{"id":121633,"date":"2023-01-30T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=121633"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:08:44","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>NASA History<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/explore-nasas-history\/\">Explore NASA’s History<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-office\/\">NASA History Office<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Publications and Resources<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/nasa-history-series\/\">NASA History Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/news-and-notes\/\">News and Notes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/aeronautics-and-space-report-of-the-president\/\">Aeronautics and Space Report of the President<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/oral-histories\/\">Oral Histories<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/other-research-resources\/\">Research Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/archives\/\">NASA Archives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-hero position-relative bg-carbon-black overflow-hidden width-full maxw-full grid-container display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center minh-tablet padding-y-9 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-hero\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Apollo 11 Mission Image - View of Moon Limb, with Earth on the Horizon\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); transform-origin: 26% 33%; object-position: 26% 33%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg 4152w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/as11-44-6551_orig.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-grid-container position-relative display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-start width-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-72 font-weight-extrabold line-height-sm margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">For All Mankind<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Since its founding in 1958, NASA has pushed the boundaries of scientific and technical limits to explore the unknown for all the citizens of our planet. Discover the history of our human spaceflight, science, technology, and aeronautics programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-hero-stats\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important label margin-bottom-2\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"stat-value line-height-md\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2  desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-number line-height-sm color-nasa-blue-tint font-weight-thin font-mono-2xl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important grid-col padding-left-2 tablet:padding-left-3 tablet:padding-left-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"stat-value line-height-md\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-meet-the bg-carbon-90 maxw-full width-full padding-y-5 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-meet-the\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-x-0 minh-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white\">Popular Topics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/explore-nasas-history\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tMore Topics in NASA History                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-left-0 hds-meet-the-container padding-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-cards hds-meet-the-slider grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-11\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/as11-40-5875large.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"On the desolate pock-marked lunar surface, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., wearing a white Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit, stands to the right of the American flag planted in the soil. The flag is unfurled and waving to the left, with Aldrin facing it in the image and seen from a side view.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/as11-40-5875large.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/as11-40-5875large.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/as11-40-5875large.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/as11-40-5875large.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-11\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Apollo 11<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Find out more about the first mission to land people on the Moon in July 1969.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/astronauts\/former-astronauts\/former-astronaut-neil-a-armstrong\/\" class=\"meet-the-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Go to Press Release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-inner hds-custom-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/464436main_S69-31741_full.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Go to Press Release\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" width=\"26px\" height=\"26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=1535&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1535w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=768&h=961&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=1228&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1228w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=720&h=901&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31743\/S69-31743~large.jpg?w=959&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1535px) 100vw, 1535px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-michael-collins\/\" class=\"meet-the-icon\" aria-label=\"Go to Press Release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-inner hds-custom-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Go to Press Release\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" width=\"26px\" height=\"26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=768&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=1229&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1229w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=720&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S69-31742\/S69-31742~large.jpg?w=960&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/from-hidden-to-modern-figures\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/katherinegjohnson.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Katherine G. Johnson\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 39%; object-position: 52% 39%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/katherinegjohnson.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/katherinegjohnson.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/katherinegjohnson.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/katherinegjohnson.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/from-hidden-to-modern-figures\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Hidden Figures<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Meet the women who worked as human computers in NASA's early days.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/symbols-of-nasa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1493\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1493&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Painter applies fresh coat of paint to the NASA Meatball on the Hangar's North Facade\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1493&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=300&h=233&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=768&h=597&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=1024&h=796&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1194&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=400&h=311&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=600&h=467&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=900&h=700&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GRC-2006-C-01777\/GRC-2006-C-01777~large.jpg?w=1200&h=933&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/symbols-of-nasa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Symbols of NASA<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Get to know the meatball, the worm, the seal, and other logos and insignia used by NASA.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/dor\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nelson-dor.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 31% 38%; object-position: 31% 38%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nelson-dor.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nelson-dor.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nelson-dor.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nelson-dor.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/dor\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Remembering Our Fallen Heroes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">NASA will never forget the tragic loss of the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia crews.