NASA - This Month in Exploration

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Paging Through History

Image from the moon during Apollo 12 mission.

This Month in Exploration - November

Forty years ago, Apollo 12 launched from Kennedy Space Station in Florida. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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This Month in Exploration - October

Kathryn Sullivan prepares for underwater training for the STS 41-G mission.

10.02.09

Twenty-five years ago, the first woman walked in space. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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This Month in Exploration - September

The X-15 aircraft.

09.04.09

Fifty years ago the first powered X-15 flight occurred in Edwards, California. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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This Month in Exploration - August

The Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk.

08.03.09

One hundred years ago the Army bought its first airplane from the Wright brothers. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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