Solar System Exploration@50

Space Shuttle

Humans first traveled to the moon in 1969.

Learn about the men and women who travel to space on journeys of discovery.

This volume provides a snapshot of the thinking of NASA senior leadership on the occasion of the agency's 50th anniversary.

On Oct. 25-26, 2012, the NASA History Program Office hosted a symposium, marking the 50th anniversary of planetary exploration.

View the 4th quarter 2012 edition, which celebrates 50 years of planetary exploration and learn how each NASA center has contributed to this legacy.

A cosmic chemist, an observational cosmologist, and a "gamma-ray argonaut" working at three NASA research centers are among "the most influential ...

Explore space travel, the solar system, universe and more.

Operation Give Thanks: Serving Those Who Serve Us

For a second year the NASA Goddard Veterans Advisory Committee conducted an operation in support of those who continue to defend the American liberties we all enjoy.
Year in Review: 2012

In 2012, NASA continued to implement America's ambitious space exploration program, landing the most sophisticated rover on the surface of Mars, carrying out the first-ever commercial mission to the International Space Station and advancing the systems needed to send humans deeper into space.
A Right Royal Week for Goddard's Piers Sellers

British-born astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers never dreamed that he would meet Queen Elizabeth II.
Kennedy Emergency Response Team Tackles SWAT Competition

A progression of obstacle courses tested Kennedy's ERT during the annual SWAT Round Up International.
AAAS, NASA Announce 2012 Fellows

Three NASA scientists have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

NASA Television Airs Space Shuttle Atlantis' Final Move

10.30.12 - NASA Television will provide live coverage of events surrounding space shuttle Atlantis' move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display.
NASA Opens Media Accreditation, Announces Events for Shuttle Atlantis' Final Move

10.16.12 - Media accreditation is open for activities surrounding space shuttle Atlantis' move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display.