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In January 1979, NASA decided to upgrade a space shuttle structural test article to its second orbital vehicle, and later announced its name as Challenger. Following completion of the vehicle, NASA rolled Challenger out to the public at Rockwell International's Palmdale, California, facility on June 30, 1982. 40 Years Ago: First Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger - NASA nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-first-fligh... nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-first-fligh...

On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. It was the second Space Shuttle mission to end in disaster, after the loss of Challenger and crew in 1986. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Wikipedia wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_Shuttle_Columbi... wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_Shuttle_Columbi...

In January 1979, NASA decided to upgrade a space shuttle structural test article to its second orbital vehicle, and later announced its name as Challenger. Following completion of the vehicle, NASA rolled Challenger out to the public at Rockwell International's Palmdale, California, facility on June 30, 1982. 40 Years Ago: First Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger - NASA nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-first-fligh... nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-first-fligh...

The Astronaut Class of 1978, otherwise known as the “Thirty-Five New Guys,” was NASA's first new group of astronauts since 1969. This class was notable for many reasons, including having the first African-American and first Asian-American astronauts. The Class of 1978 and the FLATs - NASA nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › the-class-of-1978-and-t... nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › history › the-class-of-1978-and-t...

1978 saw the launch of the Pioneer Venus missions launched by the United States, on 20 May and 8 August. The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe landed four spacecraft on the planet, one of which transmitted data for 67 minutes before being destroyed by atmospheric pressure. 1978 in spaceflight - Wikipedia wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1978_in_spaceflight wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1978_in_spaceflight

NASA was established on July 29, 1958, with the signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Act and it began operations on October 1, 1958. As the United States' premier aeronautics agency, NACA formed the core of NASA's new structure, absorbing its 8,000 employees and three major research laboratories. NASA - Wikipedia Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NASA Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NASA

Apollo 1 Tragedy The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module, or CM. Apollo 1 - NASA nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › mission › apollo-1 nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › mission › apollo-1

The 1970s saw the final five flights of the Apollo Program including three uses of the Marshall-developed Lunar Roving Vehicle for the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions. The LRV allowed astronauts to expand the amount of science conducted on the lunar surface. 1970s - NASA nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › image-article nasa.gov https://.nasa.gov › image-article