Payload Blog
The first class of female astronaut included Shannon Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn Sullivan, Judith Resnik, Anna Fisher and Sally Ride.

In honor of Women's History Month, hear an untold inspiring story about NASA's first class of female astronauts.

Tags: NASA History

Dwarf Planet Pluto

In honor of the 90th anniversary of Pluto’s discovery, put your knowledge to the test and learn a little more about this dwarf planet.

Categories: Special Events

Family poses for a photo with an astronaut in front of the NASA meatball at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Planning a visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex? Check out these must-see experiences while you’re here. 


Hangar C on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Go behind the Cape Canaveral’s gates and get up close to the dawn of the U.S. space program in this new special interest bus tour. Get an exclusive look at this tour perfect for space and history enthusiasts! This tour is currently unavailable.


Space Shuttle Columbia vertical in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

50 years ago, the Apollo 13 mission introduced the now-famous saying, “Failure is not an option.” But when failures do occur – as is inevitable – NASA takes steps to learn from them so they will never be repeated. These valuable lessons can apply to the lives of our students as well.