NASA's 50th anniversary
NASA's 50th Anniversary

Celebrating 50 years of Innovation, Inspiration and Discovery

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Footprint on the Moon
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This Month in Exploration - December

Apollo 8 spacecraft
12.03.08

Forty years ago the crew of Apollo 8 transmitted the first image of Earth from space. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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Standing the Test of Time

Earl Hanes
11.14.08

Earl Hanes started to work at NASA through the apprentice program in 1953. Today he's doing research which will send us back to the moon.

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Final Flight of the X-15 Left a Legacy of Success

X-15 in flight.
11.05.08

Research pilot William H. "Bill" Dana completed his cockpit checklist in preparation for a flight in the rocket-powered X-15.

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  • Richard Cavicchi

    On NASA's Team Until the Final Inning

    When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration came into being in 1958, Richard Cavicchi already had 14 years of service with the federal government.

  • X28 solar flare

    This Month in Exploration - November

    Five years ago scientists observed the largest solar flare in recorded history. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

  • Norm Crabill.

    From Taxidriver to Virginia's Aeronautics Hall of Fame

    A freshly minted engineer from Catholic University was looking for a job in a new field when he first came to Langley Research Center. Norm Crabill had seen a helicopter land in Washington, D.C., and decided that he wanted to work on those new flying machines.

  • Bernhard Anderson

    Tools of the Trade

    Bernhard Anderson began his career using a slide rule. Today this engineer utilizes sophisticated computer software to help NASA discover new approaches to achieving technology breakthroughs.

  • Dr. James Head

    Apollo Springboards Planetary Geology Fascination

    As a kid in Wythe, Va., James W. Head was mesmerized by Sputnik. It was the beginning of his fascination with planetary geology that led him to a job with NASA and the Apollo program.

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