NASA honors astronaut with an Ambassador of Exploration Award.
The primary objectives for the Apollo 7 engineering test flight, were simple: "Demonstrate crew/space vehicle/mission support facilities performance during a manned CSM mission; demonstrate CSM rendezvous capability."
Voyager 1, already the most distant human-made object in the cosmos, reached 100 astronomical units from the sun on August 15 at 5:13 p.m. EDT.
The ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration.
After a remarkable 13-year voyage of discovery, Topex/Poseidon, the first great oceanographic research vessel to sail into space, ended its mission this month.
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Original recordings of the launch, landing on the moon, and Armstrong's first steps.
Mission Archives
Mission Archives
The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission set the stage for today's international partnership in space.
Three NASA astronauts take their place in the Hall of Fame.