This Month in NASA History

The nation chooses to reduce spending after Apollo, focusing on a versatile, reuseable spacecraft for low-Earth orbit.

Team met technical challenges to gather first data from another planet.

The shuttle program’s first crew of 6 works around the clock in a mission of firsts, then overcome daunting challenges to return safely.  

Saturn I-A was the bold first step in a giant technological leap.

A young geologist catalogs thousands of photos of the lunar surface and helps to identify key landing zones for the Apollo program.

Duke talks Armstrong and Aldrin through communications issues, alarms, and a dwindling fuel supply to help them reach the lunar surface.

In June 1969, NASA charges Apollo 11 with a single, straightforward objective — Perform a manned lunar landing and return.

The crew of STS-125 make repairs and upgrades to the revolutionary telescope, expanding its capabilities and extending its operational lifespan.

In an obscure paper, a prominent astrophysicist advocates for using rapidly advancing rocket technology to launch a massive telescope into space.