#nasahistory — Public Fediverse posts
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From Cabbages to Countdowns: NASA Marks 100 Years of Modern Rocketry https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/from-cabbages-to-craters-nasa-marks-one-century-of-modern-rocketry/ #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NASAHistory
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NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasas-home-for-experimental-flight-advances-aeronautics-mission/ #NASA #ArmstrongFlightResearchCenter #Aeronautics #FlightInnovation #NASAAircraft #NASAHistory
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NASA’s official book argues archaeologists may help decode alien signals. Math may connect us—but meaning may stay hidden. Without shared context, extraterrestrial communication could remain permanently mysterious.
#SETI #NASAHistory #AlienSignal #Technosignatures
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/extraterrestrial-communication-00102453 -
NASA’s official book argues archaeologists may help decode alien signals. Math may connect us—but meaning may stay hidden. Without shared context, extraterrestrial communication could remain permanently mysterious.
#SETI #NASAHistory #AlienSignal #Technosignatures
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/extraterrestrial-communication-00102453 -
NASA’s official book argues archaeologists may help decode alien signals. Math may connect us—but meaning may stay hidden. Without shared context, extraterrestrial communication could remain permanently mysterious.
#SETI #NASAHistory #AlienSignal #Technosignatures
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/extraterrestrial-communication-00102453 -
NASA’s official book argues archaeologists may help decode alien signals. Math may connect us—but meaning may stay hidden. Without shared context, extraterrestrial communication could remain permanently mysterious.
#SETI #NASAHistory #AlienSignal #Technosignatures
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/extraterrestrial-communication-00102453 -
NASA Marshall Prepares for Demolition of Historic Test, Simulation Facilities https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasa-marshall-prepares-for-demolition-of-historic-test-simulation-facilities/ #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #MarshallTestFacilityAndSupportInfrastructure #NASAHistory
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On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the Moon! Astronauts John Young & Charles Duke used the Lunar Rover to explore the Descartes Highlands and brought back over 200 pounds of lunar rock. A key milestone in space exploration!
#Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #SpaceHistory #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarSamples #NASAHistory
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On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the Moon! Astronauts John Young & Charles Duke used the Lunar Rover to explore the Descartes Highlands and brought back over 200 pounds of lunar rock. A key milestone in space exploration!
#Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #SpaceHistory #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarSamples #NASAHistory
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On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the Moon! Astronauts John Young & Charles Duke used the Lunar Rover to explore the Descartes Highlands and brought back over 200 pounds of lunar rock. A key milestone in space exploration!
#Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #SpaceHistory #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarSamples #NASAHistory
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On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the Moon! Astronauts John Young & Charles Duke used the Lunar Rover to explore the Descartes Highlands and brought back over 200 pounds of lunar rock. A key milestone in space exploration!
#Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #SpaceHistory #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarSamples #NASAHistory
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On April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 launched to the Moon! Astronauts John Young & Charles Duke used the Lunar Rover to explore the Descartes Highlands and brought back over 200 pounds of lunar rock. A key milestone in space exploration!
#Apollo16 #LunarRover #NASA #SpaceHistory #MoonMission #SpaceExploration #LunarSamples #NASAHistory
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55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-apollo-12-makes-a-pinpoint-landing-on-the-moon/ #NASA #NASAHistory #Apollo12
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MESSENGER – From Setbacks to Success https://www.nasa.gov/history/messenger-from-setbacks-to-success/ #NASA #NASAHistory #DiscoveryProgram #MESSENGERMErcurySurfaceSpaceENvironmentGEochemistryAndRanging
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MESSENGER – From Setbacks to Success https://www.nasa.gov/history/messenger-from-setbacks-to-success/ #NASA #NASAHistory #DiscoveryProgram #MESSENGERMErcurySurfaceSpaceENvironmentGEochemistryAndRanging
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MESSENGER – From Setbacks to Success https://www.nasa.gov/history/messenger-from-setbacks-to-success/ #NASA #NASAHistory #DiscoveryProgram #MESSENGERMErcurySurfaceSpaceENvironmentGEochemistryAndRanging
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45 Years Ago: Skylab Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere https://www.nasa.gov/history/45-years-ago-skylab-reenters-earths-atmosphere/ #NASA #NASAHistory #Skylab
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Giant Batteries Deliver Renewable Energy When It’s Needed https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-transfer/spinoffs/giant-batteries-deliver-renewable-energy-when-its-needed/ #NASA #Spinoffs #GlennHistory #GlennResearchCenter #NASAHistory #TechnologyTransfer #TechnologyTransferSpinoffs
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NASA’s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story’ https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasas-sert-ii-a-genuine-space-success-story/ #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #GlennHistory #NASAHistory #Technology #TechnologyForSpaceTravel
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US House of Representatives Columbia Accident Documents https://www.nasa.gov/history/us-house-of-representatives-columbia-accident-documents/ #NASA #NASAHistory #STS107
