Recently, Flickr was invited to a special two-day photowalk with several other social media influencers through parts of the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East district in Louisiana, United States. In this blog, Flickr employee Wilson Lam shares his unforgettable experience at the event through a collection of photos from his trip!
British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peak is on the International Space Station for a six-month mission lasting until the beginning of June. Check out Tim’s Flickr photostream for more photos of his mission.
Tim took this selfie during his spacewalk on Friday, January 15 2016. More information here.
NASA recently uploaded remarkable photos of the Orbital ATK Antares rocket launch failure on October 28th 2014 to their Flickr account.
The images document the explosion in the Antares Main Engine System that caused the vehicle to lose thrust and fall back toward the ground. According to NASA, the Cygnus spacecraft onboard of the rocket was filled with supplies slated for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions.
NASA Journey to Mars and “The Martian" (201508180006HQ) by NASA HQ PHOTO Via Flickr: Actor Matt Damon, who stars as NASA Astronaut Mark Watney in the film “The Martian,” participates in a question and answer session, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, at the United Artist Theater in La Cañada Flintridge, California. NASA scientists and engineers served as technical consultants on the film. The movie portrays a realistic view of the climate and topography of Mars, based on NASA data, and some of the challenges NASA faces as we prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet in the 2030s. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)