Armstrong Air & Space Museum@armstrongspaceOCT 29: #OnThisDay in 1998, astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn lifted off on STS-95, making him the oldest person to orbit Earth at age 77. Glenn volunteered to experiment to discover the effects of space on the elderly.
Canadian Space Agency@csa_asc·30 years ago, CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield launched on STS-74, his first mission!He became the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm and the only Canadian to visit Mir.Learn more about STS-74: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/sts-074.asp📷: NASA
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceOn this day in 1988, the Soviet Union launched its first full-scale reusable space shuttle, Buran ("Snowstorm"). Its first and only orbital flight was made without a crew.
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceOn this day in 1966, Gemini XII splashed down and Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell were welcomed aboard the recovery aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp. This mission marked the end of the Gemini program.
Curiosity@MAstronomers·Nov 15On this day 41 years ago, an astronaut cathced a satellite with his bare hands.Dale Gardner navigated freely with the Manned Maneuvering Unit and began securing a control device to the spinning Westar 6 satellite.[video sped up 2x]
National Air and Space Museum@airandspace·On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy, who set the US on its path to the Moon, made his last visit to NASA’s launch facility at Cape Canaveral, which was renamed Kennedy Space Center in his honor following his death.
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceOn #TDIH in 1970, Soviet robotic lander Luna 17 spacecraft settled on the surface of the Moon, delivering Lunokhod 1, the first successful robotic lunar rover. Lunokhod rovers were about 7 feet long and 5 feet tall.
NASA History Office@NASAhistoryArtemis I's Orion spacecraft captured this view of our planet from 57,000 miles away #OTD in 2022. It was the first human-rated spacecraft to fly around the Moon since Apollo 17, nearly 50 years earlier. We can't wait to see the Artemis II crew's photos!
National Air and Space Museum@airandspace40 years ago today, Space Shuttle Enterprise was removed from the top of a modified Boeing 747 and lowered onto the tarmac at Dulles International Airport to join our collection. It eventually went on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center and is now at the @IntrepidMuseum.
Mike Constantine@MoonpansOn this day 1969 - Apollo 12 Arrives in Lunar OrbitThis photo shows the Apollo 12 crew’s view of the mighty Copernicus crater and the smaller double crater in the foreground, Fauth and Fauth A
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceAstronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, was born today in 1923. He was one of the Mercury 7 and flew to space aboard Mercury Freedom 7 in 1961. Shepard later walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/49rvIk7
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceOn #TDIH in 1997, Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-American woman to go to space during STS-87.Chawla tragically lost her life during her second spaceflight (STS-107) in 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry. More: https://s.si.edu/3G4PDVY
Mike Constantine@MoonpansOn This Day 1969 - Apollo 12 Lands on the Ocean of StormsThis great photo captured by Alan Bean shows commander Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad descending the LM ladder to become the 3rd man to walk on the Moon
National Air and Space Museum@airandspaceEdwin Hubble was born on this day in 1889. His career changed the way we view the universe and our place in it and the Hubble Space Telescope is named in his honor. More on the "man that discovered the universe": https://s.si.edu/49pl7Gq
Nov 19https://twitter.com/Moonpans/status/1991262716325958067QuoteMike Constantine@MoonpansOn This Day 1969 - Apollo 12 Lands on the Ocean of StormsThis great photo captured by Alan Bean shows commander Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad descending the LM ladder to become the 3rd man to walk on the Moon
Stennis Space Center@NASAStennis·NASA Stennis History from November 1967 🚀The S-II-3 stage of the Saturn V rocket is removed at NASA Stennis on Nov. 12, 1967. This stage was the first human-rated Saturn V stage installed and tested on what is now the Fred Haise Test Stand, where we currently test RS-25 engines for NASA's Artemis program.S-II-3 later launched on the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed flight to orbit the Moon.