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More Planets than Stars: Kepler’s Legacy https://www.nasa.gov/history/more-planets-than-stars-keplers-legacy/ #NASA #NASAHistory #Exoplanets #KeplerK2
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50 Years Ago: Skylab 4 Astronauts Return From Record-Breaking Spaceflight https://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-skylab-4-astronauts-return-from-record-breaking-spaceflight/ #NASA #NASAHistory #Skylab
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An Apollo 8 Christmas Dinner Surprise: Turkey and Gravy Make Space History https://www.nasa.gov/history/apollo-8-christmas-dinner/ #NASA #NASAHistory #Apollo8 #FrankBorman #HumansInSpace
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40 Years Ago: STS-9, the First Spacelab Science Mission https://www.nasa.gov/history/40-years-ago-sts-9-the-first-spacelab-science-mission/ #NASA #NASAHistory #SpaceShuttle #STS9
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Spacelab 1: A Model for International Cooperation https://www.nasa.gov/history/spacelab-1-a-model-for-international-cooperation/ #NASA #NASAHistory #BrewsterHShawJr #ByronKLichtenberg #JohnWYoung #OwenKGarriott #RobertARParker #STS9
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#DYK that more than 20% of the Apollo astronauts were left-handed? That's more than double the proportion of lefties in the general population! #InternationalLeftHandersDay
📷 A reunion of former astronauts at @NASA_Johnson in August 1978
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Owen Garriott (shown here) and his Skylab 3 crewmates performed a nearly 6.5 hour spacewalk #OTD in 1973 to install a 2-pole sunshade, change the film on the Apollo Telescope Mount, and install and repair equipment for experiments. #Skylab50
Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/47rmpNR
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We've got the data to prove it: @nasa has the right stuff when it comes to #ArchivesScience!
📷 In 1949, human computers obtain data from rows of manometers below the 18x18-inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel at @NASAglenn. #ArchivesHashtagParty
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The Skylab 3 mission launched #50YearsAgo today with astronauts Alan Bean, Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott on board, ready for a record-breaking 59-day mission furthering science on the Skylab space station. #Skylab50
Revisit Skylab 3: https://go.nasa.gov/44xOaSR
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The Skylab 3 crew snapped this pic of the Skylab space station, their home for the next two months, prior to docking. #Skylab50
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The Skylab 3 mission launched #50YearsAgo today with astronauts Alan Bean, Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott on board, ready for a record-breaking 59-day mission furthering science on the Skylab space station. #Skylab50
Revisit Skylab 3: https://go.nasa.gov/44xOaSR
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50 years ago, Skylab's prime spider, Arabella, was preparing for launch. From over 3,400 proposals from high school students across the country, the "Web Formation" experiment was one of 25 chosen to fly on Skylab. #Skylab50
📸 Dr. Ray Gause feeds Arabella a fly in July 1973
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While most aircraft run on fossil fuels, NASA has been working on alternatives for decades. 🌱
Helios, a record-breaking, remotely-piloted, solar-powered aircraft, suffered a mishap #20YearsAgo today, breaking apart over the Pacific.
More about Helios: https://go.nasa.gov/447cmLh
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Pete Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and Paul Weitz splashed down in the Pacific Ocean #OTD in 1973, successfully completing the Skylab 2 mission. #Skylab50
The record for longest time spent in space was now 28 days. https://go.nasa.gov/3NKEZbT
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#50YearsAgo today, the Skylab 2 crew said goodbye to Skylab and prepared for their return to Earth, taking this photo of the station that had been their home for the last 26 days.
Despite the slow start on the damaged station, they had salvaged the program, managed to accomplish the majority of their science goals, and broke the space endurance record during their stay! #Skylab50
Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-skylab-2-astronauts-splash-down-after-record-breaking-28-day-mission
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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#40YearsAgo today at 7:33 a.m. EST, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to go to space.
Sending a cosmic salute to all the fearless women astronauts who've soared beyond boundaries and inspired generations. 🌟 💪 👩🚀 #WomeninSpace #Inspiration
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"Houston, Skylab. I'd like you to be the first to know that the pilot is the proud father of a genuine flare." 🌟
Skylab's Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) had 8 telescopes for observing the Sun at different wavelengths. #Skylab50 1/3
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#OTD in 1973, the Skylab 2 crew made their first observations of a solar flare, recording the long-awaited event with unprecedented detail! #Skylab50
Want to learn more about Skylab's solar observations? We have a book on that! https://go.nasa.gov/4675SO2
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!
Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!
More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! https://go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!
Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!
More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! https://go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!
Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!
More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! https://go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
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…boldly going where no spacecraft had gone before!
Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft sent to the outer solar system, became the first to cross Neptune's orbit #40YearsAgo today!
More about Pioneer 10, a mission of firsts! https://go.nasa.gov/3X22bVQ
#NASAhistory
