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NASA's first orbital spaceflight was conducted by John Glenn on February 20, 1962, in the Friendship 7, making three full orbits before reentering. Glenn had to fly parts of his final two orbits manually due to …

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12 hours ago · HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. Watch live in our video player above. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday …

16 hours ago · See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before …

Mar 26, 2026 · On this day in space! NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

Mar 26, 2026 · NASA live: Follow live television broadcasts on NASA+, the agency's streaming service, and NASA's social media channels with this schedule of upcoming live events including news …

2 days ago · For over three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the the most …

NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.

15 hours ago · During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the …