Have you ever wondered what it's truly like to live on a spaceship, where every window offers an endless vista of stars? From ...

For a quarter of a century, humans have continuously occupied the International Space Station. Here's a look at how far we've ...

On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112. This mission brought the ...

In 1978 Nasa announced 35 new astronauts for a new era of spaceflight – and six of them were women. Here's how the Space Shuttle programme chipped away at one of Nasa's blind spots.

Eileen Collins reflects on her time as the first female not only to pilot but also command a spacecraft. Here's her ...

On July 23, 1999, the space shuttle Columbia launched into orbit to deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This space telescope can detect X-ray radiation emitted by things in the universe that are hot ...

Joan Higginbotham, who spent 12 days aboard the International Space Station and on a NASA Shuttle mission, now promotes STEM subjects in her role at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex ...

US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was one of seven ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This patch from the NASA Fundamental ...