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NASA Ken Mattingly Color Portrait

Astronaut Ken Mattingly passed away on October 31, 2023, leaving his footprint on both the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. 


Women in Space Pin Logo with background of women who have contributed to our exploration of space

Hear from some female trailblazers in the space industry on June 15 and 16, 2023. Learn more about our special guests here.

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Heroes and Legends

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex celebrates Veterans Day! Plus, we've interviewed veteran and astronaut Bruce Melnick.


U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

Veteran astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Pamela A. Melroy and Scott Kelly, will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame® at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on November 13, 2021.


Utensils and bags of food on tray. Photograph taken at Johnson Space Center’s Food Tasting lab.

Living and working in a microgravity environment requires culinary ingenuity and creativity. Meal time on the International Space Station is not as simple as some might think.

Categories: Astronauts, NASA History