Japan and China each launched their first satellites in 1970, bringing the total number of nations with independent launch capability to five. Apollo 13 was launched; after suffering an explosion …

Mar 29, 2023 · The 10-year span saw Kennedy help NASA reach farther into space than ever before. The center launched men to the moon five times, rescued a crew during an …

Apollo 13 was originally scheduled for launch on March 12, 1970, but that January NASA announced the mission would be postponed until April 11, both to allow more time for planning …

Jun 5, 2020 · 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 …

Apr 13, 2015 · This photograph of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center), Houston, was taken …

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-gathered-data-on-aircraft-emissions-in-the-1970s-2 the passage of the Clean Air Act of 1970, new standards were established to …

Jan 13, 2025 · The 1970s are a period of transition, expanded scientific study, and engineering innovation at Marshall, as NASA concludes the Apollo Program and the next great era of …

Aug 28, 2021 · A sweep of 1970s NASA images reveals treasures chronicling the early development of the Space Shuttle program, which required the agency’s centers and …

Feb 11, 2025 · Disaster nearly struck NASA during Apollo 13’s failed mission in 1970. In this photo, the Mission Control team celebrates the safe return of the flight crew to Earth.” Before …

May 16, 2021 · By 1970, budget cuts were forcing NASA to cancel Apollos 18, 19, and 20, and lunar landing sites and scientific priorities were being reshuffled into other missions. In …