Today in Space
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 5:10 pm
1961: Gus Grissom becomes the second astronaut to fly a suborbital mission, aboard Liberty Bell 7.
1969: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the lunar surface to begin their journey home.
2011: The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, closing out the shuttle program's final mission.
1969: Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the lunar surface to begin their journey home.
2011: The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, closing out the shuttle program's final mission.