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Galileo spacecraft
Why did Kennedy want to go to the Moon?
Johnson Space Center: control room space shuttle liftoff Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy map of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
How does the Hubble Space Telescope work?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft
Explore how the X-15, M2-F1 vehicle, and the LLRV at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center contributed to the U.S. space program
What is the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse?
Quizzes
Yellow transportation sign with ASAP (as soon as possible) on violet color sky background. (acronyms)
Figure Out the Acronyms ASAP Vocabulary Quiz
Edwin E. Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) stands on the moon, Apollo 11
Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Related Questions
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Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
How Many People Have Been to the Moon?
1965) The Gemini-8 Astronauts David R. Scott and Neil A. Armstrong are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessell Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. Training for Gemini 8, Gemini-titan-8
50th Anniversary of Gemini 8
After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.
7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History
The International Space Station photographed against the Rio Negro, Argentina, from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, February 16, 2001. Atlantis' primary mission was to deliver the Destiny laboratory module, visible at the leading end of the station.
Everyday Stuff Developed by NASA
The Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A on July 1 1997 to begin the 16-day STS-94 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.
12 Questions About the History of Space Exploration Answered
Discover
In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters
bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.
Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons
Remarkable new details of Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), taken late on July 13, 2015 from a distance of 289,000 miles
Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth drop from record high, NASA says of 'city killer' • Feb. 21, 2025, 4:56 AM ET (USA Today)
Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce • Feb. 20, 2025, 7:39 AM ET (Space.com)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images) • Feb. 20, 2025, 7:35 AM ET (Space.com)
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NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360 • Feb. 20, 2025, 7:16 AM ET (Space.com)

Facts

Also Known As NASA
Date 1958 - present
Areas Of Involvement space exploration • research and development • space shuttle • Voyager • Apollo • Earth satellite • spacecraft • Gemini • Mariner • Landsat
Related People Dwight D. Eisenhower • Neil Armstrong • Michael Griffin • Katherine Johnson • David S. McKay • Sultan ibn Salman Al Saud • Bill Nelson • Alan B. Shepard, Jr. • Joseph Acaba • Nancy Grace Roman • Jessica Meir • Valerie Thomas • Nicole Aunapu Mann • Jasmin Moghbeli • Stephanie Wilson

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Galileo spacecraft
Johnson Space Center: control room
space shuttle liftoff
Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy
map of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Why did Kennedy want to go to the Moon?
How does the Hubble Space Telescope work?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft
Explore how the X-15, M2-F1 vehicle, and the LLRV at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center contributed to the U.S. space program
What is the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse?
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Yellow transportation sign with ASAP (as soon as possible) on violet color sky background. (acronyms)
Figure Out the Acronyms ASAP Vocabulary Quiz
Edwin E. Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) stands on the moon, Apollo 11
Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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The Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A on July 1 1997 to begin the 16-day STS-94 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.
12 Questions About the History of Space Exploration Answered
Demystified
Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
How Many People Have Been to the Moon?