The 50 years of Nasa in picture
Created on 1 October 1958, NASA, American space agency, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008. This picture is surely the most emblematic of his success: send the first man on the moon. It was July 20, 1969 with Apollo 11.
Shuttle Endeavor
At the beginning of the conquest of space, NASA sent the capsules and shuttles. Here, the shuttle Endeavor, from July 26, 2005, from Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral known and located in Florida. The first shuttle, Columbia, flew for the first time April 12, 1981.
Repairers
Thanks to technological advances, and since man walked on the moon, the astronauts out in space. Here the American Rex J. Walheim repairs in 2002 an articulated arm of the International Space Station.
Race to the Moon
NASA was created in response to the launch of the satellite Sputnik, October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union. This event has triggered fierce competition between the Americans and Russians whose race to the moon was a symbol. This photo of Earth was taken July 20, 1969, from the Moon during the first manned flight to the moon.
Apollo 13
The history of the U.S. space agency is marred by several tragedies. The Apollo 13 mission failed when turning to drama, April 13, 1970, one of the two oxygen tanks of the Saturn V rocket exploded. With their minds to unravel, the astronauts were able to save air and energy back to Earth. Here, their module rescue, rescued in the Pacific, when they return April 17, 1970.
Early Man
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. This is the famous phrase that astronaut Neil Armstrong (left here) gave July 20, 1969, walking for the first time on the Moon. The other two members of the Apollo 11 mission was Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin.
Hubble Telescope
Launched April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is a collaboration between NASA and its European counterpart, ESA. In orbit at 600 km altitude, it takes 100 minutes to make a full rotation of the Earth. He produced images of colliding comets, thousands of galaxies etc..