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National Aeronautics and Space Administration: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Mar 13, 2026
Invalidated site: American Historama - NASA. Apr 17, 2024
Corrected display issue. Mar 20, 2023
Links added. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: History Computer - NASA: the Complete History. Oct 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Space.com - NASA: 60 Years of Space Exploration. Mar 13, 2022
Changed “manned” to “crewed” and “unmanned” to “uncrewed.” Jan 28, 2020
Add new Web site: American Historama - NASA. Jan 16, 2019
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - NASA Facts. Sep 13, 2017
In the discussion of the space shuttle, changed "cannot be conducted" to "could not be conducted." Mar 27, 2017
Add new Web site: The White House - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dec 04, 2016
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dec 04, 2016
Add new Web site: GlobalChange.gov - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dec 04, 2016
Add new Web site: AllGov.com - Independent Agencies - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sep 07, 2016
Add new Web site: Official Site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aug 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Jan 03, 2013
Added image of the control room at the Johnson Space Flight Center. Feb 01, 2012
Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - The Shuttle. Aug 22, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How NASA Works. Feb 11, 2009
Added new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Bob Crippen Gets Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Oct 09, 2007
Media added. Feb 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Nov 12, 2006
Added new Web site: Official Site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nov 02, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 03, 1999
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