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Behind the Scenes: Inside Astronaut Scott Carpenter's 1962 Mercury Flight (Photos)
May 24, 2017 | Image AlbumThe second American to orbit the Earth, Scott Carpenter, blasted off on May 24, 1962 and made three trips around the planet before he accidentally landed off-course. See archival NASA photos of the historic mission in this photo gallery.
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The Apollo 10 Mission: NASA's Lunar Landing Dress Rehearsal in Photos
May 18, 2017 | Image AlbumOn May 18, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 10 mission to the moon. See photos from this dress rehearsal for the Apollo lunar landings that followed in our full gallery here.
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In Photos: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Inmarsat-5 F4 Communications Satellite
May 16, 2017 | Image AlbumOn May 15, 2017, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite into orbit from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. See launch photos here.
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Faith 7: Gordon Cooper's 1963 Mercury-Atlas 9 Launch in Pictures
May 15, 2017 | Image AlbumOn May 15, 1963 NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper launched into space on the Faith 7 mission in his Mercury space capsule. See photos from Cooper's historic flight here.
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Astronaut Anna Fisher: The First Mom in Space (Photos)
May 14, 2017 | Image AlbumAstronaut Anna Fisher joined NASA in 1978 and became the first mother to fly in space when she launched on her space shuttle mission. See photos from her space career here. She retired from NASA in 2017.
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A Gift from Halley’s Comet: The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Photos
May 09, 2017 | Image AlbumSee photos of bright, beautiful Eta Aquarid meteors and Halley's Comet.
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Photos: NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter
May 09, 2017 | Image AlbumThe Juno spacecraft gets power from the sun, the first Jupiter probe of its kind.
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X-37B Space Plane: US Air Force's 4th Mystery Mission in Photos
May 08, 2017 | Image AlbumThe U.S. Air Force's fourth mystery mission of its X-37B space plane launches on May 20, 2015. How long the mission will last, and its exact purpose, is a mystery. See photos from the mission here.
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Building Project Mercury: Test Flight Photos of NASA's First Spaceship
May 07, 2017 | Image AlbumThe Mercury space capsule was the first American spacecraft built to carry astronauts. See photos of the space capsule's development leading up to the crewed flights in 1961 and beyond.
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Mercury Redstone 3: Photos from Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 Spaceflight
May 07, 2017 | Image AlbumOn May 5, 1961, NASA launched the Mercury Redstone 3 rocket to make Alan Shepard the first American in space on the historic Freedom 7 mission. See some amazing vintage photos from the from the historic mission here.
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