Before NASA, the rocket plane was the preferred route to space
The development of the rocket, 1920–1957
The race to launch something, anything, into orbit.
The race to launch the first human into space.
Kennedy issues the challenge.
NASA invents spaceflight with project Gemini.
A disaster on Apollo 1 puts NASA on track for the moon.
The birth of the Saturn V
Apollo 11 and the first steps on the moon.
Apollo 11 had been a near miss. 12 and 13 were near disasters.
The era of the space cowboy comes to an end.