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Nov. 30, 1960: NASA research pilot Neil Armstrong following a mission in the first X-15 rocket plane ...
09/19/2025

Nov. 30, 1960: NASA research pilot Neil Armstrong following a mission in the first X-15 rocket plane

Still one of the best shots of astronaut Eugene Cernan taken in September 1970 while he was serving as the back-up comm...
09/19/2025

Still one of the best shots of astronaut Eugene Cernan taken in September 1970 while he was serving as the back-up commander for Apollo 14. Calm, focused, and embodying the spirit of the Apollo era.

Sep. 8, 2000: STS-106 captured during the sonic boom, physical phenomenon that occurs when the speed of sound is exceede...
09/19/2025

Sep. 8, 2000: STS-106 captured during the sonic boom, physical phenomenon that occurs when the speed of sound is exceeded

Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov gazed out of Mir’s window as the station prepared to meet Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-71). H...
09/18/2025

Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov gazed out of Mir’s window as the station prepared to meet Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-71). He had already spent 437 days in space the longest continuous mission ever by a human before returning to Earth in March 1995. 🌍🚀

In the 1960s, one of the hardest parts of going to the Moon wasn’t the rocket it was the spacesuit. The suit had to wor...
09/18/2025

In the 1960s, one of the hardest parts of going to the Moon wasn’t the rocket it was the spacesuit.

The suit had to work like a small atmosphere: full of air and pressure to keep astronauts alive, but still flexible enough for them to move and work.

The company that solved this was Playtex the same company known for making bras and girdles. Their skill with strong, stretchable materials made the Moon suits possible.

1966 Gemini 11 launch countdown. The two main astronauts are ready to board, with two backup astronauts standing by. Sit...
09/18/2025

1966 Gemini 11 launch countdown. The two main astronauts are ready to board, with two backup astronauts standing by. Sitting on the far right is backup astronaut Neil Armstrong, who would become the first man to walk on the Moon just three years later.

The Space Age 60s
A time of bold and groundbreaking designs.

In 1962, during the space race, President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral to see the Apollo program. The Saturn V rocket ...
09/17/2025

In 1962, during the space race, President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral to see the Apollo program. The Saturn V rocket stood 110 meters tall and was the most powerful rocket ever built at the time. The U.S. built 13 of them, sending 26 astronauts toward the Moon before the program ended in 1972. 🚀

The Space Age 60s a true milestone in history.

A bonus photo from the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., showing the Apollo 11 exhibit, taken in 2014.
09/17/2025

A bonus photo from the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., showing the Apollo 11 exhibit, taken in 2014.

On August 28, 1972, astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and Ronald Evans posed for photos with the press at Pad ...
09/15/2025

On August 28, 1972, astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Eugene Cernan, and Ronald Evans posed for photos with the press at Pad 39A after the Apollo 17 Saturn V rocket was rolled out.

From Mercury to Saturn V a lineup of America’s rockets that carried the dream of spaceflight step by step. Each one a mi...
09/15/2025

From Mercury to Saturn V a lineup of America’s rockets that carried the dream of spaceflight step by step. Each one a milestone, leading to the mighty Saturn V that launched humans to the Moon.

The smiling faces of the Gemini 7 crew (1965). Missions like Gemini paved the way for Apollo, testing endurance, navigat...
09/15/2025

The smiling faces of the Gemini 7 crew (1965). Missions like Gemini paved the way for Apollo, testing endurance, navigation, and docking in space all critical for reaching the Moon. 🚀🌙

Before the Apollo landings, engineers built models and prototypes to imagine how humans might land on the Moon. Here’s a...
09/15/2025

Before the Apollo landings, engineers built models and prototypes to imagine how humans might land on the Moon. Here’s a rare look at one of those early Lunar Module concepts, a stepping stone toward Apollo’s triumph.

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