The Apollo 14 command module with astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa and Edgar Mitchell aboard approaches touchdown in the…
A high-angle view is of the Apollo 16 welcoming aboard ceremonies on the deck of the prime recovery ship, U.S.S.…
The docked Apollo 9 command and service modules and lunar module conduct the first docking maneuvers in space. This image…
Deke Slayton (in black shirt, left of center) director of flight crew operations, and Chester M. Lee shake hands in…
The Apollo 10 command module with John Young aboard, named "Charlie Brown," is seen from the lunar module "Snoopy" with…
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.…
