The Soviet Union’s successful Zond-5 space mission in 1968 prompted NASA to speed up the Apollo program—ultimately driving it to its successful conclusion the following year. In the heated frenzy of ...
(WDBJ) - On this day 67 years ago in 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA. Congress passed the bipartisan bill to create a civilian agency to ...
The Space Race, a fascinating era of the 20th century, captivated the world with its heroic goals and technological feats. While the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 remains an iconic historical moment, ...
Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight. A 1973 artist’s concept of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, with the ...
NASA has been a symbol of human creativity, curiosity, and resolve since its founding on October 1, 1958. NASA was America's ambitious reaction to the Soviet Union's early achievements in space ...