On March 26, 1958, the United States launched its third satellite into space. Explorer 3 was almost identical to Explorer 1, which was the first satellite the U.S. ever launched. Its payload included a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector. Read about what discoveries this mission led to: https://buff.ly/2G8EqHx | Space.com

During their six months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts worked on: 🦴 Bone & joint health 🔬 Protein crystals 🌱 Space crop harvests ...and hundreds more research experiments benefiting humans in space and on Earth! Details: https://go.nasa.gov/3ewvbiT | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meet the two astronauts who just landed NASA's first crewed mission into space from the U.S. in 9 years. | AJ

NASA astronaut explains how his journeys into space changed his view on life. | Insider Tech