Apollo 8 tested not only the network tracking the spacecraft in the Earth’s orbit, but also in lunar orbit. The…
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2) was launched. The OAO program was developed to increase awareness of the benefits of…
Oct. 9, 1968 - The Launch Control Center was the backdrop for every Saturn V rollout from the Vehicle Assembly…
Armstrong research pilot (and future center director) John Manke emerges from the HL-10, NASA Langley’s 10th horizontal lander (lifting body).
Apollo 4, which was unmanned, transmitted in the Unified S-band (USB) and tested the entire Manned Space Flight Network system.…
The North American Aviation XB-70 triple-sonic bomber prototype aircraft No. 1. NASA used the pre-production bomber for high-speed research in…
Mariner 5 launched and traveled towards Venus. Mariner 5 traveled within 4,000 kilometers of Venus and as far out as…
The Applications Technology Satellite 1 (ATS-1) was launched. The ATS Program was designed to test technological developments in satellites like…
The Network Testing and Training Facility (NTTF) was established at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The building was divided into…
Lunar Orbiter 1 gives humanity's first view of Earth from the Moon.
