Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., who died July 22, 2019, created the concept of NASA’s Mission Control and developed its organization, operational procedures and culture To source
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Visions of Apollo 11: Command Service Module Orbits the Moon
This image shows the Command Service Module orbiting the Moon as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the lunar surface. To source
Apollo 11 and Landing Site 2 in the Sea of Tranquility
This photographic illustration compares the size of Apollo 11 Landing Site 2 with that of the metropolitan New York City area. To source
Soyuz Heads to the Launch Pad in Black and White
In this black and white infrared image, the Soyuz rocket is seen as it transported to the launch pad by train, Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. To source
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Talks to Apollo 11 and Artemis 1 Launch Teams
Then and Now: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins talks to Apollo 11 and Artemis 1 Launch Teams in Firing Room 1 at Kennedy Space Center. To source
50 Years Ago Apollo 11 Launches Into History
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Florida on a mission to the Moon. To source
Artist Russ Arasmith's Visions of Apollo
Artist Russ Arasmith’s vision of Apollo was a potent vision of the program that shows in the works he created. To source
Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms
The galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble image. The many bright “blooms” within the galaxy are in fact stellar nurseries — regions where new stars are springing to life. To source
Delivering Saturn Test Hardware to Marshall in July 1964
In July 1964, the first Saturn V S-IVB, or third stage test hardware, was delivered to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center To source
Growing VEGGIEs in Space
Leafy greens are growing in space! To source
Jupiter Abyss
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of an area within a Jovian jet stream showing a vortex that has an intensely dark center. To source
Total Solar Eclipse Darkens the South Pacific
On July 2, 2019, skywatchers in the beach city of La Serena, Chile, looked up at 4:38 p.m. local time to see a black circle in the sky. To source
Earth's Glow, the Moon and a Starry Night
This was the view as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Hawaiian island chain. To source