Project scientist Gerry Soffen called Israel Taback the "father of the Mars Viking Lander," parentage that Taback rejected with his usual wry wit. "It didn't need a father. More of a godfather."
Project scientist Gerry Soffen called Israel Taback the "father of the Mars Viking Lander," parentage that Taback rejected with his usual wry wit. "It didn't need a father. More of a godfather."
NASA's 50th anniversary was celebrated with an all-star gathering of legendary American astronauts.
Fifteen years ago, the space shuttle Discovery crew deployed the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite, the first high-speed, all-digital communications satellite. Read more historical facts in...
Katherine Johnson was 90 on Tuesday, an apt date because it also was National Equality Day. Not that she ever thought she wasn't equal.
Eilene Galloway helped write the law that brought NASA into being.
Fifty years ago, Dr. Thomas Keith Glennan was sworn in as the first NASA Administrator. Dr. Hugh Dryden was appointed as his deputy administrator. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
Fifty years ago, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, which instituted NASA. Find out what else happened this month in exploration history.
Like a long-necked, yellow carnivore, the crane lunges forward. Its jaws take another bite of metal, and then the crane pulls back so that the jaws can drop their load into a truck.
09.08.08 - To celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary in October, the agency is releasing the book "NASA/ART - 50 Years of Exploration," a historic collection of almost a half-century of space-inspired artwork.
08.29.08 - NASA will join AARP in their Life at 50+ National Event and Expo as the two organizations each celebrate a half of century of remarkable achievements.
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