A half-century ago, as the Apollo 11 command module Columbia ripped through Earth’s atmosphere, moments from…
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50 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Command Module Recovered After Splashdown
The Apollo 11 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet, the prime recovery vessel for…
NASA Delivers Hardware for ESA Dark Energy Mission
Set to launch in 2022, the Euclid mission will probe some of the biggest…
First of Two Van Allen Probes Spacecraft Ceases Operations
On July 19 mission operators turned off one of the two Van Allen Probes spacecraft. Originally…
Christopher Kraft at Flight Console
Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA’s Mission Control…
FAA Adopts NASA Aviation Distress Beacon Recommendations
The FAA has adopted NASA recommendations regarding the installation and maintenance of Emergency Locator Transmitters, the…
Inside Dark, Polar Moon Craters, Water Not as Invincible as Expected, Scientists Argue
Despite temperature that dips to -388 degrees Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius) and can presumably keep frost locked…
NASA Delivers Hardware for ESA Dark Energy Mission
Set to launch in 2022, the Euclid mission will probe some of the biggest questions in…
Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor
NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will…
NASA Administrator Remembers Mission Control Pioneer Chris Kraft
Statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Chris Kraft, who died Monday in…