VISIONS-2 Imagery
A collection of photos captured during NASA's VISIONS-2 sounding rocket campaign in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. The mission successfully launched on Dec. 7, 2018.
![Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![Long-exposure photograph of the night sky over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner Long-exposure photograph of the night sky over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Long-exposure photograph of the night sky over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![The EISCAT Svalbard radar is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and is used to study the polar cusp. During the VISIONS-2 mission, the EISCAT radar was used to detect the location of the cusp aurora. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng The EISCAT Svalbard radar is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and is used to study the polar cusp. During the VISIONS-2 mission, the EISCAT radar was used to detect the location of the cusp aurora. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
The EISCAT Svalbard radar is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and is used to study the polar cusp. During the VISIONS-2 mission, the EISCAT radar was used to detect the location of the cusp aurora.
Credit: NASA/Joy Ng
![Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Joy Ng
![One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission. Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission. Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.
Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin
![The Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard measures contaminants in the atmosphere. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng The Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard measures contaminants in the atmosphere. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
The Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard measures contaminants in the atmosphere.
Credit: NASA/Joy Ng
![Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner
![One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.
Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin
![The VISIONS-2 team on Dec. 3, 2018.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin The VISIONS-2 team on Dec. 3, 2018.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
The VISIONS-2 team on Dec. 3, 2018.
Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Photographers
- Chris Pirner (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Joy Ng (USRA)
- Allison Stancil-Ervin (LJT & Associates)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.