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July 29, 2020 – Signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Act

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On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law. This legislation created NASA, which formally came into being on October 1, 1958.…

July 8, 2020 – 9th Anniversary of STS-135 Launch

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Today, the NASA flag flies in honor of the 9th Anniversary of the launch of the final space shuttle mission, STS-135.

June 9, 2020 – Space Shuttle Discovery

Today, the flag of the Space Shuttle Discovery flies!

May 27, 2020 – #LaunchAmerica

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Today the flags of the United States and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration fly in honor of the first crewed launch from American soil in nine years. At 1:33…

May 5, 2020 – Freedom 7 (Mercury-Redstone 3) Anniversary

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On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. His suborbital flight lasted just over 15 minutes and reached an apogee (maximum altitude of 101 nautical…

February 1, 2020 – Columbia Astronauts

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On February 1, 2003, during its re-entry into earth's atmosphere, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated due to a basketball sized hole in the leading edge of its left wing, caused…

January 28, 2020 – Challenger Astronauts

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On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff due to the failure of an O-Ring in one of the two solid rocket boosters. This, the…

January 27, 2020 – Apollo 1 Astronauts

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On January 27, 1967, during a test on the pad in Florida, Apollo 1 Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee were killed due to…

July 20, 2019 – NASA

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Fifty years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to visit the moon. They were the first of twelve people to walk on Earth's nearest celestial…

July 5, 2019 – Space Shuttle Discovery

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Today, I fly the flag of the best Space Shuttle Orbiter, Discovery. I saw Discovery launch on its second to last mission, STS-131, on April 5, 2010. This is the…