10 Years Ago: The First Operational Cygnus Cargo Mission to the Space Station
To replace the cargo and crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station following the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, the...
Category : NASA History
An Apollo 8 Christmas Dinner Surprise: Turkey and Gravy Make Space History
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Christmas Day in 1968, the three-man Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim...
Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space
The Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year holidays are joyful events typically spent with family and friends. Astronauts and cosmonauts who find themselves in space during...
120 Years Ago: The First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk
On Dec. 17, 1903, humanity’s long-held dream of flying came true. Ideas of flying date back centuries, from the Greek legend of Icarus and Daedalus,...
Contributions of the DC-8 to Earth System Science at NASA: A Workshop
Call for Papers Date: August 13–14, 2024Location: Washington, D.C. Jointly organized by the NASA History Office and the Earth Science Division, this workshop seeks to...
25 Years Ago: NASA, Partners Begin Space Station Assembly
NASA is marking 25 years since the first two elements of the International Space Station were launched and joined in space. Today, the space station...
Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space
The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things that have happened during the...
50 Years Ago: Launch of Skylab 4, The Final Mission to Skylab
The third and final crewed mission to the Skylab space station, Skylab 4, got underway on Nov. 16, 1973, with a thunderous launch from NASA’s...
55 Years Ago: Eight Months Before the Moon Landing
November 1968 proved pivotal to achieving the goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. The highly successful Apollo...
Worm Designer Receives NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal
4 min read Worm Designer Receives NASA’s Exceptional Public Achievement Medal NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, right, shakes hands with Richard Danne after awarding him...
