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ALT A NASA exhibit at UP.Summit during MAX POWER on Nov. 6, 2026, features a conceptual lunar surface display illustrating the power infrastructure needed to support longer-duration missions on the Moon. In the foreground, miniature habitation modules and other lunar surface assets sit atop a gray, rocky terrain model, demonstrating how infrastructure could support sustained lunar exploration. The display is illustrative and does not represent a finalized Moon Base design. Behind the model stands an orange Orion Crew Survival System suit, with a stage and large American flag visible in the background. Credit: NASA/Briana Zamora
ALT Two strips of inky black solar arrays cross diagonally over the scene. In the background is a stark white clean room. A technician in clean room attire is inspecting the hardware in the foreground. Credit: BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
ALT The GALCIT rocketeers taking a break from setting up their experimental rocket motor in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco. Left to right: Rudolph Schott, Apollo M. O. Smith, Frank Malina, Edward Forman, Jack Parsons. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
ALT Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen
ALT Promotional graphic for the NASA Space Apps Challenge featuring the text “14 Challenges” on a blue background. Five images highlight space and Earth science themes, including the Moon behind NASA’s Artemis rocket, Earth viewed from space, a nighttime observatory beneath a starry sky, a rocky Martian landscape, and a satellite view of Earth. The NASA Space Apps Challenge logo and website appear on the left.
ALT A speckled, rose-colored rock on a white background. Credit: Darryl Pitt / Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
ALT Poster with a peach-and-gold background that reads “Journey to Titan” in bold orange text, with a banner beneath it that says “Fly your name to another world!” Below the headline, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft flies through a hazy sky with its rotors spinning, with faint hexagon patterns in the background.
ALT A panoramic view of a barren, rocky landscape with distant hills, framed by parts of a robotic rover visible on the left and right edges.
ALT A split view shows a rover on a rocky landscape with a yellow circle highlighting a deck instrument, alongside a close-up of that instrument's calibration target featuring rows of circular and square material samples.
ALT A worker wearing protective cleanroom gear uses a flashlight to inspect a large enclosure covered in solar panels.
ALT Photo of a Hall thruster identical to those on NASA’s Psyche operating in a vacuum chamber at JPL during tests. A ring of blue light emits a hazy stream of glowing material. The blue light is generated by xenon ions being accelerated through an electromagnetic field, which gives the spacecraft a gentle but steady acceleration. NASA/JPL-Caltech
ALT Tracks made by the rover on the reddish desert Martian surface, with two of the rover’s wheels and one of its weather instruments visible at the bottom of the frame.
ALT Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, showing a vast expanse of white ice ending in a steep ice cliff above dark blue ocean water. Broken ice surrounds the glacier’s edge. Credit: NASA
ALT A rocket lifts off on a pillar of fire as a bird flies by, the scene reflected in the still waters of a lake.
ALT A rocket lifts off on a pillar of fire