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/apollo-1\/\" class=\"meet-the-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Go to Press Release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-inner hds-custom-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1854\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=1854&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Go to Press Release\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" width=\"26px\" height=\"26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=1854&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1854w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=290&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 290w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=768&h=795&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=989&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 989w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=1483&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1483w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=386&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 386w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=579&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 579w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=869&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 869w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S66-36742\/S66-36742~large.jpg?w=1159&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1854px) 100vw, 1854px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/challenger-sts-51l-accident\/\" class=\"meet-the-icon\" aria-label=\"Go to Press Release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-inner hds-custom-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s85-4626016x9-1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Go to Press Release\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" width=\"26px\" height=\"26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s85-4626016x9-1.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s85-4626016x9-1.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s85-4626016x9-1.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/s85-4626016x9-1.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/remembering-columbia-sts-107\/\" class=\"meet-the-icon\" aria-label=\"Go to Press Release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-inner hds-custom-fit-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/030030816x9.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Go to Press Release\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" width=\"26px\" height=\"26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/030030816x9.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/030030816x9.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/030030816x9.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/030030816x9.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/a-brief-history-of-animals-in-space\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CHIMPANZEE "HAM" sits IN FLIGHT COUCH FOR MR-2 (MERCURY-REDSTONE2) surrounded by his trainers.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/6100114.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/a-brief-history-of-animals-in-space\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Animals in Space<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Learn about the early history of animals in space flight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav hds-carousel-nav-next display-flex margin-right-auto margin-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-left-0 margin-right-0\" aria-label=\"Next Person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-carousel padding-x-4 padding-y-5 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-carousel\">\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-header grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">News and Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/explore-nasas-history\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tExplore NASA's History                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-cards grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included position-relative  hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev margin-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Front page of Spring 2024 edition of NASA History News & Notes: Foundations\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 39% 60%; object-position: 39% 60%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=229,300 229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=768,1008 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=780,1024 780w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=305,400 305w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=457,600 457w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=686,900 686w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.jpg?resize=914,1200 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Read the Latest NASA History Newsletter<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The Spring 2024 issue of NASA History News and Notes looks at the people, the research, and the events of NASA's predecessor, the NACA, and their lasting influence on the agency.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newsnotes-41-1.pdf?emrc=095c69\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Download the PDF<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Graphic showing a mockup of the book NASA's Discovery Program\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg 1581w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=768,505 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=1536,1010 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=400,263 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=600,395 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=900,592 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nasas-discovery-program-graphic.jpg?resize=1200,789 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">New Book Explores NASA's Discovery Program<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">When it started in the early 1990s,\u00a0NASA\u2019s Discovery Program represented a breakthrough in how NASA explored space. The newest book in the NASA History Series takes an in-depth look at the management techniques used to design creative and cost-effective spacecraft that continue to yield ground-breaking scientific data, drive new technology innovations, and achieve what has never been done before.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/nasas-discovery-program-book\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Get the E-book<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The DC-8 in flight over Armstrong Flight Research Center\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/EC04-0047-002\/EC04-0047-002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Call for Papers: Contributions of the DC-8 to Earth System Science at NASA: A Workshop<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Workshop planners request proposals for papers about the contributions of the DC-8,  a workhorse aircraft since 1985 for the Airborne Science Program of NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division (ESD).<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/contributions-of-the-dc-8-to-earth-system-science-at-nasa-a-workshop\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">More about the Workshop<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA and Archaeology from Space: A Symposium in Honor of Dr. Thomas L. Sever\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 51% 57%; object-position: 51% 57%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg 1668w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=300,289 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=768,739 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=1024,985 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=1536,1478 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=400,385 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=600,577 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=900,866 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/nasa-and-archaeology.jpg?resize=1200,1155 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Call for Papers: NASA and Archaeology from Space Symposium<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Proposals for papers are requested for a two-day symposium in honor of Dr. Thomas L. Sever, to be held in person September\u202f18\u201319, 2024, in Washington, D.C.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/nasa-and-archaeology-from-space\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More about the Symposium<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">65 Years and Counting<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Forged in response to early Soviet space achievements, NASA was built on the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), as the locus of U.S. civil aerospace research and development. Since October 1, 1958, when NASA opened for business, it has accelerated work on human and robotic spaceflight, and is responsible for scientific and technological achievements that have had widespread impacts on our nation and the world. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/explore-nasas-history\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tDiscover Our History                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about 65 Years and Counting<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Aerial view of NASA hangar roof.