NASA Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/nasa/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:53:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg NASA Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/nasa/ 32 32 Ed White: The First American Walk(er) https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/ https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:45:57 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9259 The momentous occasion of Ed White performing the first American spacewalk was captured by the co-pilot of Gemini 4, James A. McDivitt. The caption of the photo should befittingly be Ed White’s joyous words while performing the “extra-vehicular activity,” (aka Space walking): “I feel like a million dollars”. Ed also commented that coming back to […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ed-white-first-american-walker/feed/ 1 In Pictures: Aircraft Used In The North American X-15 Hypersonic Program https://aviospace.org/north-american-x-15-hypersonic-aircraft-in-pictures/ https://aviospace.org/north-american-x-15-hypersonic-aircraft-in-pictures/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:44:16 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=6583 The X-15 was the first aircraft to cross the boundaries of outer space. It was also the first airplane to reach hypersonic speed. Neil A. Armstrong, a NASA pilot and the first person to moon, has been documented at the contracted flight test program.  A modified B-52 Strat fortress, a massive bomber, was used as […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/north-american-x-15-hypersonic-aircraft-in-pictures/feed/ 3 The Kármán Line Says Space Begins at 100 km. But Is That Really True? https://aviospace.org/karman-line-where-does-space-begin/ https://aviospace.org/karman-line-where-does-space-begin/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2024 10:44:09 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=1986 The decade of 1960 marked a very important period of space exploration as it saw the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik I, by the USSR officially beginning human adventure into uncharted territory outside the Earth. “Space” as we know it has the capacity to awe, frighten, and tremble us: “Surrounded by infinite space, and […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/karman-line-where-does-space-begin/feed/ 2 Concorde Flew at Mach 2.04. Are Supersonic Airliners Finally Coming Back? https://aviospace.org/concorde-mach-2-supersonic-airliners-comeback/ https://aviospace.org/concorde-mach-2-supersonic-airliners-comeback/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:37:55 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=1750 Concorde was one aircraft whose sleek, luxury, and speed have not yet found a worthy replacement. Aviation lovers are nostalgic about the times it just glided through the skies at twice the speed of sound. Much like many beauties, it had its rival- the Tupolev Tu-144, which debuted two months before the Concorde and was […]

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