Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Dec 9, 2024 | 65A | Grp. whose logo features an orbiting spacecraft | Elliot Caroll | Fagliano |
Sun Sep 22, 2024 | 89A | Org. with the Artemis program (2) | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray | Fagliano |
Mon Aug 5, 2024 | 63A | Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Andy Walker | Fagliano |
Mon Jul 29, 2024 | 27D | Apollo mission org. | Jeffrey Lease | Fagliano |
Sun Jun 23, 2024 | 124A | Viking group? | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Wed Jun 19, 2024 | 32A | Org. with the Artemis program (2) | Brad Wiegmann | Fagliano |
Mon Jun 17, 2024 | 43D | Org. that shoots for the stars? | Kiran Pandey | Fagliano |
Wed May 8, 2024 | 9D | Employer of rocket scientists | Michael Schlossberg | Fagliano |
Mon May 6, 2024 | 49D | Org. with the Hubble telescope | Malaika Handa | Fagliano |
Sat Dec 2, 2023 | 47D | Launch party? (4) | Royce Ferguson | Shortz |
Mon May 29, 2023 | 1A | Org. that operates the James Webb telescope | Katie Hale and Zachary David Levy | Shortz |
Thu Mar 16, 2023 | 59A | Ingenuity org. | Rebecca Goldstein | Shortz |
Thu Dec 22, 2022 | 15A | Org. in 2016's "Hidden Figures" | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Fri Nov 11, 2022 | 1A | Launch party? (4) | Brooke Husic and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Wed Aug 31, 2022 | 14A | Org. that sent Perseverance to 63-Across | Joe Deeney | Shortz |
Wed Jul 13, 2022 | 25D | Perseverance's org. | Addison Snell | Shortz |
Wed Apr 20, 2022 | 41D | Org. behind the Artemis program | Joseph Greenbaum | Shortz |
Mon Sep 27, 2021 | 1A | Org. exploring Mars | Zachary David Levy | Shortz |
Sun Sep 12, 2021 | 6D | Org. that flew a helicopter on Mars in 2021 | Alex Rosen | Shortz |
Thu Aug 19, 2021 | 62A | Org. known for counting backward | Oliver Roeder | Shortz |
Mon Jul 5, 2021 | 21A | Org. with missions to Mars | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Jun 22, 2021 | 53A | Org. with programs that are taking off? | Matt Frederick | Shortz |
Wed Mar 24, 2021 | 1D | Org. with Perseverance | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Fri Jan 15, 2021 | 46D | "Hidden Figures" org. | Josh Knapp | Shortz |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 | 28D | Org. with boosters | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Oct 11, 2020 | 18D | Mission-driven org. (2) | Gary Larson | Shortz |
Wed Jul 15, 2020 | 19A | It might send you to the moon | Lee Higbie and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Mon Jun 29, 2020 | 62A | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Wed May 20, 2020 | 6D | Org. with skyrocketing expenses? | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 2020 | 110A | Org. behind the New Horizons project | Adam Fromm | Shortz |
Sun Apr 5, 2020 | 88D | Org. in charge of the 23-Down | Jim Peredo | Shortz |
Sun Jan 5, 2020 | 15A | Mission-driven org. (2) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Wed Sep 18, 2019 | 35A | Launch party? (4) | John Wrenholt | Shortz |
Wed Mar 6, 2019 | 12D | Big employer in Huntsville, Ala. | Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard | Shortz |
Tue Jan 22, 2019 | 55D | Org. behind the New Horizons probe | John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Dec 20, 2018 | 62A | Org. behind the InSight mission | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Shortz |
Tue Sep 25, 2018 | 22D | Org. prominent at Cape Canaveral | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Aug 29, 2018 | 45D | Org. doing exploratory work | Alex Bajcz | Shortz |
Sun Nov 12, 2017 | 91A | Mariner's org. (2) | Ed Sessa | Shortz |
Sat Sep 9, 2017 | 49A | Team in Houston | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins | Shortz |
Sun Jul 23, 2017 | 108D | Grp. with a mission | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Wed Jul 12, 2017 | 16A | Moon unit? | Elayne Boosler and Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 2017 | 101A | Org. involved in a probe | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Thu Apr 6, 2017 | 8D | Org. that hires many engineers | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Mon Apr 3, 2017 | 35A | Org. that operates the Jupiter orbiter | Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 12, 2017 | 51D | Grp. that might have a launch party | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Sat Nov 26, 2016 | 21A | Org. featured in 16-Across | Paolo Pasco | Shortz |
Sun Sep 25, 2016 | 108D | Pluto flyby org. | Jim Holland and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Thu Aug 25, 2016 | 35D | "For the benefit of all" org. | Andrew Zhou | Shortz |
Sun Apr 17, 2016 | 52D | Explorer's grp. | Howard Barkin | Shortz |
Fri Apr 1, 2016 | 35D | Curiosity org. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 13, 2015 | 94A | Org. in "The Martian" | Tracy Gray and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Mon Nov 9, 2015 | 10A | Curiosity rover launcher | Pawel Fludzinski | Shortz |
