NASA HistoryOn June 6, 2002, technicians are assisted as they finish donning self-contained atmospheric protective ensample, or SCAPE suits. The rubber...Astronaut Wally Schirra, pilot of the Mercury Atlas-8 mission, goes through a suiting-up exercise in Hanger S at Cape Canaveral...An aerial view of Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.Astronaut Gus Grissom relaxes before his flight in the crew quarters at Hangar S. Grissom became the second American in...Astronaut John Glenn, suited with hose to suit ventilation unit attached, is seen preparing to board his Mercury spacecraft inside...Following ceremonies at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Hangar S on Feb. 23, 1962, astronaut John Glenn, left, describes his...Ames Aeronautical LaboratoryThe Saturn IB and Saturn V first stages were manufactured at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), located 24 kilometers (approximately...Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are given instructions by technicians and management while undergoing the Extravehicular Activity...In this Dec. 7, 1964 aerial photo, Launch Pad 39A is seen under construction.The Vehicle Assembly Building is under construction in this aerial view taken Nov. 9, 1964June 22, 1964 view of the Mission Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space CenterS69-34385 (13 May 1969) --- These three astronauts are the prime crew of the Apollo 10 lunar orbit mission. Left...In June 1979, NASA Administrator Robert A. Frosch, left, and astronaut candidates Sally K. Ride and Terry J. Hart examine...Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 capsule on Mercury Atlas 7 lifts off from Pad 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 24,...NASA technicians set up the drop package test rig inside an elevator at the Terminal Tower building. The 4-inch diameter,...Construction workers bring down a tree during the early days of construction for NASA Stennis Space Center. Tree-cutting on what...John Hillman (Fortune's executive assistant) with NAA officials. John C. Cox, NAA resident manager, is second from the right. They...An aerial view shows early construction of the Mississippi Test Operations in 1963. The waterway shown is the first leg...The first Saturn V rocket booster (S-II-T) is tested at the Mississippi Test Facility.Eleven months after the Mississippi Test Operations became the National Space Technology Laboratories, the first static test-firing of the space...A dedication ceremony is held to open the Mississippi Technology Transfer Center at NSTL. Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain signs the...Stennis Space Center employees prepared a space shuttle main engine for transport to Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 4, 2004....A February 2011 photo shows the redesigned entrance to the Roy S. Estess Building at Stennis Space Center, the main...The Saturn V S-IC-15 rocket stage arrived at Stennis Space Center on June 16, 2016, for transport to the INFINITY...Construction crews install steel reinforcing rods at the base of what became the A-2 test stand. The excavation for the...Hancock County, Miss., residents Lollie Bell Wright, Logtown Postmaster, and Roy Baxter, owner of the Post Office, lower the flag...s66-51710: The Gemini XII Crew Patch features the Gemini capsule, the last names of the crew (Lovell and Aldrin) and...Gemini XII astronaut James A. Lovell prepares to climb aboard the Gemini Mission Simulator at the Manned Spacecraft Center, now...Using mockups of the Gemini and Agena spacecraft in the pool at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland, astronaut...Gemini XII astronauts James A. Lovell, left, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin review flight documents two days before launchSupport astronauts Edward G. Gibson, left, and John L. “Jack” Swigert join Gemini XII astronauts Lovell and Aldrin for the...View of the solar eclipse on November 12, 1966 from Gemini XII
