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Learn about the three locations in the United States where the Space Shuttle system landed, and the runways and surfaces used for each mission. See the details of the 116 missions that landed at Kennedy Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base, and White Sands Space Harbor.
Learn about the first human-made object to touch the Moon in 1959 and the six crewed landings by Apollo program from 1969 to 1972. Find out the dates, locations and details of all successful soft and hard landings on the Moon by government and commercial space agencies.
A Human Landing System (HLS) is a spacecraft that will land humans on the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program. Learn about the design competition, the selected vendors, and the timeline for the lunar missions.
The Artemis program is a NASA-led initiative to return humans to the Moon and establish a permanent base there. It involves various missions using the Space Launch System, Orion, Starship, and Lunar Gateway, with the first crewed landing planned for 2026.
Perseverance is a car-sized rover that explores the Jezero crater on Mars since 2021. It seeks signs of past life, collects samples for future return, and tests oxygen production for crewed missions.
Learn about the Space Shuttle, a retired, partially reusable spacecraft system operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011. Find out how it was designed, launched, and used for various purposes, such as satellite deployment, science experiments, and ISS construction.
The Shuttle Landing Facility is an airport on Merritt Island, Florida, that was used by Space Shuttle for landing until 2011. It is also used by private companies such as Boeing for the X-37B spacecraft and NASA for Project Morpheus testing.
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA.As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory.