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#OTD in 1965, NASA formally announced its first class of scientist-astronaut candidates ⚛️🔭🩺
1st row: F. Curtis Michel, Harrison Schmitt, Joseph Kerwin. 2nd row: Owen Garriott and Edward Gibson
Read Joe Kerwin's essay about being part of this class: go.nasa.gov/3pydAQV
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Hands up if this is your dream job ✋
In 1968, this group of NASA researchers was building and drop testing lifting bodies from a radio-controlled mothership in support of NASA's lifting body program.
How the lifting bodies led to the Space Shuttle: go.nasa.gov/4327MNh
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Lifting Bodies
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The last Shuttle mission with a crew of two 👨🚀 👨🚀
#OTD in 1982, Apollo 16 astronaut Ken Mattingly and pilot Henry Hartsfield launched on the 4th and final test flight of the Space Shuttle Program, STS-4.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/431M6AO
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40 Years Ago: STS-4, Columbia’s Final Orbital Flight Test
Space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on June 27, 1982, to begin its fourth trip into space. Astronauts Thomas K. “TK” Mattingly and Henry W.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Protected eyes ✅ Looking cool ✅
Happy #NationalSunglassesDay 😎 Dr. Keith Manuel created a special titanium alloy frame without hinge screws for @NASA_Astronauts in the early '90s. The super-dark lenses of these shades blocked both UV and IR rays.
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While most aircraft run on fossil fuels, NASA has been working on alternatives for decades. 🌱
Helios, a record-breaking, remotely-piloted, solar-powered aircraft, suffered a mishap #20YearsAgo today, breaking apart over the Pacific.
More about Helios: go.nasa.gov/447cmLh
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NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Helios Prototype
Helios Prototype is a remotely piloted flying wing aircraft developed under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project.NASA
"What a way to come to California!" —Bob Crippen, STS-7 Commander
STS-7 touched down at Edwards Air Force Base #OTD in 1983, successfully completing Space Shuttle Challenger's 2nd mission.
More about STS-7, NASA's first space mission to include a woman: go.nasa.gov/3XhpwD4
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Born in Hawaii #OTD in 1946, Ellison Onizuka served in the @usairforce before making history as the first Asian-American astronaut to reach space. He tragically lost his life on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986.
More on Onizuka's legacy: go.nasa.gov/3qNE3u1
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Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space
Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.Yvette Smith (NASA)
On this #F86Friday, we remember the F-86F Sabre which was used as a chase aircraft for the D-558-2 Skyrocket and for pitch-up research. Primarily used during the Korean War, insights gained from its @NASAaero research shaped future aircraft.
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3PrmBpM
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F-86 Sabre
The F-86F performed both pitch-up research and duties as a chase aircraft for the D-558-2. Its stay at the HSFS was brief. It arrived on June 23, 1954, and left on September 10 the same year.NASA
Pete Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and Paul Weitz splashed down in the Pacific Ocean #OTD in 1973, successfully completing the Skylab 2 mission. #Skylab50
The record for longest time spent in space was now 28 days. go.nasa.gov/3NKEZbT
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Skylab 2 Astronauts Splash Down After Record-Breaking 28-day Mission
Skylab 2 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Pilot Paul J. Weitz, and Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin, completed their record-setting 28-day mission on June 22, 1973, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams from the U.S.S.Kelli Mars (NASA)
#50YearsAgo today, the Skylab 2 crew said goodbye to Skylab and prepared for their return to Earth, taking this photo of the station that had been their home for the last 26 days.
Despite the slow start on the damaged station, they had salvaged the program, managed to accomplish the majority of their science goals, and broke the space endurance record during their stay! #Skylab50
Read more: nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-…
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Skylab 2 Astronauts Splash Down After Record-Breaking 28-day Mission
Skylab 2 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Pilot Paul J. Weitz, and Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin, completed their record-setting 28-day mission on June 22, 1973, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams from the U.S.S.Kelli Mars (NASA)
With 135 Space Shuttle missions spanning 1981-2011, what makes NASA's 57th special? #OTD 30 years ago, STS-57 launched with the first Spacehab module, providing extra workspace for experiments.
