Solar System Exploration@50

Space Shuttle

Humans first traveled to the moon in 1969.

Learn about the men and women who travel to space on journeys of discovery.

This volume provides a snapshot of the thinking of NASA senior leadership on the occasion of the agency's 50th anniversary.

On Oct. 25-26, 2012, the NASA History Program Office hosted a symposium, marking the 50th anniversary of planetary exploration.

View the 4th quarter 2012 edition, which celebrates 50 years of planetary exploration and learn how each NASA center has contributed to this legacy.

A cosmic chemist, an observational cosmologist, and a "gamma-ray argonaut" working at three NASA research centers are among "the most influential ...

Explore space travel, the solar system, universe and more.

Volunteers With Shuttle Mockup

jsc2013e007723 – Volunteers pose on a ladder truck with the shuttle mockup in the backdrop at Space Center Houston on Jan. 23.
Patrick Buzzard and Cordt Cashen

jsc2013e007717 – JSC Safety Action Team Chair Patrick Buzzard and Cordt Cashen, lieutenant/inspector for Pearland, take part in the recognition ceremony.
Firefighter Daron Monteilh

jsc2013e007714 – Daron Monteilh is a volunteer firefighter for Laporte.
Volunteer Firefighters

jsc2013e007713 – Ronald Plante (left) and John Perry (right) are volunteer firefighters for Pasadena.
Volunteer Mark Zuteck

jsc2013e007712 – Mark Zuteck is a volunteer firefighter and paramedic for Kemah.

NASA Observes Day of Remembrance Feb. 1

01.28.13 - NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Friday, Feb. 1, the 10th anniversary of the Columbia accident.
NASA Announces New Screening of Space Program Artifacts

01.24.13 - NASA again is inviting eligible educational institutions, museums and other organizations to screen and request historical space artifacts. This is the 16th screening of artifacts since 2009.