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A new American human-rated spacecraft made its first foray into space on Dec. 5, 2014. Under contract to NASA, Lockheed…
The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things…
A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply.…
On Nov. 16, 2009, space shuttle Atlantis began its 31st trip into space, on the third Utilization and Logistics Flight…
In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module…
Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984 STS-41B mission, the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 communications…
Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-G, launched October 5, 1984,…
On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day…
Although no ghouls or goblins or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the…
President John F. Kennedy’s national commitment to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth…
On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir seems like…
NASA’s ambitious Cassini mission to Saturn in the late 1990s was one of the agency’s greatest accomplishments, providing unprecedented revelations…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic astronauts who have flown in space. The table below lists these…
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the…
In October 1604, a new star appeared in the sky, puzzling astronomers of the day. First observed on Oct. 9,…
The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first…
On Sept. 30, 1994, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 7th trip into space. During the 11-day…
In September 1969, celebrations continued to mark the successful first human Moon landing two months earlier, and NASA prepared for…
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding…
The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land…