Read more about the mission: go.nasa.gov/3NjJxnT
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#OTD in 2008, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite launched to measure changes in sea-level rise. For a decade, it helped display the relationship between ocean circulation and climate change as well as weather forecasts!
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3XbLkQA
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Cruising into Monday like a boss ✅
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-111) made a picture-perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California #OTD in 2002. @NASAArmstrong
More moments from Endeavour's history: go.nasa.gov/3Jgy8US
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Shuttle Endeavour
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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The "8 Balls" astronaut class turns 10 today! 🎱
NASA's 21st astronaut class of 8 exceptional men and women, chosen from >6,000 candidates, was announced #OTD in 2013. 2 of them, @Astro_Christina and @AstroVicGlover, have since been selected to fly to the Moon on #Artemis II.
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What was the last astronaut group to include members that went to the Moon?
Group 5, selected in 1966.
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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40 Years Ago: STS-7 and the Flight of Sally Ride
On June 18, 1983, space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its second journey to space, the STS-7 mission. Among its five-person crew, Challenger carried the first American woman into space, NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride.Kelli Mars (NASA)
The GOES-2 and GOES-3 geosynchronous satellites were launched #OTD in 1977 and 1978, respectively. The GOES program continues today, providing valuable up-to-date information on local weather, forest fires, and volcano activity.
About the GOES program: go.nasa.gov/3PclZE4
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GOES Overview and History
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
"Houston, Skylab. I'd like you to be the first to know that the pilot is the proud father of a genuine flare." 🌟
Skylab's Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) had 8 telescopes for observing the Sun at different wavelengths. #Skylab50 1/3
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With the ATM, the Skylab astronauts became the first people in history who could watch features of the invisible ultraviolet and X-ray Sun and see changes as they were occurring.
Still, capturing a solar flare with the ATM proved to be challenging. 2/3
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#OTD in 1973, the Skylab 2 crew made their first observations of a solar flare, recording the long-awaited event with unprecedented detail! #Skylab50
Want to learn more about Skylab's solar observations? We have a book on that! go.nasa.gov/4675SO2
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#OTD in 1967, Mariner V launched to Venus on a flyby mission to learn about the planet's atmosphere.
With an atmospheric pressure more than 90 times Earth's and a temperature of 527 °C, we learned Venus wasn't so similar to Earth after all!
Read: go.nasa.gov/43x5uXy
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55 Years Ago: Mariner 5 Explores Venus
In 1967, as NASA continued preparations for the first human landing on the Moon, the agency once again turned its attention toward exploring Venus.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Happy #FlagDay! While the U.S. flag is on all @NASA_Astronauts's spacesuits now, it wasn't always! After the first U.S. spacewalk in 1965 featuring flag patches on White and McDivitt's suits, NASA made it standard.
More about NASA and the flag: go.nasa.gov/42z6XLJ
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The American Flag in the U.S. Space Program
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin exited their craft wearing spacesuits prominently adorned with the American flag and walked into the pages of history.NASA
…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!
Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!
More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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In Depth | Pioneer 10 – NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
Remembering Donald K. "Deke" Slayton on the 30th anniversary of his passing. One of NASA's first 7 astronauts, Slayton served as NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations before flying on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
More about Slayton's legacy at NASA: go.nasa.gov/43YOB89
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60 and 50 Years Ago: Astronaut Slayton Grounded in 1962, Reinstated in
Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts that NASA selected in April 1959, lost his chance to become the second American to orbit the Earth when doctors noted he had a slight heart irregularity.Kelli Mars (NASA)
In our latest edition of NASA History News & Notes, we take a look at @NASAaero history with a squadron of new articles! ✈️ ✈️ ✈️
• Experiments in powering aircraft with beamed energy,
• The story of the first Shuttle chase teams,
• A look back at the development of jet propulsion,
• The history behind coaxial rotorcraft like the Mars Ingenuity helicopter,
And much, much more! Read:
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/a…
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Welcome home STS-91! 🌎
#25YearsAgo today, Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at @NASAKennedy, closing out the Shuttle-Mir Program.
