Multimedia Gallery
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory control room in Pasadena, California, as it appeared in 1964 during the Ranger missions.
This illustration depicts the Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter in July 2016.
Seen in regular service before the September 1, 1983, shoot down of Flight 007.
A navigator of Squadron VP-7 demonstrates a Kaster Spherant in the nose of a Douglas PD-1, December 1929.
Japan's airline routes were closely tied to military goals, as were the aircraft they selected, such as the H6K, which became a patrol bomber in World War II.
Kingfishers, Fiji (Todiramphus vitiensis)
The periscopic sextant eliminated the need for astrodomes.
This image shows the landing area chosen for the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity.
Navigators used radio signals to guide rovers to Mars. This is the target area for the rover Opportunity, which landed on Mars in 2004.
