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Lunar Orbiter Photographers Celebrate 51st Anniversary
Lunar Orbiter Photographers Celebrate 51st Anniversary

Lunar Orbiter Photographers Celebrate 51st Anniversary

NASA on a Strong Roll in Preparing Space Launch System Flight Engines
NASA on a Strong Roll in Preparing Space Launch System Flight Engines

NASA is on a roll when it comes to testing engines for its new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that…

Solar Evaporation Ponds Near Moab, Utah
Solar Evaporation Ponds Near Moab, Utah

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of solar evaporation ponds outside the city of Moab, Utah.…

This Week in NASA History: STS-118 Delivers Third Starboard Truss to ISS – August 8, 2007
This Week in NASA History: STS-118 Delivers Third Starboard Truss to ISS – August 8, 2007

This week in 2007, space shuttle Endeavour and STS-118 launched from Kennedy Space Center to complete installation of the third…

New Antenna Helps NASA Langley Track Flights Near and Far
New Antenna Helps NASA Langley Track Flights Near and Far

A new antenna is expanding command and telemetry capabilities at NASA Langley, giving the center a way to monitor launches…

NASA is With You When You Fly: NACA
NASA is With You When You Fly: NACA

During World War I, American leaders were concerned the nation was losing its edge in aviation technology to Europe. In…

NASA is With You When You Fly: U.S. Air Mail Service
NASA is With You When You Fly: U.S. Air Mail Service

U.S. air mail service began civil commercial aviation in 1918.

NASA is With You When You Fly: From NACA to NASA
NASA is With You When You Fly: From NACA to NASA

On July 29, 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act disabling NACA. This same day, President Dwight Eisenhower…

NASA is With You When You Fly: Winglets
NASA is With You When You Fly: Winglets

During the 1970s and 1980s, NASA research led to the development of vertical extensions that can be attached to wing…

NASA is With You When You Fly: Supersonic Passenger Air Travel
NASA is With You When You Fly: Supersonic Passenger Air Travel

The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's contract award for the preliminary…