Wed Sep 30, 2015 | 60D | Probe-launching org. | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Mon Sep 21, 2015 | 62D | Apollo org. | Bruce Haight | Shortz |
Mon Sep 7, 2015 | 5A | Shuttle program org. | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Mon Aug 24, 2015 | 31D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Lynn Lempel | Shortz |
Sun Mar 29, 2015 | 54D | Grp. with a launch party? | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Tue Feb 24, 2015 | 54D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Elizabeth A. Long | Shortz |
Thu Jan 15, 2015 | 32D | Booster org. | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
Thu Oct 2, 2014 | 55D | Org. with lofty goals? | David Woolf | Shortz |
Fri Aug 22, 2014 | 6D | Curiosity producer | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Sun Aug 17, 2014 | 5A | Initiator of a probe, maybe | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Mon Apr 14, 2014 | 14A | Launcher of the Curiosity rover | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Sun Mar 23, 2014 | 46D | Pioneer org. (2) | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Mon Dec 9, 2013 | 69A | Cape Canaveral acronym (2) | Nina Rulon-Miller | Shortz |
Tue Nov 19, 2013 | 33D | 2011 launcher of Curiosity | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Aug 7, 2013 | 55D | Friendship org. of 1962 | Erik Wennstrom | Shortz |
Wed Jun 19, 2013 | 20A | Org. with launch parties? | Richard F. Mausser | Shortz |
Sun Feb 17, 2013 | 96D | Opportunity creator (2) | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class | Shortz |
Fri Nov 2, 2012 | 19A | Grp. organizing booster shots | Derek Bowman | Shortz |
Wed Sep 26, 2012 | 27A | Curiosity's launcher | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Jun 27, 2012 | 32D | Mariner's org. (2) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Sun May 20, 2012 | 15D | Launch party? (4) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Fri Feb 17, 2012 | 8D | Mariner's grp. | Ian Livengood | Shortz |
Thu Dec 29, 2011 | 12A | Opportunity maker? | David Steinberg | Shortz |
Wed Oct 19, 2011 | 18D | Grp. that sends things up | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Mon Jun 27, 2011 | 55D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Joseph Samulak | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2011 | 120A | Org. in a big race of years past | Cathy Allis | Shortz |
Tue Mar 1, 2011 | 17A | LEM maker | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
Sun Nov 21, 2010 | 48A | Org. with the motto "For the benefit of all" (2) | Clive Probert | Shortz |
Thu Oct 7, 2010 | 6D | Nimbus launcher of 1964 | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Wed Sep 15, 2010 | 57D | Astronaut's letters | Zoe Wheeler, Brown University '12 | Shortz |
Thu Aug 12, 2010 | 57A | Cong. established it in 1958 | Barry Boone | Shortz |
Mon Jul 12, 2010 | 66A | Mission control org. (2) | Freddie Cheng | Shortz |
Fri May 7, 2010 | 9D | Org. with the motto "For the benefit of all" (2) | Tyler Hinman | Shortz |
Thu May 6, 2010 | 4A | Columbia org. (2) | Dan Naddor | Shortz |
Sat Mar 27, 2010 | 3D | Launcher launched in 1958 | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Sun Nov 29, 2009 | 88D | Astronaut's insignia (3) | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Sep 25, 2009 | 37D | Grp. famous for its send-ups? | Robert A. Doll | Shortz |
Wed Sep 16, 2009 | 12D | Rocketeer's org. | Maura B. Jacobson | Shortz |
Sun May 31, 2009 | 9A | Satellite org. | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Tue May 12, 2009 | 3D | Shuttle org. (2) | Wayne and P. K. King | Shortz |
Wed Mar 25, 2009 | 61A | Orbiting telescope launcher | Jerry E. Rosman | Shortz |
Fri Dec 26, 2008 | 42D | Pioneer's org. | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Oct 18, 2008 | 23A | "The Right Stuff" subj. | Brad Wilber | Shortz |
Sat Oct 4, 2008 | 16A | Rover's watcher | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sat Sep 13, 2008 | 22A | World Wind developer | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Tue Sep 2, 2008 | 35A | Letters on Endeavour | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Fri Jul 4, 2008 | 64A | Ames Research Center org. | John Underwood | Shortz |
Thu Jun 5, 2008 | 45D | Columbia org. (2) | James Sajdak | Shortz |
Wed Dec 26, 2007 | 22A | Rocket launcher (2) | Jim Page | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2007 | 12D | Shuttle-launching org. | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Sep 18, 2007 | 15A | Payload delivery org. | Chuck Deodene | Shortz |
Sun Jun 3, 2007 | 33D | Pioneer org. (2) | Kelsey Blakley | Shortz |
Mon Nov 27, 2006 | 59A | Mission-to-Mars org. | Marlon R. Howell | Shortz |
Wed Oct 18, 2006 | 48A | High-flier's org.? | John Farmer | Shortz |
