On the Moon America landed men on the moon more than 50 years ago, and then did it five more times during the next three years.  Since then, no other country has managed this feat even once. Technology is the key.   ↓ Scroll down, then click the 'NEXT' arrow (in the center of the Navigation Bar, at the top of the screen) or a similar arrow, further below.

	First Space Taxi The Space Shuttle is the world's first reusable space vehicle. There were actually five nearly identical Shuttle Orbiters, which together completed 134 successful launches and recoveries, beginning in 1982. Missions continued until the last shuttle was finally retired in 2011, with only a single failure (the Challenger). No other nation has developed anything similar.
	Earth from 10,000 Miles Up This spectacular photo was taken back in 1967 by the unmanned Apollo 4, which carried an automated 70mm film camera capturing hundreds of amazing photos of Earth. We can thank NASA for photos like this (not Russia, China or anyone else).