Find out how lessons from Shuttle-Mir paved the way for the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3WU3eak
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25 Years Ago: STS-91 Closes Out the Shuttle-Mir Program
Space shuttle Discovery paid the last American visit to the Russian space station Mir during the STS-91 mission in June 1998.Kelli Mars (NASA)
20 years ago, Spirit was on its way to Mars!
#NOW in 2003, the first of 2 nearly identical Mars rovers (named Spirit) was launched to the Red Planet. Spirit went on to successfully land in Gusev Crater and explore the Martian terrain for over 6 years. go.nasa.gov/3qwjPEY
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In Depth | Spirit – NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
#50YearsAgo today, the Explorer 49 satellite launched toward the Moon to study low-frequency radio emissions from our solar system and beyond.
With its antennas deployed it measured 457.2 m, making it the largest human-made object to orbit the Moon. go.nasa.gov/3OWKLI9
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In Depth | Explorer 49 – NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
Fondly remembering Jim McDivitt, born 94 years ago #today. McDivitt flew to space on Gemini IV and Apollo 9, and then went on to take senior management positions in the Apollo Program.
Read more about his contributions to NASA's early spaceflight history: go.nasa.gov/42uVJrr
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Jim McDivitt
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Who's ready for lunch?
Skylab astronauts ate a much wider variety of foods than the Apollo astronauts. With over 70 kinds of foods provided, including some frozen foods, they could reheat portions of their meal in special trays that slotted into the ward room's table.
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Still, the Skylab 2 crew members weren't big fans. Food that tasted good in Houston tasted worse in space. The most popular item: German potato salad #Skylab50
📘 Life on Skylab: go.nasa.gov/3MRqNMx
📷 Skylab 2 astronauts try out the food while training at @NASA_Johnson
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Part II - Life on Skylab
One of Skylab's most important functions was to study the feasibility of long-duration space missions.NASA
For #WorldOceansDay, we're celebrating NASA's missions that have helped us better understand our oceans!
#DYK SeaSat-1, launched 45 years ago this month, was the 1st satellite designed to provide global observations of the Earth’s oceans?
📷 Bahamas as seen by STS-52, 1992
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Gemini IV, crewed by @NASA_Astronauts Jim McDivitt and Ed White, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean #OTD in 1965 after a successful 4-day mission including the first ever American spacewalk.
More about Gemini IV: go.nasa.gov/3quLq9O
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Gemini IV: Learning to Walk in Space
During Gemini IV, two astronauts not only stayed in orbit four days, one performed America's first spacewalk.NASA
50 years ago: the first ever repair spacewalk! 🔧
When Skylab was launched on May 14, 1973, one of the solar arrays on its Orbital Workshop was ripped off and the other was jammed closed with debris. The space station was losing power.
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#OTD in 1973, astronauts Pete Conrad and Joe Kerwin were finally able to free the jammed solar array during a challenging 3 hour and 25 minute spacewalk.
Skylab's power source was restored and the crew could get back to doing science! go.nasa.gov/3NbuWME
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Skylab 2: First Repair Spacewalk
Skylab, America’s first space station, launched on May 14, 1973, and immediately ran into serious trouble.NASA
Happy 91st birthday to the seventh person to walk on the Moon, Dave Scott! 🎂 🎉
For this #TriviaTuesday, tell us which other Apollo Moon walker he flew with on the Gemini VIII mission in 1966.
More photos and stories from the birthday boy's missions: go.nasa.gov/3WXumFC
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David Scott
NASA brings you images, videos and features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Get updates on missions, watch NASA TV, read blogs, view the latest discoveries, and more.NASA
Space Life Science-1 (SLS-1), launched on Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-40) #OTD in 1991, was the first Spacelab mission dedicated to life sciences research AND the first NASA mission to have 3 women on board.
Research took place in a module, shown here, in Columbia's cargo bay.
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When construction of NASA's first Space Shuttle began #OTD in 1974, its name hadn't yet been chosen. First called the Constitution, it was later named Enterprise after the fictional ship in #StarTrek! 🖖
Learn about Enterprise and its naming process: go.nasa.gov/3oGdbM2
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