From Apollo to Webb: 15 NASA missions that changed history

From Apollo to Webb: 15 NASA missions that changed history

Few institutions have shaped humanity’s understanding of space quite like NASA. Since its founding in 1958, the agency has launched hundreds of missions, but only a handful fundamentally changed science, engineering, or human history. Some placed humans on the Moon. Others transformed astronomy, revealed hidden worlds across the Solar System, or even ventured beyond the Sun’s influence. Here are 15 NASA missions whose legacy continues to shape s…