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The First Space Shuttle - NASA
In this image from April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle, STS-1, launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts John W. Young,NASA
Gemini VI Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr. - NASA
Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left), and Walter M. Schirra Jr., pose for the camera during suiting up exercises on Oct. 22, 1965. Stafford was selected amongNASA
NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford - NASA
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a lifelong space exploration advocate, former NASANASA
Apollo 9 Crew Comes Home - NASA
Fifty-five years ago today, NASA astronauts James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart splashed down 4.5 nautical miles from the USSNASA
Apollo 9 Astronaut David Scott’s Spacewalk - NASA
Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module’s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalkNASA
NASA Honors Life of Former Administrator, Astronaut Richard Truly - NASA
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly, who passed away Feb. 27, 2024, atNASA
Astronaut Charles Bolden Preps for Deorbit - NASA
Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, STS-60 commander, sits at the commander's station on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Discovery in this image fromNASA
NASA Remembers Trailblazing Astronaut, Scientist Mary Cleave - NASA
Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of two NASA spaceflights, died Nov. 27. She was 76. A scientist with training in civil and environmentalNASA
A Space Station Thanksgiving - NASA
NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins (left) and Rick Mastracchio, show off their Thanksgiving meal in the Unity node of the International Space Station on Nov. 28,NASA
Celebrating Astronaut Alan Shepard's 100th Birthday - NASA
Born barely 20 years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight, Alan Shepard grew up to fly combat missions in World War II, test multiple new aircraft, becomeNASA
A View Through Skylab - NASA
Astronaut William R. Pogue, Skylab 4 pilot, recorded this wide scene of his crewmates, astronauts Edward G. Gibson (left), science pilot, and Jerry P. CarrNASA
NASA Administrator Honors Life of Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman - NASA
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Col. (ret.) Frank Borman, who passed away Nov. 7, inNASA
NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II - NASA
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Rear Adm. (ret.) Thomas K. (TK) Mattingly II.NASA