In preparation of the nation's first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11 crew members underwent training to practice activities they would…
President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS…
Astronaut Neil Armstrong received the first Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Jimmy Carter, assisted by Captain Robert Peterson.…
Astronauts David R. Scott (left), Pilot; and, Neil A. Armstrong (right), Command Pilot, pose with model of the Gemini Spacecraft…
Commander Neil Armstrong (right) and pilot David R. Scott prepare to board the Gemini-Titan VIII. Gemini VIII successfully launched at…
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Water impact test of an 18,000-pound (8,165 kilogram) test version of the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Langley Research Center on…
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Two independent papers have been submitted confirming 41 new transiting planets in 20 multiple planet systems in the Kepler field…
This image shows the tracks left by NASA's Curiosity rover on Aug. 22, 2012, as it completed its first test…
