The Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) and the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) were consolidated into the Spaceflight…
The F-111B with its wings swept to their maximum angle. It carried the Mission Adaptive Wing, a single-piece composite structure…
Landsat 1 (formerly known as the Earth Resources Technology Satellite - ERTS) was launched. It was the first Earth-observing satellite…
Pioneer 10 launched and traveled towards Jupiter. It was the first satellite to pass through an asteroid belt and also…
President Nixon approved the development of the Space Shuttle. The guidance and navigation systems developed for Apollo were adequate enough…
Mariner 9 launched and traveled towards Mars. JPL hoped to verify if its Goldstone 64 meter antenna would be able…
Nov. 14, 1969 - Personnel within Firing Room 2 of the Launch Control Center follow the early moments of the…
Five options were sent to President Nixon on the future of the space program. • Plan A – maximum full…
July 16, 1969 - Personnel in the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at…
Preparations for Apollo 11 and the Moon landing led to multiple discussions on which tracking station would be in the…
