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Russia Launches Sputnik
Russia launches the first sucessful rocket into space, Sputnik! -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first American satellite to reach oribit, it was launched on this date. It carried scientific equipment that allowed us to the discover the Van Allen radiation belt. -
Vanguard Satellite
United states launches the Vanguard satellite 1. It continues to function until 1961, for three years. -
Mercury Seven (America)
'The Mercury Seven' are chosen. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or Astronaut Group 1. The group consisted of Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, John H. Glenn Jr., M. Scott Carpenter; back row: Alan B. Shepard Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. -
Discoverer XIV
The United States launched its first camera equipped spy satellite, Discoverer XIV. -
JFK Challenges America
John F Kennedy Challenges America to send a man to the moon before the end of the decade. -
The New Nine
NASA selected a new group of astronauts nicknamed "the new nine". -
John F Kennedy (America)
The President of America is assasinated. -
Astronuat Dies
Astronaut Theodore Freeman dies in a plane crash. -
Ed White
Ed White performs America's first spacewalk in space. -
Close range mars picture
The mariner 4, the fourth in a series of spacecrafts, returned close range pictures of mars to earth. -
Astronauts die in plane crash
Charles Basset and Elliot See died when their plane crashed due to bad weather. Rain, snow and fog were all an issue during the flight. -
American Spacecraft Lands on Moon
American Spacecraft; 'Surveyor 1' softly lands on the moon. This is the second spacecraft to land after Russias' 'Luna 9.' -
Astronaut Death (America)
Astronaut Edward GIvens dies in tragic automobile accident. -
Clifton Williams ( America )
Astronaut Clifton Wiliams dies in plane crash. -
Apollo 7 crew
The crew of apollo 7 begun a 10 day mission to study the new spacecraft. -
First manned journey from earth to moon
Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders begin the first manned journey from the Earth to the Moon. -
Soyuz 4 & 5
Soyuz 4 & 5 completed the first Soviet spacecraft landing. -
Men on The Moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. -
Precision Lunar Landing
Pete Conrad and Alan Bean perform the first precision lunar landing, touching down near the surveyor 3