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Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, commander (left); William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot (right); and James Lovell, Command Module Pilot (center) safely returned to Earth on December 27, 1968, after successfully orbiting the Moon on the second crewed Apollo mission. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: NASA’s Bold Decision

December 11, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Apollo 8 spaceflight to the Moon was a gamechanger.

Gemini XII astronaut James A. Lovell, Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. (right), pilot, eat a piece of cake presented to the two astronauts by crew members of the prime recovery ship, USS Wasp. Gemini XII splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 2:21 p.m. (EST), Nov. 15, 1966, to conclude a four-day mission in space. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Project Gemini Ends

November 13, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Aldrin pioneers under water training for EVAs.

Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., then a senator from Ohio, prepares to fly aboard STS-95, adjusting a video camera during training at Cape Canaveral. Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski looks on at right. Glenn’s two spaceflights were 36 years apart. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: An Icon’s Return to Space

October 10, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

‘The John Glenn factor’ draws large crowds to launch of STS-95.

Global images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) during summer in the planet’s northern hemisphere. Between 1997 and 2006, MGS looked at Mars in unprecedented detail, building upon the successful Viking missions before it. Credits: NASA/USGS

This Month in NASA History: A Closer Look at Mars

September 11, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Mars Global Surveyor examines the Red Planet in unprecedented detail.

Workers in the White Room at Launch Pad 19 help L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., left, and Charles “Pete” Conrad strap in to Gemini V. The two would share the record for longest spaceflight for about four months. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Gemini V Launches

August 10, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Record-setting mission carries new technologies.

Within days of the launch, Landsat 1 acquired an image of an astounding 81,000-acre fire burning in isolated, central Alaska. For the first time ever, scientists and resource management officials were able to see the full extent of damage from a fire in a single image while it was still burning. Photo Credit: NASA/USGS

This Month in NASA History: A Closer Look at Earth

July 14, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Landsat 1 demonstrated the value of multispectral scanner technology.

President Ronald Reagan (tan suit) waves from the podium as thousands of spectators cheer. More than half a million people gathered to watch Space Shuttle Columbia touch down following STS-4. The prototype Space Shuttle Enterprise is behind Reagan. Photo Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Fourth of July Present to Remember

June 12, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Columbia impresses Apollo veteran Ken Mattingly.

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. sits in a flight couch for final testing before Mercury-Redstone 3. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Shepard Claims the Prize

May 9, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Astronaut tells rocket: ‘Okay buster, let’s go and get the job done.’

The crew members of the Apollo 13 mission step onto the deck of the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Aboard the ship, Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot (left); James A. Lovell, Jr., commander (center); and John L. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot, discussed writing an account of the perilous spaceflight. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Investigating Apollo 13

April 10, 2023 // by Kevin Wilcox

Review board focuses on role of oxygen tank 2 in accident.

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