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Engineer Zaida Hernandez

Engineer Zaida Hernandez
Engineer Zaida Hernandez

Engineer Zaida Hernandez

"I would say family and part of that 'first-gen experience' [shaped me]...It shaped me to be a hard worker and to aspire to large things because not only was it my goal at this point, but it was also my parents' aspiration." – Zaida Hernandez, Engineer, Lunar Architecture Team, NASA's Johnson Space Center

"I would say family and part of that 'first-gen experience' [shaped me]...It shaped me to be a hard worker and to aspire to large things because not only was it my goal at thi...

Engineer Zaida Hernandez

Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody

Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody
Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody

Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of peak fall colors around Ottawa, the capital of Canada. West of downtown Ottawa lies Gatineau Park, where sugar maple leaves turn orange-red and hickories turn golden-bronze during the season, known regionally as “the Fall Rhapsody.”

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of peak fall colors around Ottawa, the capital of Canada. West of downtown Ottawa lies Gatineau Park, where...

Ottawa’s Fall Rhapsody

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota
Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021.

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021....

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota

First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone

First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone
First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone

First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading the Polaris Dawn mission, and Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, exited and re-entered their spacecraft in a test of commercial space technologies.

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire leading the Polaris Dawn mission, and Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX engineer, exited and re-entered their spacecraft in a test of commercial space tec...

First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX Capsule Achieves New Milestone

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays
Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The photo was taken as engineers and technicians deployed and tested the spacecraft's giant solar arrays, each of which measures about 46.5 feet (14.2 meters) long and about 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) high.

NASA's Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21, 2024, in a clean room at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The photo was taken as engineers and technicians deployed...

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021. Overcoming the challenges of growing fruit in microgravity is important to NASA for long-duration missions during which crew members will need good sources of Vitamin C to supplement their diets.

Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore fruit in the late summer and fall of 2021. Overcoming the challenges of g...

Chile Flowers Bloom in Space

A Starry View

A Starry View
A Starry View

A Starry View

NGC 1333 is a nearby star-forming region in the Perseus constellation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope surveyed a large portion of NGC 1333, identifying planetary objects using the observatory’s Near-InfraRed Imager and Slitless Spectrograph.

NGC 1333 is a nearby star-forming region in the Perseus constellation. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope surveyed a large portion of NGC 1333, identifying planetary objects us...

A Starry View

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia
The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

iss071e522460 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation's highest peak and ancient rock paintings going back at least 2,000 years, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above.

iss071e522460 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif, near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia, containing Brandberg Mountain, the African nation's highest pea...

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit

CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit

CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space S...

CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit

Ames Wind Tunnel

Ames Wind Tunnel
Ames Wind Tunnel

Ames Wind Tunnel

Construction of the world’s largest wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in the background.

Construction of the world’s largest wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy bl...

Ames Wind Tunnel

Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up

Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up
Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up

Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up

In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow Controller.

In this image, PPE engineers successfully tested the integration of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s thruster with Maxar’s power procession unit and Xenon Flow Controller. ...

Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up

Great Aurora

Great Aurora
Great Aurora

Great Aurora

A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica.

A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica....

Great Aurora

T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad

T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad
T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad

T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad

NASA T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B.

NASA T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B. ...

T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad

Saharan Dust in the Wind

Saharan Dust in the Wind
Saharan Dust in the Wind

Saharan Dust in the Wind

Dense bands of dust streamed offshore from southern Morocco in summer 2024. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of a plume of Saharan dust as winds lofted it over the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 24, 2024.

Dense bands of dust streamed offshore from southern Morocco in summer 2024. The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired this imag...

Saharan Dust in the Wind

A SAFER Way

A SAFER Way
A SAFER Way

A SAFER Way

Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system on Sept. 16, 1994.

Backdropped against the blue and white Earth 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee tests the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system on Sept. 16, 1994....

A SAFER Way

Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy

Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy
Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy

Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy

The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy.

The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy....

Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy

Dr. Irene Duhart Long

Dr. Irene Duhart Long
Dr. Irene Duhart Long

Dr. Irene Duhart Long

When this picture was taken in July 1994, Dr. Irene Duhart Long was director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She was responsible for the program management of the center's aerospace and occupational medicine, life sciences research, environmental health programs, and the operations management of the life sciences support facilities. Dr. Long also was responsible for providing the coordinating medical, environmental monitoring and environmental health support to launch and landing activities and day-to-day institutional functions.

