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These stunning images show a year in the life of America's space agency NASA.
The top images of 2024 feature faraway galaxies, life onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and the space agency’s ongoing mission to make interplanetary travel a reality.
The gallery also features images of Hurricane Milton as seen by the astronauts onboard the ISS, as well as satellite imagery of lava flowing out of a volcano in Iceland near the country’s Blue Lagoon spa.
Featuring: Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems transport lower the agency’s 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage into High Bay 2 at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The one-of-a kind lifting beam is designed to lift the core stage from the transfer aisle to High Bay 2 where it will remain while teams stack the two solid rocket boosters on top of mobile launcher 1 for the SLS core stage.
Where: KSC
When: 30 Dec 2024
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Cover Images
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