Mon Oct 16, 2006 | 12D | Astronaut's insignia (3) | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Wed Sep 27, 2006 | 8D | G-suit acronym | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Aug 10, 2006 | 37A | Opportunity creator (2) | Todd McClary | Shortz |
Sun Jun 18, 2006 | 95A | Booster grp.? | Ben and Mark Tausig | Shortz |
Tue Feb 14, 2006 | 8D | Voyager launcher | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Thu Sep 22, 2005 | 3D | Rover's owner | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Thu May 5, 2005 | 50D | Org. with a mission (4) | Chris Sallade | Shortz |
Thu Mar 10, 2005 | 58D | Pathfinder's parent | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Feb 14, 2005 | 15A | Exploration org. | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Tue Nov 23, 2004 | 22D | Inits. on Mars | Kurt Mengel | Shortz |
Mon Oct 11, 2004 | 59A | Space shuttle launcher | Jim Hyres | Shortz |
Sun Aug 22, 2004 | 46D | Explorers' org. | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Aug 16, 2004 | 17A | Rocket scientist's employer | Joy C. Frank | Shortz |
Thu May 27, 2004 | 26D | Org. with far-out goals? | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon Jan 26, 2004 | 72A | Space capsule insignia | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Nov 23, 2003 | 39D | Mission control grp. | Leonard Williams | Shortz |
Sun Oct 12, 2003 | 13A | Employer of many scientists | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Sun Oct 5, 2003 | 111A | Shuttle launchers | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Mon Sep 29, 2003 | 5A | Mission Control org. (2) | Richard Chisholm | Shortz |
Fri Jul 25, 2003 | 38A | Magellan's grp. | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Sun Jun 29, 2003 | 93D | Apollo's creator | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Jan 14, 2003 | 31A | Houston-based org. | Adam G. Perl | Shortz |
Tue Jan 7, 2003 | 38D | Space shuttle org. | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat Sep 28, 2002 | 28D | Carpenter's employer, once | Raymond Hamel | Shortz |
Fri Sep 13, 2002 | 8D | Pad owner | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Tue Jun 25, 2002 | 19A | Launch agcy. | Kelly Clark | Shortz |
Tue May 28, 2002 | 52D | Canaveral letters | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun May 19, 2002 | 47A | Org. with a mission (4) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Mon May 6, 2002 | 7D | Shuttle org. (2) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Dec 11, 2001 | 32A | Astronaut's insignia (3) | A. J. Santora | Shortz |
Sat Jun 2, 2001 | 55D | Magellan's org. | Jim Page | Shortz |
Mon May 28, 2001 | 59D | Rocket org. | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Apr 8, 2001 | 1D | Atlas acronym | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Tue Jan 23, 2001 | 29A | Space race acronym | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Thu Jun 22, 2000 | 58D | Its work is done in stages | Robert B. Baker | Shortz |
Mon May 15, 2000 | 56D | Jet Propulsion Lab grp. | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sat Apr 1, 2000 | 21A | Rocket launcher (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Tue Sep 14, 1999 | 19A | Shuttle scheduler | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Sep 5, 1999 | 62A | "Apollo 13" subject | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Mar 16, 1999 | 9D | Discovery grp. (3) | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Sun May 24, 1998 | 4D | Mercury org. | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 7, 1997 | 77D | Discovery grp. (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Mon Nov 24, 1997 | 1D | Mars Pathfinder launcher | Alex K. Justin | Shortz |
Tue Jul 22, 1997 | 13A | Cape Canaveral grp. | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Tue Apr 22, 1997 | 10A | Org. for 7-Down | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Tue Apr 1, 1997 | 11D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Mon Dec 16, 1996 | 49D | "The Right Stuff" org. | S. Spadaccini | Shortz |
Sun Jun 16, 1996 | 93A | Agcy. since 1958 | N. N. Joline | Shortz |
Tue May 21, 1996 | 16A | Org. with a mission (4) | J. Schmalzbach | Shortz |
Mon May 13, 1996 | 23D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | S. L. Robbins | Shortz |
Tue Apr 23, 1996 | 54D | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | N. Steinberg | Shortz |
Thu Nov 23, 1995 | 49D | Apollo acronym | Dorothy Elliott | Shortz |
Tue Mar 14, 1995 | 52D | Cape Canaveral acronym (2) | Bob Klahn | Shortz |
Wed Feb 22, 1995 | 53D | Discovery grp. (3) | Wayne Robert Williams | Shortz |
Sun Feb 19, 1995 | 75D | Grp. behind Magellan | Alfio Micci | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 1995 | 49A | Cape Canaveral org. (8) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Sat Jan 7, 1995 | 6D | Endeavour initials | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 1994 | 94A | Org. with a mission (4) | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Thu Feb 17, 1994 | 26D | Shuttle group | Brett Blaylock | Shortz |