When this picture was taken in July 1994, Dr. Irene Duhart Long was director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She wa...

Dr. Irene Duhart Long

First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft

First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft
First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft

First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft

The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project on display with its new livery for the first time. In front of the plane is an electric powertrain that magniX will integrate into the current aircraft to build a hybrid electric propulsion system.

The Dash 7 that will be modified into a hybrid electric research vehicle under NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) project on display with its new live...

First Look at Hybrid Electric Research Aircraft

Sunrise Begins

Sunrise Begins
Sunrise Begins

Sunrise Begins

The International Space Station was orbiting on a northeast track 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this photograph captured the first rays of an orbital sunrise illuminating Earth's atmosphere.

The International Space Station was orbiting on a northeast track 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean when this photograph captured the first rays of an orbital sunrise illumina...

Sunrise Begins

Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24

Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24
Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24

Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24

A supermoon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full Moon is both a supermoon and a Blue Moon. Supermoons are the biggest and brightest full Moons of the year because the Moon is within 90% of its closest point to Earth. While not blue in color, the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons is called a “Blue Moon.” Huntsville is known as the “Rocket City” because of its proximity to NASA Marshall, which manages vital propulsion systems and hardware, launch vehicles, engineering technologies, and cutting-edge science for the agency.

A supermoon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full Moon is both a supermoon and a...

Rare Blue Supermoon 8/19/24

Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll

Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll
Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll

Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll

Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats.

Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land tu...

Tortoise Takes a Leisurely Stroll

Revisiting OSIRIS-REx

Revisiting OSIRIS-REx
Revisiting OSIRIS-REx

Revisiting OSIRIS-REx

A training model of the sample return capsule is seen is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range.

A training model of the sample return capsule is seen is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, ...

Revisiting OSIRIS-REx

Rings and Things

Rings and Things
Rings and Things

Rings and Things

The subject of this week’s circular Hubble Picture of the Week is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth. It’s a barred spiral galaxy known as MCG+07-07-072, seen here among a number of photobombing stars that are much closer to Earth than it is. MCG+07-07-072 has quite an unusual shape, for a spiral galaxy, with thin arms emerging from the ends of its barred core to draw a near-circle around its disc.

The subject of this week’s circular Hubble Picture of the Week is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth. It’s a barr...

Rings and Things

São Francisco’s Colorful Palette

São Francisco’s Colorful Palette
São Francisco’s Colorful Palette

São Francisco’s Colorful Palette

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this photo while in orbit over southeast Brazil. The image focuses on the Três Marias Reservoir, a human-made waterbody fed by the São Francisco River. The types of land cover vary across the image, with bold colors dominating the scene.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this photo while in orbit over southeast Brazil. The image focuses on the Três Marias Reservoir, a human-made wate...

São Francisco’s Colorful Palette

A Practiced Escape

A Practiced Escape
A Practiced Escape

A Practiced Escape

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice the Artemis mission emergency escape, or egress, procedures on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Simulated flight crew members practice getting out of the emergency egress basket and into the emergency transport vehicle to drive them to safety in the event of an unlikely emergency during launch countdown.

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice the Artemis mission emergency escape, or egress, procedures on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Simulated flight crew members p...

A Practiced Escape

Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon
Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

This view of the Earth's crest over the lunar horizon was taken during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Apollo 15 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 26, 1971. Aboard was a crew of three astronauts: David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden. The primary scientific objectives were to observe the lunar surface, survey and sample material and surface features in a preselected area of the Hadley-Apennine region, setup and activation of surface experiments and conduct in-flight experiments and photographic tasks from lunar orbit.

This view of the Earth's crest over the lunar horizon was taken during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Apollo 15 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 26, 197...

Earth’s Crest Over the Lunar Horizon

Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars

Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars
Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars

Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars

In this image of the Serpens Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within one small region (the top left corner). Serpens is a reflection nebula, which means it’s a cloud of gas and dust that does not create its own light, but instead shines by reflecting the light from stars close to or within the nebula.

In this image of the Serpens Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within one small region (the top le...

Webb Sees Gassy Baby Stars
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