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NASA History News and Notes–Spring 2025
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The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on some…

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50 Years Ago: Final Saturn Rocket Rolls Out to Launch Pad 39 
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On March 24, 1975, the last in a long line of super successful Saturn rockets rolled out from the vehicle…

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60 Years Ago: Gemini III, America’s First Two-Person Flight 
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On March 23, 1965, the United States launched the Gemini III spacecraft with astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom and John Young…

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Fallout from the Unauthorized Gemini III Space Sandwich
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“I hid a sandwich in my spacesuit,” Astronaut John W. Young confessed in the April 2, 1965, issue of Life…

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Observing Storms from Skylab
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Skylab 3 astronauts witnessed many spectacular sights during their 858 orbital trips around the Earth in the summer of 1973.…

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NASA’s Chevron Technology Quiets the Skies
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Shortly after dawn on March 27, 2001, NASA pilot Bill Rieke took off from an airfield just outside of Phoenix…

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40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut 
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On March 6, 1985, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at the Rockwell…

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30 Years Ago: STS-67, the Astro-2 Mission 
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On March 2, 1995, space shuttle Endeavour launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its eighth trip into…

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110 Years Ago: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Founded 
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On March 3, 1915, the United States Congress created the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Although the NACA’s founding…

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35 Years Ago: STS-36 Flies a Dedicated Department of Defense Mission
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On Feb. 28, 1990, space shuttle Atlantis took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on STS-36, the sixth…

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NASA Marks 110 Years Since Founding of Predecessor Organization
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To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the organization that ultimately became NASA, the agency released a new collection of videos…

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60 Years Ago: Ranger 8 Moon Photos Aid in Apollo Site Selection 
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Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the…

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55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour
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With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and…

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25 Years Ago: STS-99, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
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On Feb. 11, 2000, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 14th trip into space on the Shuttle…

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15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station
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On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the…

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30 Years Ago: STS-63, First Shuttle and Mir Rendezvous Mission 
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The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space…

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40 Years Ago: STS-51C, the First Dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle Mission
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On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the…

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60 Years Ago: Uncrewed Gemini 2 Paves the Way for the First Crewed Mission
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On Jan. 19, 1965, Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its…

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35 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 13th Group of Astronauts 
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On Jan. 17, 1990, NASA announced the selection of its 13th group of astronaut candidates. The diverse group comprised 23…

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Aerospace Latin America: A History
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2025 Seminar Series Throughout 2025, the NASA History Office is presenting a seminar series on the topic of Aerospace Latin…

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50 Years Ago: Preparing the Final Saturn Rocket for Flight
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With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the Apollo-Soyuz Test…

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