On February 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third American to launch into space and the third human to orbit Earth.
By partnering with Margot Lee Shetterly and the Human Computer Project, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is ...
NASA is closing three offices and laying off their staff as a first step in broader workforce reductions at the agency ...
John Glenn launched on the Friendship 7 flight, the first human orbital flight for NASA, which premiered this video to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the flight – and has made it available to share ...
Katherine Johnson, perhaps the most famous of these women, was a brilliant mathematician whose calculations were critical to the success of NASA’s early missions, including John Glenn’s ...
Lazarus will be the fourth and final speaker on Monday, March 17, in the sold-out 2025 Nonfiction Author Series, hosted by ...
Whenever NASA returns to the moon or visits Mars again, there’s a good chance technology invented at NASA Glenn Research ...
When scientists at NASA Glenn Research Center designed a tire for large-scale vehicles that can withstand extreme temperatures, increased radiation and the lack of atmospheric pressure on the Moon, ...