– NASA recently shared its picks for the best photos of 2023 on Flickr, selecting 100 images out of what was captured last year.
– Some of the highlighted photos include the successful return of the OSIRIS-Rex sample capsule to Earth, the launch of the Psyche spacecraft, SpaceX crew dragon spacecraft landings and launches, and the record-breaking spaceflight of astronaut Frank Rubio.
– The photos document things like the OSIRIS-Rex capsule drop test, the rocket launches carrying astronauts, samples collected from the asteroid Bennu, and spacewalks conducted over the past year.
– 2023 was marked by significant achievements for NASA like returning the asteroid sample and launching its Psyche mission to study metal-rich asteroids, as reflected in the high-quality photographs chosen from NASA’s catalog.
Source: popular science
