This story tells the tale of one small American flag fortunate enough to embark on an incredible journey. It wasn’t the first flag to ride into space, or the
President Barack Obama called to congratulate the crews, and I heard him talking
A simple turn of phrase was all it took for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of Katherine Johnson’s home state of West Virginia to capture the feeling in
In 2015, President Barack Obama presented Katherine Johnson with the Presidential
When she heard that NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, would name its newest building after her, Katherine Johnson responded the only way
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by then-President Barack
In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced his Vision for Space Exploration. Among other goals, the Vision called for the retirement of the space
On July 15, President Barack H.
This week marks the anniversary of two significant events in the history of space exploration-the flight of Valentina Tereshkova 50 years ago on June 16 and
Her pioneering voyage and remarkable life helped, as President Barack Obama said
On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd shuttle
The crew received a phone call from President Barack Obama and several schoolchildren
NASA and Starburst Accelerator, a leading global aerospace accelerator, partnered for a pitch event about the future of aerospace on June 23, 2016. The event
Contractor Council Awards Honors Outstanding Contributions to Ames President Obama
Amid a backdrop for the effort to put a human in space was the Cold War. The Soviet Union also was working to put the first human in space, and they did on
NASA/Bill White Speaking at the Florida spaceport on April 15, 2010, President Barack
