NASA历史

On February 20, 1962, NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history. The mission? Send a man to orbit Earth, observe his reactions and return him home safely. The pilot of this historic flight, John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition. NASA’s Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility, or Gimbal Rig, was one of the many facilities where Glenn trained for their missions. After three years of training, Glenn rocketed into space aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7. He became the third American in space and the first to orbit Earth. The historical flight was no easy feat. At the end of his first orbit, a yaw attitude jet clogged, forcing Glenn to abandon the automatic control…

Twenty-five years ago in Feb. 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris (right) became the first African American to perform a spacewalk. In this image, he and fellow STS-63 astronaut Michael Foale, prepare to exit space shuttle Discovery’s airlock to began their spacewalk. The pair would test new insulation to protect astronauts from the cold, but the Mission Control cut their spacewalk short after the men reported feeling very cold in their suits. Want to be an astronaut and possibly make history? We’re accepting applications March 2-31 for the next class of Artemis Generation of astronauts! For more, read Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts. View the Black History Month Image Gallery. Image Credit: NASA 25年前的1995年2月，宇航员伯纳德·哈里斯(右)成为第一位进行太空行走的非洲裔美国人。在这张图片中，他和同为STS-63宇航员的迈克尔·福尔准备离开发现号航天飞机的气闸，开始他们的太空行走。两名宇航员将测试新的隔热材料来保护宇航员免受寒冷的侵袭，但由于宇航员称他们穿着宇航服感到非常寒冷，任务控制中心缩短了他们的太空行走时间。 想成为一名宇航员并创造历史？我们将于3月2日至31日接受阿尔特弥斯下一代宇航员的申请! 更多信息，请阅读招募探险家:美国宇航局聘请更多的阿尔特弥斯一代宇航员。 查看黑人历史月图片画廊。 图片来源：NASA

Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee speaks with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman.” McGee, a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, and Drew spoke at NASA Headquarters in Washington on Feb. 5, 2020. McGee was a career officer in the Air Force, also serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Over his 30 years of service he flew 409 combat missions. Of the 355 Tuskegee pilots who flew in combat, McGee is one of only nine surviving. Drew has been a NASA astronaut since 2000, flying aboard space shuttle missions STS-118 in 2007 and STS-133 in 2001, the final flight of the orbiter Discovery. Both missions…

Deborah Johnson is long-time employee of NASA, who has spent her entire government career at the agency. Not all NASA personnel are astronauts and scientists. many like Johnson support the Mission Directorates and are the staff who keep the agency functioning at all levels–from administrative tasks to the “cool stuff” like public outreach. Below Johnson talks about her career and motivations. How long have you worked for NASA HQ? I have worked for NASA Headquarters since September 9, 1978 What made you want to work for NASA? I am a Washingtonian, and as a kid, I would visit the museums on the Mall. I had always been curious about space travel. I would visit the Air and Space Museum frequently to satisfy my curiosity for…

Amy Resnik, wife of Chuck Resnik, touches the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Chuck Resnik is the brother of late space shuttle Challenger astronaut Judy Resnik. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. View the Day of Remembrance Gallery. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 图为2020年1月30日，在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的阿灵顿国家公墓，查克·瑞斯尼克的妻子艾米·瑞斯尼克在美国国家航空航天局纪念日的花圈敬献仪式后触摸“挑战者”号航天飞机纪念碑。查克·瑞斯尼克是已故“挑战者”号宇航员朱迪·瑞斯尼克的弟弟。人们敬献花圈以纪念在探索太空中牺牲的男女志士。 查看纪念日画廊。 图片来源： NASA/Joel Kowsky

First and only Native American NASA astronaut, John Herrington (member of the Chickasaw Nation), is pictured here with Lucasti and Caibiya Tsabetsaye (young members of the Zuni Pueblo) in front of the NASA Artemis banner at the 2019 American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s (AISES) National Conference. View the Native American Heritage Month Gallery #NAHM Image Credit: NASA/Caroline Montgomery 第一个也是唯一一个美国本土的宇航员，约翰·赫林顿(奇卡索族成员)，在2019年美国印第安人科学与工程学会(AISES)全国会议上，与卢卡斯蒂和卡比娅·萨布特塞伊(祖尼普韦布洛族的年轻成员)一起站在美国宇航局的阿特米斯旗帜前合影留念。 观看印第安人遗产月画廊 # NAHM 图片来源:NASA/Caroline Montgomery

Days before his 13th birthday, Edward Gonzales lost his father. In spite of childhood hardships, the strong work ethic that his father instilled drove him to obtain employment at one of the largest law firms on the West Coast – O’Melveny and Myers LLP. While at O’Melveny, he managed the Mail Services Department and supported events for former Secretary of State, the Honorable Warren Christopher. After working for the firm for over a decade and furthering his education, a friend mentioned an opening at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He was hired as a business administrator, but quickly gravitated to the education side of the house. Since 2001, he has worked with underserved, underrepresented minorities and communities in the capacity of mentoring, co-managing various programs,…

Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, George Gorospe was taught by his parents to take pride in his Native American heritage. His father was a journalist and political activist, who was one of the founding members of the Native American Journalist Association. When it was time to attend high school, his parents sent him to the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Fe Indian School, operated by the All Indian Pueblo Council, seeks to empower Native American youth with Native American culture as a foundation. Native American Heritage month image gallery After high school graduation, George attended Dartmouth College, where he was the president of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. He majored in Classical Studies (history…

Fifty years ago on Nov. 14, 1969, Apollo 12 launched at 11:22 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on a mission to land on the Moon’s Ocean of Storms. When the Earth moved directly between the Sun and the Apollo 12 spacecraft on the journey home from the Moon, the crew captured this image of a solar eclipse a 16mm motion picture camera. Aboard the craft were Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad; command module pilot Richard F. Gordon Jr. and lunar module pilot Alan Bean. While Conrad and Bean descended in the Lunar Module “Intrepid” to explore the Ocean of Storms, Gordon remained with the command and service modules “Yankee Clipper” in lunar orbit. Image Credit: NASA 50年前的1969年11月14日，美国东部时间上午11点22分，阿波罗12号从位于肯尼迪航天中心的39A号发射中心发射升空，执行登陆月球风暴海洋的任务。 在从月球返回地球的途中，地球在太阳和阿波罗12号宇宙飞船之间移动，宇航员们用16mm的摄像机拍摄了这张日食的照片。这艘船的船长是Charles “Pete” Conrad；指挥舱飞行员Richard…