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
YOUR GOAL
Master of The history of NASA
artiteacher Orbital Laboratories
Orbiting high! Orbiting high! We're running the lab, orbiting high!
artiteacher The ISS represents a massive, peaceful collaboration between five space agencies representing 15 countries.
artiteacher Launched with a flawed mirror, the Hubble Space Telescope was saved by a daring shuttle repair mission.
artiteacher Dock the space shuttle to the station to learn how orbital labs were built.
Space telescope repair: Astronauts repairing the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993 had to use customized, non-magnetic tools to avoid damaging the telescope's electronics.
A reusable spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo between Earth and outer space. NASA's program officially began spaceflights with the launch of Columbia on April 12, 1981.
Why did the Hubble Space Telescope send back blurry images when it was first launched in 1990?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five space agencies that operate the ISS?
Which space shuttle flew the very first mission of the Space Shuttle program in 1981?
How many total missions were flown during NASA's Space Shuttle program from 1981 to 2011?
What was the name of NASA's first dedicated US space station, which orbited in the 1970s?
Which space shuttle was used for the daring 1993 mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope?
In what year did the International Space Station begin hosting a continuous human presence?