TAG on an Asteroid: Bennu meets OSIRIS-REx
On October 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft completed a major milestone in its mission by using its robotic arm to collect samples from Asteroid Bennu. The sample collection event was the [...]
The Magellan Mission:
From Atlantis to Venus
The closest planet to the Earth, Venus, has been in the news recently with the discovery of phosphine gas in its atmosphere. An international team of astronomers has presented [...]
STS-49: Endeavour’s Record Breaking First Flight
On May 7, 1992, the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on its first flight into space. The mission was STS-49, and it would turn out to be a record-breaking [...]
1976: A Bicentennial Landing on Mars
As NASA celebrates the recent launch of the Perseverance Mars Rover, let’s take a look back at the very first successful NASA spacecraft landing on Mars. It happened during the United [...]
Skylab: Remembering America’s First Space Station
While the International Space Station has been an ongoing project for NASA for over 20 years, it is not the first space station that the United States was involved with. After the final Apollo [...]
A Historic Meeting in Space:
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 45th Anniversary
In May 1972, an agreement was reached between the United States and the Soviet Union that would set the stage for an historic meeting in space. At the height of the cold war, President Richard M. [...]
When Atlantis Met MIR
25 Years Since STS-71
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of a milestone mission in the 30 year history of the Space Shuttle program. While there were many important space shuttle missions, STS-71 stands out because it [...]
Untethered in Space: Bruce McCandless and the Manned Maneuvering Unit
When the Space Shuttle began flying in 1981 one of its promised goals was to repair and service satellites in orbit that had malfunctioned. Since most satellites were extremely expensive at this [...]
The Dragon Delivers:
A Bold New Future for America in Space!
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, an almost nine year long hiatus in launching astronauts from United States soil was finally broken. The successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon [...]
On the Wings of a Dragon:
Astronauts Launch From United States Again!
NASA is preparing for a momentous day on May 27, 2020. Barring any unforeseen delays, this is the day that astronauts will launch once again from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will mark [...]
