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Apollo 40th Anniversary

Humans first traveled to the moon 40 years ago.

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This Month in Exploration

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A Final 'Goodbye' to the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel

A group of employees who worked in the Full-Scale Tunnel

10.16.09

Alumni gather to celebrate the 78-year history of the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel.

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This Month in Exploration - October

Kathryn Sullivan prepares for underwater training for the STS 41-G mission.

10.02.09

Twenty-five years ago, the first woman walked in space. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.

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Aerospace Walk of Honor inducts James McDivitt

Retired NASA Apollo program astronaut James McDivitt (right) is presented with a medal by Ron Smith, vice-mayor of the City of Lancaster, Calif., at the city’s Aerospace Walk of Honor induction ceremonies Sept. 19.

09.22.09

Retired NASA Apollo program astronaut James McDivitt was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster City, Calif. on Sept. 19, 2009.

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Lunar South Pole -- Out of the Shadows

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera captured this two image mosaic of the lunar south pole.
Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3

Four months after the success of Apollo 11, NASA launched Apollo 12 in November 1969. Almost exactly 40 years later, LRO has seen the landing site.
This Month in Exploration - September

Fifty years ago the first powered X-15 flight occurred in Edwards, California. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
This Month in Exploration - August

One hundred years ago the Army bought its first airplane from the Wright brothers. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
NASA And Google Launch Exploration of Moon

NASA and Google announced the launch of an interactive, 3D atlas of the moon, viewable with Google Earth.

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News Releases

NASA Announces Advisory Council Chairs and Committee Structure

11.02.09 - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden held his first meeting with the restructured NASA Advisory Council this week at the agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif.
NASA Honors JFK with Moon Rock to be Displayed at Rice University

10.05.09 - On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, NASA honored President John F. Kennedy with an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his vision and leadership in landing a man on the moon.