Nasa space program

Space shuttle, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and to glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth’s surface. It was developed by NASA and made 135 spaceflights between 1981 and 2011.

NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded the legendary Apollo 8 mission around the moon, has died at 95, the space agency announced. Borman was an accomplished pilot and a unique astronaut.

EVA Astronaut with Moon and Artemis program logo. Banner.

On Sept. 16, 2014, NASA announced the winning design for America’s new space taxi—the first since the Space Shuttle. Two companies won: Boeing and SpaceX.

The International Space Station gets resupplied by the Space Shuttle in this picture showing the operation in space orbit around the earth.

A real-time interactive journey through the first landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.

By Anna HeineyNASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center

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