Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 6, 2023 · The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. …
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space …
The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
Apr 12, 2021 · The legacy of the Space Shuttle program was to some degree built around the results of its very first mission. The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new …
Gemini program - National Air and Space Museum
Nov 19, 2021 · Project Gemini took place between the Mercury program, which was the United States' first human spaceflight program, and the Apollo program, which put the first human on …
What was the Mercury Program? - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 22, 2022 · Known as America’s “man-in-space” program, Project Mercury’s aim was to put a man in orbit, understand the technical requirements and medical effects, and bring him back …
Apollo program - National Air and Space Museum
Dec 9, 2022 · Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis Explore other subtopics Spacecraft Human spaceflight Space Shuttle program Space stations Gemini program Apollo program Mercury …
Charles Bolden: Pilot, Astronaut, and NASA Administrator
Feb 16, 2023 · NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discusses the future of the space program in 2011. (Image courtesy of NASA) Bolden oversaw a period of transition at NASA with the …
Space Shuttle Astronauts Tell All - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 20, 2023 · Planetary scientist and pilot Tom Jones had a long career as an astronaut. While at NASA, he completed four space shuttle missions and three spacewalks to help build the …
Making History Aboard Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 15, 2018 · When STS-1 Columbia, the first spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, launched on April 12, 1981, the world was watching—including Ellen Ochoa who would go on …