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Without a doubt, 1966 proved to be a banner year for lunar exploration. At the end of the first month of the year, the Soviet Union […]
Announcements about the discovery of habitable extrasolar planets have regularly dominated the news from the astronomical community over the last several years. This naturally reflects the […]
The small red dwarf star Proxima Centauri has been in the news quite a bit because of the discovery of an Earth-size planet, designated Proxima Centauri […]
At times it seems that we have overused various superlative labels to the point where they have lost their meaning. While this trend may seem to […]
As 1966 was nearing an end, preparations for the first manned Apollo mission planned for February 1967 were moving swiftly ahead. Almost lost in the flurry […]
At the dawn of the Space Age, the various branches of the US military all had their own grandiose plans for dominating space. Although the founding […]
As the year 1966 progressed, NASA was pushing hard to keep to its schedule so that Apollo could land on the Moon before the end of […]
After the Soviet Luna 10 spacecraft became the first to enter orbit around the Moon on April 3, 1966 (see “Luna 10: The First Lunar Satellite”), […]
World-Class Science and Engineering Team to Measure Hurricanes from Space – to provide faster, more accurate measurements and forecasts of intensities and tracks, potentially saving billions […]
NASA today enjoys the reputation of being the best in the field of lunar and planetary exploration as a result of decades of highly successful missions. […]
While space enthusiasts tend to focus their attention on spacecraft and the rockets used to launch them, there is a lot more that is needed to […]
The year 1966 was a pivotal one in the race to reach the Moon. Testing of the Apollo spacecraft in preparation for the first manned flight […]
