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25 Years Ago: STS-99, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
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On Feb. 11, 2000, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 14th trip into space on the Shuttle…

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15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station
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On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the…

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30 Years Ago: STS-63, First Shuttle and Mir Rendezvous Mission 
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The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space…

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40 Years Ago: STS-51C, the First Dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle Mission
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On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the…

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60 Years Ago: Uncrewed Gemini 2 Paves the Way for the First Crewed Mission
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On Jan. 19, 1965, Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its…

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35 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 13th Group of Astronauts 
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On Jan. 17, 1990, NASA announced the selection of its 13th group of astronaut candidates. The diverse group comprised 23…

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Aerospace Latin America: A History
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2025 Seminar Series Throughout 2025, the NASA History Office is presenting a seminar series on the topic of Aerospace Latin…

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50 Years Ago: Preparing the Final Saturn Rocket for Flight
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With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the Apollo-Soyuz Test…

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55 Years Ago: Apollo 13 Prepares for Third Moon Landing 
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Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening…

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