This image shows one of the Vanguard satellites being checked out at Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1958. Vanguard 1, the world’s first solar-powered satellite, launched on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This artifact is one of several ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This full-scale mock-up of the ...

"It would be a record for retrieving an exposed spacecraft." Decades ago during the heady space race rivalry between the former Soviet Union and the United States, the entire world experienced the ...