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NASA Donates S-3B Viking to POW/MIA Museum

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov NASA’s S-3B Viking Found a New Purpose at the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum After over a decade...

NASA Historical Updates and Highlights – Spring 2025

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Spring 2025 edition of NASA History News & Notes, published by the NASA History Office, delves...

Adjustable Vanes within the Altitude Wind Tunnel

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Altitude Wind Tunnel: A Historical Perspective In February 1944, a significant milestone in aeronautical engineering was inaugurated...

50 Years Ago: The Last Saturn Rocket Makes Its Way to Launch Pad 39

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Legacy of the Saturn IB Rocket: A Closer Look at Its Final Journey On March 24, 1975,...

60 Years Ago: Gemini III Launches America’s Inaugural Two-Person Space Mission

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Historic Launch of Gemini III: A Leap into the Cosmos On March 23, 1965, the United States...

Consequences of the Unauthorized Gemini III Space Sandwich

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Sandwich Incident: A Lesson in NASA's Early Space Missions In a surprising revelation during the April 2,...

Studying Storms from Skylab – NASA

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov Skylab 3 and 4: Contributions to Meteorology from Space During the summer of 1973, the Skylab 3 astronauts...

40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Debuts for the Public

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Legacy of NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis On March 6, 1985, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis was officially...

30 Years Ago: The Astro-2 Mission (STS-67)

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov Reflecting on the Historic STS-67 Astro-2 Mission On March 2, 1995, NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour embarked on its...

Celebrating 110 Years: The Establishment of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Legacy of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) On March 3, 1915, the United States Congress...

35 Years Ago: STS-36 Undertakes a Special Mission for the Department of Defense

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov STS-36: The Classified Flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis On February 28, 1990, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from...

60 Years Later: Ranger 8 Moon Images Helped Choose Apollo Landing Sites

Photo credit: www.nasa.gov The Pioneering Role of the Ranger Missions in Lunar Exploration Before humans set foot on the Moon, significant...