
Astronaut John Grunsfeld, positioned on a foot restraint on the end of Atlantis' remote manipulator system, participated in the mission's…

Basically an A-frame structure with a gantry, Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility enabled NASA to train Apollo astronauts to fly…

One of NASA Langley Research Center's notable behind-the-scenes contributions to the success of Project Apollo was its testing to assure…

NASA Apollo 10 Astronaut Gene Cernan, right, answers questions from the Newseum's distinguished journalist-in-residence, Nick Clooney during a Newseum TV…

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Astronauts Michael Good (bottom) and Mike Massimino participate in the STS-125 mission's fourth spacewalk on May 17, 2009, as work…

With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact…

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Tethered to the end of the remote manipulator system arm, which was controlled from inside Atlantis' crew cabin, STS-125 astronaut…

STS-125 mission specialist John Grunsfeld is about to attach a tether during a May 16, 2009, spacewalk to perform work…