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April 1999 – First Pole-to-Pole Phone Call Made
April 1999 – First Pole-to-Pole Phone Call Made

The first pole-to-pole phone call took place thanks to TDRS-1’s orbit. The phone call lasted 45 minutes and is in…

The Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula

Tarantula Nebula resides in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and several of these stars are so old they are now supernovae.

F-15 ACTIVE Lands
F-15 ACTIVE Lands

The F-15 Advanced Controls Technology for Integrated Vehicles, the first pre-production F-15B, shows its canards. Less obvious are the multi-axis…

March 1999 – Bermuda Island Station Closed
March 1999 – Bermuda Island Station Closed

After 38 years of service to NASA, the Bermuda station on Cooper’s Island was closed due to technology developments with…

December 1998 – First Two Pieces of the Space Station Mated
December 1998 – First Two Pieces of the Space Station Mated

The first two pieces (Russian-Zarya and US-Unity) of the International Space Station are mated together of what would become the…

Apex
Apex

Apex wing section undergoing loading test preparation.

Apex
Apex

Apex wing section undergoing loading test preparation.

Apex
Apex

Mark Nunnelee and Eliseo Sanchez prepare an Apex wing section for load tests.

July 1998 – Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) Declared Operational
July 1998 – Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) Declared Operational

The Space Network’s Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) was operational. By the mid 1990’s, NASA decided to close the Zone…

Altus
Altus

The snow-capped peak of Mt. San Antonio in the San Gabriel range is visible as the remotely piloted Altus II…