The birth of NASA and the space race
Project Apollo and the giant leap
The space shuttle era and orbital labs
Robotic pioneers and the search for life
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Master of The history of NASA
artiteacher Search for Martian Life
Underneath the dusty red of Jezero Crater’s clay, We found complex carbon where the ancient waters lay.
artiteacher NASA's newest space observatory uses infrared light to photograph the very first galaxies formed after the Big Bang.
artiteacher A series of increasingly advanced robotic rovers has searched for signs of past water and life on Mars.
artiteacher Match NASA's robotic explorers to their missions to discover how they shaped space history.
Golden record: The Voyager probes carry a copper phonograph record containing greetings in 55 languages, sounds of humpback whales, and music by Bach.
A spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet or other celestial body. In 1976, NASA's Viking 1 became the first successful lander to test Martian soil for microbial activity.
How many languages are represented in the spoken greetings recorded on the Voyager Golden Record?
What was the name of NASA's very first wheeled Mars rover, which landed in 1997?
Which planet was NOT visited by either Voyager 1 or Voyager 2 during their primary missions?
Which Greek goddess, the twin sister of Apollo, is the namesake of NASA's modern Moon landing program?
What is the primary objective of the Perseverance rover currently exploring Jezero Crater on Mars?
Which spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space in 2012?
On which holiday was the revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021?
What material is used to coat the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope to help reflect infrared light?