Launch Complex 26: The Pad That Launched America's First Satellite
On the night of January 31, 1958, America's answer to Sputnik left Earth from a pad you can...
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Explore the missions, moments, and milestones that shaped space history.
Redstone: The Rocket Family That Carried America to Space
One rocket family launched America's first satellite and America's first astronaut. Before there was NASA, there was the...
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The Mercury Seven: Choosing America's First Astronauts
In April 1959, NASA introduced seven military test pilots to the world — and invented the American astronaut...
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Freedom 7: Fifteen Minutes That Changed America
America's first human spaceflight lasted about as long as a coffee break. Its consequences lasted the rest of...
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Friendship 7: The Orbit That United a Nation
On February 20, 1962, the United States stopped what it was doing and looked up. John Glenn was...
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Gemini: The Bridge to the Moon
Between Mercury's first steps and Apollo's giant leap sits the program almost nobody talks about — and nothing...
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Gemini IV: America's First Spacewalk
On June 3, 1965, Ed White opened a hatch 100 miles above the Earth and stepped outside.
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Gemini VIII: The First Docking — and the First Emergency in Space
Two spacecraft joined together in orbit for the first time in history — and minutes later, the crew...
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