Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander HeritageTahira Allen is a lot of things — Turkish, African American, millennial, young professional — but shy is not one...Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles."Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari view a mockup of a Soyuz spacecraft at a local Baikonur,...Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov and and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari are greeted by Russian officials and media upon their return...NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide participate in a food tasting session in...The Expedition 14 crew enjoys a traditional Kazakh meal at a Baikonur, Kazakhstan restaurant as they prepare for their launch...NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, poses for a photo with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President, Hiroshi Yamakawa, just before...NASA is evaluating habitat ground prototypes developed by six companies through the NextSTEP initiative to help engineers refine requirements for...NASA Public Affairs Officer Felicia Chou moderates a media briefing where astrophysics experts discuss the upcoming launch of NASA’s next...Goddard technologist Nithin Abraham, a member of the team that has developed a low-cost, low-mass technique for protecting sensitive spacecraft...NASA lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the...NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks with Vice President Mike Pence and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen during a tour...NASA Astronaut Suni Williams has been assigned to the second flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.NASA astronaut Suni Williams is seen during a NASA event where it was announced that she, and NASA astronaut Josh...On July 26, 2018, Hsiao Smith (left) of NASA Goddard’s Satellite Servicing Projects Division briefs NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about...NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who will lead mission control...Astronauts Scott Tingle (left) and Norishige Kanai watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrive from inside the seven-windowed Cupola moments...Engineers Test Space 'Erector Set'Astronauts Joan Higginbotham (foreground) and Suni Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work the controls of the Canadarm2,...Expedition 54-55 prime crewmember Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) listens to a reporter’s question during a...Astronaut and Expedition 54-55 Flight Engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.Hidden beneath Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center is an area engineers used to test critical contamination control technology...NASA's 2017 astronaut candidates take a group photo at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center. Pictured are, front row, left...Raja Chari has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty in...Dr. Jonny Kim has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty...Aviation experts from NASA and Russia’s Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) recently gathered in Moscow for a two-day safety seminar.Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducts a “fit check” familiarization aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft.Expedition 48-49 prime crew members Takuya Onishi, Kate Rubins and Anatoly IvanishinTakuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTakuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signs in for the start of final qualification exams.Jaiwon Shin, NASA’s associate administrator for aeronautics, wrapped up his tour of the agency’s four primary aeronautics centers with a...On April 8, 2010, STS-131 mission specialists Stephanie Wilson of NASA, Naoko Yamazaki of JAXA, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger of NASA, and...NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, center, answers questions along with David Melcher, CEO of the Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), left, and...Kimya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyKjell Lindgren of NASAExpedition 46/47 backup crew members Anatoly Ivanishin, Kate Rubins and Takuya OnishiExpedition 46/47 backup crew members Anatoly Ivanishin, Kate Rubins and Takuya OnishiPresident Park Geun-hye of South Korea operates a robotic arm as Brian Roberts, Robotic Operations Manager at NASA Goddard describes...NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren corrals the supply of fresh fruit that arrived on the Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5.)
