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Across the country, Vernon's brother Francis Rogallo worked at @NASA_Langley and is best known for designing the Rogallo Wing, a flexible airfoil, with his wife Gertrude. The Rogallo Wing has been used for hang gliding, paragliding and stunt kite flying! 🪂
📷 Rogallo Wing, 1959
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@NASAHubble was deployed by Space Shuttle Discovery #OTD in 1990, becoming one of the notable success stories in NASA's history!
Read about HST's early days in Chris Gainor's historical account: https://go.nasa.gov/3ovH3dq
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Not Yet Imagined
Not Yet Imagined documents the history of the Hubble Space Telescope from its launch through its first 30 years of operation in space.Michele Ostovar (NASA)
📷 Geologist Dr. E. Dale Jackson instructs astronauts Neil Armstrong, Dik Gordon and Donn Eisele at Grand Canyon National Park in 1964.
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More on her years at @NASAglenn: https://go.nasa.gov/3A4L9fj
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— Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut
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— James B. Irwin, Apollo 15 astronaut
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— Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1 cosmonaut, first human in space
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— Karen Nyberg, STS-124, and Expedition 36/37 astronaut
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Ep 107: The Overview Effect
Space philosopher and author Frank White discusses the impact of looking down at the Earth from above, and how it can create a shift in the way astronauts view and think about our planet and life itself. HWHAP Episode 107.Norah Moran (NASA)
While on the lunar surface, they collected 212 pounds (96 kg) of lunar samples and ventured out 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from their landing spot with the help of the lunar rover. https://go.nasa.gov/41jJdLF
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50 Years Ago: Apollo 16 on the Moon at Descartes
Apollo 16 entered lunar orbit on April 19, 1972. The next day, astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke separated their Lunar Module (LM) Orion from Thomas K. “Ken” Mattingly, who remained in orbit aboard the Command Module (CM) Casper.Kelli Mars (NASA)
50 years of @NASA_Landsat observations of Las Vegas. Irrigated vegetation appears red.
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25 years ago, the crew of STS-90 were kicking off the 16-day Neurolab mission to help us better understand the brain and central nervous system’s response to microgravity. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/25-years-ago-the-sts-90-neurolab-mission-nasas-contribution-to-the-decade-of-the-brain
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25 Years Ago: The STS-90 Neurolab Mission
On April 17, 1998, space shuttle Columbia lifted off on the STS-90 Neurolab mission to conduct cutting edge research on the responses of the brain and central nervous system to spaceflight.Kelli Mars (NASA)
If you're curious, it was indeed a concept for an inflatable space station. 🍩 https://www.nasa.gov/larc/five-decades-of-space-station-research
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Five Decades of Space Station Research
Space station research has been a part of Langley Research Center's portfolio from its early NASA daysNASA
The exhausted Apollo 13 flight controllers, joined by astronauts, managers, and VIPs in the Mission Control Center in Houston, rejoiced in the safe splashdown of the Apollo 13 astronauts in the Pacific Ocean #OTD in 1970. https://go.nasa.gov/3UpaJVF
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50 Years Ago: Apollo 16 Launches to the Moon
The fifth Moon landing mission began with the April 16, 1972 launch of Apollo 16. The giant Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida...Kelli Mars (NASA)
Tell us your guess of what it was! 🤔
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The wheels of Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, touched down at Edwards Air Force Base after its first flight to space #OTD in 1981.
Bob Crippen's memories of this historic flight: https://go.nasa.gov/410vfya
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STS-1: Astronaut Bob Crippen Remembers the Ride of His Life
STS-1: Astronaut Bob Crippen remembers the ride of his life.Linda Herridge (NASA)
Jim Lovell spoke these words #OTD in 1970 following the rupture of a service module oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 spacecraft.
Watch the crew and mission control's recollections of the moment: https://go.nasa.gov/3MHhJuW
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Apollo 13: ‘Houston, We’ve Had a Problem’
“Houston, we've had a problem” is the now famous phrase radioed from Apollo 13 to Mission Control upon the catastrophic explosion that dramatically changed t...YouTube
#OTD in 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia roared into orbit from @NASAKennedy for the first time carrying a crew of two: John Young and Robert Crippen.
More photos and history from STS-1: https://go.nasa.gov/3UvuWJh
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Ken Mattingly, the prime Command Module Pilot, was bumped from the flight 3 days before launch after being exposed to German Measles.
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The first seven @nasa astronauts were revealed #OTD in 1959, just six months after the establishment of the space agency.
Learn more about their pioneering space flights: https://go.nasa.gov/43gnqpQ
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Selected as an astronaut in 1990, Ochoa has flown to space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours.
Learn more about her storied career: https://go.nasa.gov/3m4xuBo
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Historic Nebula Seen Like Never Before With NASA's IXPE
Scientists have used IXPE to create a detailed, nuanced map of the Crab Nebula’s magnetic field, revealing more of its inner workings than ever before.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA's SR-71A Blackbird is seen here over the California desert following air refueling in February 1997.
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Mars Odyssey Orbiter - NASA
NASA Odyssey Orbiter - overview, videos, images and informationgo.nasa.gov
Back in 1972, a team at JPL spent days pasting together photographs taken by Mariner 9 by hand to create a 4-foot globe of Mars. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/technology-then-and-now
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Technology Then and Now
Before there were computers and software that could stitch together digital images, they were printed on photo paper, trimmed by hand, and taped in place on a large black board.NASA
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55 Years Ago: The Flight of Apollo 6
On April 4, 1968, the second Saturn V rocket thundered off its launch pad to begin the Apollo 6 mission, the second uncrewed test of the Moon rocket and Apollo spacecraft.Kelli Mars (NASA)
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📷 Pioneer 11 launch on April 5, 1973
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Solar System Interactive
NASA’s Solar System Interactive (also known as the Orrery) is a live look at the solar system, its planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, as well as the real-time locations of dozens of NASA missions.Solar System Interactive
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While there were problems, NASA managers thought they were surmountable and the next launch would carry a crew. https://go.nasa.gov/3GDPNoj
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The Legacy of Apollo 6
Following on the heels of the two very successful Apollo 4 and 5 missions, Apollo 6 was the second all-up unmanned test of the Saturn 5.NASA
With #Artemis II, we look forward to adding @astro_reid, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_Christina, and @Astro_Jeremy to this photo!
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Launched April 3, 1963, @NASAGoddard's Explorer 17 measured the density, composition, pressure, and temperature of Earth's upper atmosphere: https://go.nasa.gov/3Kmz2Ah
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Explorer XVII Satellite
Weighing 405 lbs. (184 kg), this 35-inch (89-cm) pressurized stainless steel sphere measured the density, composition, pressure and temperature of Earth's atmosphere after its launch from Cape Canaveral on April 3, 1963.NASA
The 2nd American in space (Liberty Bell 7), first Gemini mission commander (Gemini III), and Apollo 1 commander, he had all the "Right Stuff."
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