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NASA image: Skylab
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Jun 2, 1972

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Atlanta, Georgia high school student, Neal W. Shannon, is greeted by (left to right): Astronauts Russell L....

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jun 2, 1972

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Aiea, Hawaii high school student, John C. Hamilton, is greeted by (left to right): Astronauts Russell L....

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Mar 12, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the 2004 Florida Regional FIRST competition in the University of Central Florida...

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May 2, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The winning students and their teachers of the 2014 DuPont Challenge Science Essay...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jun 2, 1972

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Garland, Texas high school student, Keith D. McGee, is greeted by (left to right): Astronauts Russell L....

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NASA image: KSC-2014-3537
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Aug 15, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director and former astronaut Bob Cabana, talks to Florida middle school...

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May 14, 2002

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- JoAnn H. Morgan, director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC,...

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Oct 13, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From left, NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester; Paul McFall, president, Pearson Scott...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-2853
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Jun 4, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) shares a light moment with NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.
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Jun 8, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) shares a light moment with NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis is introduced to the media at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.
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Jun 8, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis is introduced to the media at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) is introduced to the media by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.
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Jun 8, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) is introduced to the media by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at a press conference. The Siberian-born Arizona resident wrote the winning entry in the Name the Rovers Contest sponsored by NASA and the Lego Co., a Denmark-based toymaker, with collaboration from the Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. The names she selected for the Mars Exploration Rovers are "Spirit" and "Opportunity." The third grader's essay was chosen from more than 10,000 American student entries. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A, with the rover Spirit aboard, is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.

NASA image: NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy: We’re Going Back to the Moon – and Staying
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Sep 9, 2025

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy: We’re Going Back to the Moon – and Staying

NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy speaks on America’s mission to lead in space travel: “We’re going back to the...

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Jan 8, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel (right) is ready to participate in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0021
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Jan 8, 2008

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel poses with track vehicles during NASCAR's Preseason Thunder...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Aug 21, 1972

Skylab

Youngstown, Ohio high school student, W. Brian Dunlap (center), discusses with Dr. Robert Head (right), and Henry...

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NASA image: Mars Decoder Ring
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Feb 23, 2021

Mars Decoder Ring

This annotated image was taken by a parachute-up-look camera aboard the protective back shell of NASA's Perseverance...

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NASA image: KSC-2013-2213
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Apr 26, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The winning students and their teachers of the 2013 DuPont Challenge Science Essay...

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NASA image: GRC-1997-C-03941
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Oct 2, 1997

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In 1949, after graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art, James “Jim” Modarelli began his career as an...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0012
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Jan 8, 2008

KSC-08pd0012

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel (right) talks to NASCAR driver Kurt Busch about his pending...

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jun 2, 1972

Skylab

Rockford, Illinois high school student, Vincent Converse (right), is greeted by astronauts Russell L. Schweickart...

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NASA image: KSC-2014-2071
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Apr 13, 2014

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Members of the winning teams in the International Space Apps Challenge display their Galactic...

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NASA image: KSC-08pd0011
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Jan 8, 2008

KSC-08pd0011

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (left) talks to astronaut Andrew Feustel about driving....

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NASA image: KSC-2013-2212
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Apr 26, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The winning students and their teachers of the 2013 DuPont Challenge Science Essay...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) shares a light moment with NASA Administrator Sean...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis is introduced to the media at a press conference. The...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Nine-year-old Sofi Collis (left) is introduced to the media by NASA Administrator Sean...

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