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VideoJuly 20, 1976: Landing on the red planet
Today marks the 40th anniversary -- July 20, 1976 -- of the first U.S. robotic landing on another planet by the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars.
Secret NRO satellite mounted atop Atlas 5 rocket for July 28 launch
Crews hoisted a covert spacecraft atop an Atlas 5 booster rocket this morning for its trek into an equatorial orbit next week.
Progress 64P: Full launch broadcast
A Russian Soyuz booster places the Progress 64P autonomous cargo ship into orbit for a two-day journey to deliver 5,300 pounds of fuel, water and supplies to the International Space Station.
VideoJuly 16, 1969: Launch of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched today in 1969 aboard Apollo 11 for one of the defining moments of the 20th century -- man's first landing on the moon.
VideoJuly 15, 1975: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project launched
American and Soviet crews were launched today in 1975 for the first handshakes in space between the two superpowers as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Delta 2 rocket being assembled at Vandenberg for penultimate launch
The next-to-last Delta 2 rocket is being stacked at its California launch site to take flight in January to put a civilian weather satellite into polar orbit.
STS-135 video: Narrated flow tapes
This narrated footage shows the preparations that shuttle Atlantis and the mission payloads underwent at Kennedy Space Center for launch on STS-135 to the International Space Station.
STS-135 video: Resupply pod hoisted from Atlantis’ bay
A cargo-delivery module packed with 9,400 pounds of food, equipment and science gear departed shuttle Atlantis' payload bay on July 11, 2011 and parked at the International Space Station's doorway for unloading.
STS-135 video: Docking
America's final space shuttle arrives at the International Space Station to deliver one last massive load of goods and provisions.
Mystery payload for spy satellite agency launching aboard next Atlas 5
United Launch Alliance is preparing an Atlas 5 rocket to boost an undercover satellite into orbit for national security later this month.