This new view of the Orion Nebula highlights fledgling stars hidden in the gas and clouds. It shows infrared observations…
The STS-1 vehicle - consisting of America's first reusable spaceship, space shuttle Columbia, the external propellant tank and twin solid…
America's first reusable spaceship, space shuttle Columbia, approaches Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A.
Astronauts for the first space shuttle mission, Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen, take a break from their intensive…
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An active region on the sun, seen here as the bright spot in the upper right quadrant, has been moving…
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Neil A. Armstrong, commander for the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, practices for the historic event in a lunar module simulator…
The Apollo 11 crew performs a walk-through egress test. The hands-on test was in preparation for the first manned lunar…
