This Month in NASA History

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.

Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief of astronomy, blazes a trail for the Hubble Space Telescope decades before launch. 

WMAP mission releases stunning map of the Cosmic Microwave Background, a “baby picture” of the Universe.

Rover quickly finds stunning evidence that Mars was once a warmer planet shaped by significant amounts of surface water.

Apollo 8 spaceflight to the Moon was a gamechanger.