Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.
Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.
Fifty years ago the first American astronauts were selected for Project Mercury. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
Forty years ago, the first docking of two manned American spacecraft occurred during the Apollo 9 mission. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
Learn how NASA stargazing techniques have resulted in better vision for children on Earth.
Space station research in understanding the increased virulence of some germs in microgravity could lead to new strategies for preventing and treating food poisoning.
Twenty-five years ago American astronauts performed the first untethered excursions. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.