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The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and Jessica U. Meir seems like…
NASA’s ambitious Cassini mission to Saturn in the late 1990s was one of the agency’s greatest accomplishments, providing unprecedented revelations…
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic astronauts who have flown in space. The table below lists these…
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the…
In October 1604, a new star appeared in the sky, puzzling astronomers of the day. First observed on Oct. 9,…
The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first…
On Sept. 30, 1994, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 7th trip into space. During the 11-day…
In September 1969, celebrations continued to mark the successful first human Moon landing two months earlier, and NASA prepared for…
The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding…
The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land…
On Sept. 10, 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its first cargo delivery spacecraft, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-1…
On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip into space. During their 11-day…
On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the…
On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s fleet as the third space…
On Aug. 29, 1789, German-born British astronomer William Herschel observed a tiny bright dot orbiting around Saturn. His son later…
On Aug. 28, 2009, space shuttle Discovery began its 37th trip into space. The 17A mission to the International Space…
On Aug. 27, 1984, President Ronald W. Reagan announced the Teacher in Space project as part of NASA’s Space Flight…
On Aug. 10, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin completed their 21-day…
On Aug. 14, 1969, NASA announced the selection of seven new astronauts. The Group 7 astronauts consisted of pilots transferred…
Each Aug. 4, Coast Guard Day commemorates the founding on Aug. 4, 1790, of the U.S. Coast Guard as the…
The excerpts below are taken from Discovery Program oral history interviews conducted in 2009 by Dr. Susan Niebur and tell…