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 34% 50%; object-position: 34% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg 2488w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=300,101 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=768,259 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=1024,345 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=1536,518 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=2048,691 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=400,135 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=600,202 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=900,303 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=1200,405 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-1958-c-48958-1.jpg?resize=2000,674 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-content-lists-inner hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-content-lists\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-lists padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-7 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white width-full maxw-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Recent NASA History Stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 maxh-tablet\">Stay up-to-date with our latest NASA history articles as we revisit the discoveries and challenges of NASA's past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div \n\t\t\tclass=\"hds-content-items hds-content-items-list\"\n\t\t\tdata-post-type=\"post\"\n\t\t\tdata-post-id=\"121633\"\n\t\t\tdata-max-num-pages=\"239\" \n\t\t\tdata-per-page=\"4\"\n\t\t\tdata-current-page=\"1\"\n\t\t\tdata-categories=\"2671\"\n\t\t\tdata-news-tags=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-layout=\"list\"\n\t\t\tdata-show-thumbnails=\"yes\"\n\t\t\tdata-show-readtime=\"yes\"\n\t\t\tdata-show-excerpts=\"yes\"\n\t\t\tdata-show-content-type-tags=\"yes\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/55-years-ago-three-months-until-the-moon-landing\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg 5366w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=768,535 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=1024,714 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=1536,1071 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=2048,1428 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=400,279 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=600,418 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=900,627 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=1200,837 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/moon-landing-l-3-months-23-lltv-2-flt-t2-003-82f-ream-apr-7-1969-s69-29772.jpg?resize=2000,1394 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/55-years-ago-three-months-until-the-moon-landing\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-a11y-heading-22\">55 Years Ago: Three Months Until the Moon Landing<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-readtime label margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">The rapid pace of preparations for the first Moon landing continued in April 1969. The successful Apollo 9 mission in March cleared the way for Apollo 10 to test all three components of the spacecraft in lunar orbit in May,…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-enterprise-arrives-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?resize=400,268 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?resize=600,402 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/enterprise-at-ksc-22-arriving-paris-air-show-jun-1983.jpg?resize=900,603 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/45-years-ago-space-shuttle-enterprise-arrives-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-a11y-heading-22\">45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-readtime label margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">Enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter that NASA built, arrived at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on April 10, 1979. Although not space worthy, as a pathfinder Enterprise carried out tasks critical to ensuring the success of the…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/glenn\/nasas-sert-ii-a-genuine-space-success-story\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=300,247 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=768,633 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=1024,844 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=1536,1265 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=2048,1687 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=400,330 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=600,494 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=900,741 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=1200,989 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grc-1968-c-03031.jpg?resize=2000,1648 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/glenn\/nasas-sert-ii-a-genuine-space-success-story\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-a11y-heading-22\">NASA\u2019s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story\u2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-readtime label margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\u201cA genuine space success story,\u201d is how Experiments Manager William Kerslake described NASA\u2019s second Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT II), the first long-duration operation of ion thrusters in space. SERT II provided researchers with data for years beyond its expected…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto\"><svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><span>Article<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/60-years-ago-gemini-1-flies-a-successful-uncrewed-test-flight\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?resize=768,596 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?resize=400,310 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?resize=600,466 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gemini-1-2-gemini-spacecraft-at-mcdonnell-st-louis.jpg?resize=900,698 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/60-years-ago-gemini-1-flies-a-successful-uncrewed-test-flight\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-a11y-heading-22\">60 Years Ago: Gemini 1 Flies a Successful Uncrewed Test Flight<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-content-item-readtime label margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">On April 8, 1964, Gemini 1 successfully completed the first uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft and its Titan II booster. 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Archives\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-the-nasa-history-office\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-the-nasa-history-office\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">The NASA History Office<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 not only created NASA but directed it “to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning NASA activities and the results thereof.” The sharing of information, including our history, has always been, and continues to be, a priority. Historians in NASA’s History Office do historical research, provide context, answer questions for NASA leadership, and share NASA’s History with the public.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-office\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More About Our Work                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The NACA's Aircraft Fleet arrayed on the ramp in the 1950s\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 48% 63%; object-position: 48% 63%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=768,600 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=1024,800 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=1536,1200 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=2048,1600 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=400,313 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=600,469 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=900,703 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=1200,938 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/370456main_E-1152_full.jpg?resize=2000,1563 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">These people and this equipment supported the flight of the NACA D-558-2 Skyrocket at the High-Speed Flight Station at South Base, Edwards AFB. Note the two Sabre chase planes, the P2B-1S launch aircraft, and the profusion of ground support equipment, including communications, tracking, maintenance, and rescue vehicles. Research pilot A. Scott Crossfield stands in front of the Skyrocket. Photo date: January 17, 1954<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NACA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-publications-and-oral-histories\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-publications-and-oral-histories\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Dive Deeper<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">Explore interviews with aerospace legends, analyses of key events, aerospace chronologies, and more!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Since NASA’s founding, its History Office has developed history publications and conducted oral history interviews for the use of the general public. Connect with our resources to delve into your aerospace history research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tExplore our Publications                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nasa-history-pubs.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Stack of NASA History books\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); 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Check out our list of resources that will help you with your research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/help-for-national-history-day-research\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Kick-start Your Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/apollo15lunarrover2.jpeg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Apollo 15 LRV driven by Commander Dave Scott\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jsc2022e046413_orig.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Humans In Space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/topic-humans-in-space.jpg?w=368\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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