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# 							NASA History News & Notes						

						With issues going back to 1965, our quarterly newsletter connects you with articles, news, and upcoming events in the aerospace history community.					

          -  					Summer 2024				 
          -  					Spring 2024				 
          -  					Winter 2023				 
          -  					Fall 2023				 
          -  					Summer 2023				 

## Summer 2024

Chandra X-Ray Observatory’s 25th Anniversary

Topics covered include Marshall Space Flight Center’s evolution into a center of excellence in high-energy astronomy, Martin Weisskopf’s lessons learned from the Chandra mission, how a proposal for an x-ray observatory has evolved, and Chandra’s rocky ride to space on space shuttle Columbia in 1999.
				Read the Summer 2024 Issue                			

## Spring 2024

NASA’s Roots in the Mid-Twentieth Century

What aspects of NASA’s predecessors are still with us today? The articles in this edition of News and Notes focus on the period from World War II to the establishment of NASA in 1958, looking at NASA’s underpinnings in the NACA, and the lasting impacts of the research, the people, and events of that era.
				Download the Spring 2024 Edition                			

## Winter 2023

NASA’s History of International Collaboration

The Winter 2023 issue of NASA History News and Notes looks at the history of NASA’s international partnerships to further science and exploration in space and here on Earth. The expectation of international collaboration is written into NASA’s founding charter, the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. Articles discuss projects including ESA’s Spacelab 1, the demonstration of photovoltaic systems in partnership with developing nations, the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment in India, and the X-31 aircraft developed in conjunction with Germany.   
				Read the Winter 2023 Issue                			

## Fall 2023

Solar System Exploration

The Fall 2023 edition of News and Notes looks at solar system exploration history, particularly NASA’s Discovery Program which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Topics include changes to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s approach to planning planetary science missions, the Clementine mission, an oral history with Dr. James Garvin, artist Les Bossinas’s representations of future NASA missions, and a comparative look at international planetary science. Also included in this issue are highlights from NASA’s archival holdings for the Mars Laser Altimeter and MESSENGER mission, spacecraft testing, the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions, and more.
				Read the Fall 2023 Issue                			

## Summer 2023

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Continues to Generate Lift

NASA History News & Notes’ Summer 2023 edition focuses on NASA’s aeronautics research history and how lessons from the past still guide NASA’s work today. Topics explored include the beamed power for aircraft propulsion, the chase crews for the first Shuttle missions, jet engine research in the 1940s and ’50s, the evolution of NASA’s sustainable flight portfolio, the history of the ban on supersonic flight over land, traffic management in air and space, coaxial rotor system research, and much more!
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## 					Issues from 2015 to Present 				

## Volume 41, Number 2 (Summer 2024)

Jul 9, 2024

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## Volume 41, Number 1 (Spring 2024)

Mar 11, 2024

PDF (11.61 MB)

## Volume 40, Number 4 (Winter 2023)

Dec 19, 2023

PDF (4.08 MB)

## Volume 40, Number 3 (Fall 2023)

Sep 18, 2023

PDF (4.35 MB)

## Volume 40, Number 2 (Summer 2023)

Jun 10, 2023

PDF (5.19 MB)

## Volume 40, Number 1 (Spring 2023)

Mar 14, 2023

PDF (3.51 MB)

## Volume 39, Number 4 (Winter 2022)

Jan 10, 2023

PDF (4.50 MB)

## Volume 39, Number 3 (Fall 2022)

Jan 10, 2023

PDF (2.51 MB)

## Volume 39, Numbers 1 and 2 (Spring and Summer 2022)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (2.45 MB)

## Volume 38, Number 4 (Winter 2021)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.69 MB)

## Volume 38, Numbers 2 and 3 (Summer and Fall 2021)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.07 MB)

## Volume 38, Number 1 (Spring 2021)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.59 MB)

## Volume 37, Number 4 (Winter 2020)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.49 MB)

## Volume 37, Number 3 (Fall 2020)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.49 MB)

## Volume 37, Number 2 (Summer 2020)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.53 MB)

## Volume 37, Number 1 (Spring 2020)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (2.26 MB)

## Volume 36, Number 4 (Winter 2019)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (2.73 MB)

## Volume 36, Number 3 (Fall 2019)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.97 MB)

## Volume 36, Number 2 (Summer 2019)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.80 MB)

## Volume 36, Number 1 (Spring 2019)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.39 MB)

## Volume 35, Number 4 (Winter 2018)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (4.33 MB)

## Volume 35, Number 3 (Fall 2018)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.98 MB)

## Volume 35, Numbers 1 and 2 (Spring and Summer 2018)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.30 MB)

## Volume 34, Number 4 (Winter 2017)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.65 MB)

## Volume 34, Number 3 (Fall 2017)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (809.03 KB)

## Volume 34, Number 2 (Summer 2017)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.56 MB)

## Volume 34, Number 1 (Spring 2017)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.99 MB)

## Volume 33, Number 4 (Winter 2016)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (2.00 MB)

## Volume 33, Number 3 (Fall 2016)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (843.77 KB)

## Volume 33, Number 2 (Summer 2016)

Feb 8, 2023

PDF (1.51 MB)

## Volume 33, Number 1 (Spring 2016)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.32 MB)

## Volume 32, Number 4 (Winter 2015)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (1.74 MB)

## Volume 32, Number 3 (Fall 2015)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (797.22 KB)

## Volume 32, Number 2 (Summer 2015)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (889.42 KB)

## Volume 32, Number 1 (Spring 2015)

Jan 20, 2023

PDF (2.76 MB)

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