NASA's Journey to Mars!

NASA's Orion is the job of a lifetime for these Lockheed engineers (Video) | Denver Business Journal

NASA SR-71 Takeoff with Afterburner Showing Shock Diamonds in Exhaust | NASA Armstrong (Dryden Flight Research Center)

Atolls in the Pacific Ocean | International Space Station

The JEM Laboratory! | International Space Station

Planetary Exploration with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

"Black Holes & Coffee!" | Scientists & Engineers on Sofas | NSF

Saturn's South Pole | NASA Cassini Mission

Samantha Sees The Moon: 1st Time! | International Space Station

Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE