A new chapter in space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral,…
The S-II stage of the Saturn V rocket is hoisted onto the A-2 test stand in 1967 at the Mississippi…
This image of astronaut and Gemini 5 pilot Charles Conrad Jr. inside the spacecraft as it orbited the Earth was…
William H. Pickering, (center) director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, presents a model of the Mariner spacecraft to President John…
In this 1960 photograph, the seven original Mercury astronauts participate in U.S. Air Force survival training exercises at Stead Air…
Astronauts John Young (left) and Virgil “Gus” Grissom took part in training exercises as the back-up crew for the Gemini…
On June 3, 1965, Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go,…
The lowest spot on land, the Dead Sea depression sinks 400 meters (1,300 feet) below sea level. River beds known…
Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit, awaits a…
Saturn’s B and C rings shine in diffuse, scattered light as the Cassini spacecraft looks on the planet’s night side.…