9K views · 577 reactions | For the first time in history, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American spacecraft. #LaunchAmerica #USA2Space | U.S. Department of State | Facebook

This week... 🎉 Celebrating the #SpaceStation20th anniversary 🚀 NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission prepares to #LaunchAmerica on Nov. 14 ✈️ Testing at NASA Langley Research Center for the next NASA Aeronautics X-plane Watch: youtu.be/X2XJm8LfaP8 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which began in 1998. Also, see a time-lapsed flyaround of the orbital outpost captured by the Space Shuttle STS-119 mission. Everything you need to know 👉 https://trib.al/HxeID4g Credit: Space.com | animation & footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: All Parts Equal by Airae / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com | Space.com

96K views · 3.1K reactions | There it goes! Thirteen photographs assembled in sequence show the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, pass in front of our view of the Sun while orbiting Earth at a speed of roughly five miles per second on Sunday, Oct. 7. See more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157674303910028/ Learn when you can #SpotTheStation: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook