Lunar Orbiter 1 gives humanity's first view of Earth from the Moon.
The new 64 meter antenna in Goldstone, California received its first signals from Mariner 4. Mariner 4 was the first…
Gemini IV performed the first extravehicular activity. Astronaut Edward H. White II had the privilege of sharing his one-of-a-kind experience…
Gemini III launched with two astronauts onboard. The Gemini Program was initiated in January 1962 as the intermediate step between…
Mariner 4 was launched and traveled towards Mars. As the first deep space satellite to utilize the higher S-band frequency,…
Mechanics are dressed in fire suits because the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, a simulator to train astronauts for a moon…
Inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Gemini spacecraft is processed for an upcoming spaceflight.
Formally established in 1964, the NASA ground communications system (NASCOM) was officially combined into one central program. NASCOM was the…
The M2-F1 following a hard landing on Rogers Dry Lake in 1963. It hit the lakebed so hard the rolling…
The Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. William H. Pickering, sent a memo to his senior staff, redefining responsibilities…
