The First Five Years" commemorates NASA's achievements from its inception in 1958 to its fifth anniversary in 1963. It ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

From March 5 through March 10, Mercury will set at, or shortly after the end of evening twilight, more than 1 hour 30 minutes after sunset for mid-northern latitudes. Mercury is popularly known as ...

This was the sixth and final flyby of Mercury for the BepiColombo spacecraft since its launch in 2018, a manoeuvre that will assist the spacecraft in entering orbit around Mercury late next year.

This finely modelled launch mallet was used by Mrs Ballantyne to launch the paddle steamer Mercury from the Fairfield Shipyard at Glasgow in 1934. Its two brass rings are engraved with the launch ...