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This Day in History: 10/04/1957 – Sputnik Launched

This Day in History: 07/20/1969 – Armstrong Walks on Moon

This Day in History: 10/29/1998 – John Glenn Returns to Space

This Day in History: 07/29/1958 – NASA Created

This Day in History: 06/29/1995 – Shuttle Docks with Mir

Columbia Disaster

On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was returning from its 28th mission when, 16 minutes to touchdown, the shuttle incinerated and broke apart over Texas. Communication between the Columbia crew and Mission Control captures the last moments of the flight.

One Small Step…

Compare existing footage with newly restored video of Neil Armstrong’s historic first steps off of the lunar module and onto the surface of the moon. From NASA.