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Explorer XX Is Prepared for Launch
Explorer XX Is Prepared for Launch

Researchers prepare Explorer XX, the Topside Sounder IE-A, for launch. The satellite was put into orbit on 25 August 1964.

Lunar Module Challenger
Lunar Module Challenger

This view is of the Lunar Module Challenger from the Apollo 17 spacecraft after docking maneuvers, with Commander Eugene A.…

Damaged Apollo 13
Damaged Apollo 13

This view of the severely damaged Apollo 13 service module was photographed from the lunar module after it was jettisoned.…

Alan Shepard Completes His Mission
Alan Shepard Completes His Mission

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming…

Apollo 7/Saturn IVB Rendezvous in Space
Apollo 7/Saturn IVB Rendezvous in Space

An expended Saturn IVB stage was being used as a target for simulated docking maneuvers over Sonora, Mexico, during Apollo…

Apollo 9 Command and Service Module
Apollo 9 Command and Service Module

This view of the Apollo 9 command and service module was photographed from lunar module 'Spider' on fifth day of…

DAOF Dedication Ceremony
DAOF Dedication Ceremony

The Palmdale High School Chamber Singers and their conductor, Mike McCullough (far right), gathered around U.S. Rep. Howard P. McKeon…

DAOF Dedication Ceremony
DAOF Dedication Ceremony

NASA Dryden acting director David McBride addresses those attending the dedication ceremonies for the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale,…

DAOF Dedication Ceremony
DAOF Dedication Ceremony

Several Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility staff who were instrumental in bringing the facility up to operational status posed together following…

DAOF Dedication Ceremony
DAOF Dedication Ceremony

The SOFIA observatory 747 drew lots of visitors following the dedication ceremonies at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale,…