A striking view from the Apollo 8 spacecraft shows nearly the entire Western Hemisphere, from the mouth of the St.…
Explorer XIV, launched in October 1962, was designed to investigate solar wind and radiation phenomena.
A researcher checks out Explorer XVIII, the first Interplanetary Monitoring Platform spacecraft, prior to launch. The satellite measured cosmic radiation,…
Researchers prepare Explorer XX, the Topside Sounder IE-A, for launch. The satellite was put into orbit on 25 August 1964.
This view is of the Lunar Module Challenger from the Apollo 17 spacecraft after docking maneuvers, with Commander Eugene A.…
This view of the severely damaged Apollo 13 service module was photographed from the lunar module after it was jettisoned.…
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming…
An expended Saturn IVB stage was being used as a target for simulated docking maneuvers over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo…
This view of the Apollo 9 command and service module was photographed from lunar module 'Spider' on fifth day of…
The Palmdale High School Chamber Singers and their conductor, Mike McCullough (far right), gathered around U.S. Rep. Howard P. McKeon…
