Summercore 2 Space Timeline

Welcome to Summercore Space Timeline, collated and posted by Fran Peterson using data sent "via satelite stations" over NoblesNet!

1500 ... Copernicus- "Earth revolves around sun"
1687 ... Newton's Principia published
1704 ... Newton's optics published
1723 ... First good reflecting telescope (6in, Hadley)
1956 ... 12/08/56: TV-0 launched. First Vanguard test vehicle (TV), sub-orbital test.
1957 ... 05/01/57: TV-1 launched. Vanguard test vehicle, sub-orbital test.
1957 ... 10/04/57: Sputnik 1 launched into Earth orbit. 1st artificial satellite (83.6 kg).
1957 ... 10/23/57: TV-2 launched. Vanguard test vehicle, sub-orbital test.
1957 ... 11/03/57: Sputnik 2 launched with dog Laika nicknamed "Muttnik" (6500 kg).
1957 ... 12/06/57: TV-3 launched. First full Vanguard test vehicle, exploded on liftoff.
1958 ... 01/31/58: Explorer I launched into Earth orbit (30.8 lb). First successful US orbit.
1958 ... 02/05/58: TV-3BU launched. Vanguard test vehicle. Broke up in flight.
1958 ... 03/05/58: Explorer II launched. Last stage did not ignite, failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 03/17/58: TV-4 successfully launched Vanguard I into Earth orbit (57 lb).
1958 ... 03/26/58: Explorer III launched into Earth orbit lasting until June 28, 1958.
1958 ... 04/28/58: TV-5 launched. Vanguard test vehicle, failed at end of 2nd stage.
1958 ... 05/13/58: Lunar and Planetary Exploration Colloquium held by NAA.
1958 ... 05/15/58: Sputnik 3 launched (what was intended as their first satellite).
1958 ... 05/27/58: SLV-1 launched. First production satellite launcher, failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 06/23/58: Rocketdyne began preliminary design on F-1 rocket engine.
1958 ... 06/26/58: SLV-2 launched (Vanguard). Second stage failed, failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 07/26/58: Explorer IV launched into Earth orbit.
1958 ... 07/29/58: President Eisenhower signed the NAS Act of 1958, creating NASA.
1958 ... 08/15/58: ARPA order 14 began Juno V booster development, later renamed Saturn.
1958 ... 08/17/58: Pioneer 0 launched. Reached 16 km. Failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 08/24/58: Explorer V launched. Failed to reach orbit due to improper 1st stage sep.
1958 ... 09/26/58: SLV-3 launched (Vanguard). Second stage failed, failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 10/05/58: Project Mercury approved as a project.
1958 ... 10/11/58: Pioneer 1 launched. Reached 113,830 Km. Failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 10/22/58: Explorer VI (12 ft. dia. balloon) launched. Failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 11/05/58: Robert Gilruth heads newly-created Space Task Group.
1958 ... 11/08/58: Pioneer 2 launched. Reached 1550 Km. Failed to reach orbit.
1958 ... 12/06/58: Pioneer 3 launched. Reached 102,320 Km. Failed to reach orbit.
1959 ... 01/02/59: Luna 1 launched. Missed the moon, first satellite in Solar orbit.
1959 ... 01/19/59: NASA signs contract w/ Rocketdyne for design and development of F-1 engine
1959 ... 02/17/59: SLV-4 launched Vanguard II into Earth orbit (71.5 lb).
1959 ... 03/03/59: Pioneer 4 launched. Flew past moon at 60,500 Km.
1959 ... 04/09/59: NASA announced the first astronaut group (the Original 7).
1959 ... 04/13/59: SLV-5 launched (Vanguard). Failed during first stage separation.
1959 ... 05/25/59: Goett Committee prioritizes manned space flight.
1959 ... 06/17/59: X-15 rocket plane's first powered flight.
1959 ... 06/18/59: Luna 2A launched. Failed at launch.
1959 ... 06/22/59: SLV-6 launched (Vanguard). Exploded in flight.
1959 ... 08/07/59: Explorer VI (post-IGY version) launched into Earth orbit.
1959 ... 09/12/59: Luna 2B launched. First man-made object on the moon.
1959 ... 09/18/59: TV4BU launched Vanguard III into Earth orbit (94.6 lb).
1959 ... 10/04/59: LJ-6 launched (Little Joe 6). Capsule aerodynamics and integrity.
1959 ... 10/04/59: Luna 3 launched. Returned first photos of Lunar far side.
1959 ... 10/13/59: Explorer VII launched into Earth orbit.
1959 ... 11/02/59: Wernher von Braun's rocket engineers assigned to NASA.
1959 ... 12/04/59: LJ-2 launched with rhesus monkey "Sam". Primate escape at high altitude.
1960 ... 07/29/60: MA-1 launched. First production Mercury capsule. Exploded in flight.
1960 ... 08/19/60: Korabl Sputnik 2 launched (Sputnik 5, with dogs Belka and Strelka).
1961 ... 03/24/61: MR-BD launched (Mercury-Redstone booster development flight).
1961 ... 03/25/61: Korabl Sputnik 5 launched (Sputnik 10 with simulated man, real dog).
1961 ... 04/12/61: Vostok 1 launched. Yuri Gagarin is first person to orbit the Earth.
1961 ... 04/14/61: President Kennedy announced plans to go to the moon.
1961 ... 08/06/61: Vostok 2 launched. First day-long flight.
1961 ... 10/27/61: SA-1 launched. First flight of Saturn C-1 booster.
1962 ... 02/20/62: MA-6 (Friendship 7) launched with John Glenn, first American in orbit.
1962 ... 04/23/62: Ranger 4 lander launched. Landed on Apr. 26.
1962 ... 04/25/62: SA-2 launched (Project High Water I).
1962 ... 05/24/62: MA-7 (Aurora 7) launched with Scott Carpenter.
1962 ... 12/16/62: Explorer 16 launched.
1963 ... 04/02/63: Luna 4C launched. Missed moon by 8500 km.
1963 ... 05/15/63: MA-9 (Faith 7) launched with Gordon Cooper.
1963 ... 05/16/63: MA-9 splashdown.
1963 ... 06/14/63: Vostok 5 launched.
1963 ... 06/16/63: Vostok 6 launched with Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space.
1964 ... 04/08/64: Gemini I launched. Unmanned spacecraft/launch vehicle qualification.
1964 ... 04/12/64: Polyot 2 launched.
1964 ... 07/28/64: Ranger 7 lander launched. Landed on July 31.
1964 ... 09/18/64: SA-7 launched. Final qualification flight for Saturn I.
1964 ... 10/06/64: Kosmos 47 launched. First test of Voskhod.
1964 ... 10/12/64: Voskhod 1 launched. First 3-man crew.
1964 ... 11/06/64: Explorer 23 launched.
1965 ... 01/19/65: Gemini II launched. Unmanned spacecraft systems performance test.
1965 ... 02/16/65: Pegasus 1 launched in BP-16 (SA-9).
1965 ... 02/17/65: Ranger 8 launched. Landed on Feb. 20.
1965 ... 02/22/65: Kosmos 57 launched. Airlock test (failed).
1965 ... 03/12/65: Kosmos 60 launched. Stranded in Earth orbit.
1965 ... 03/18/65: Voskhod 2 launched. First spacewalk (Aleksei Leonov).
1965 ... 03/23/65: Gemini III launched with Grissom, Young. Splashdown was same day.
1965 ... 05/09/65: Luna 5 soft lander launched. Crashed into moon on May 12.
1965 ... 06/03/65: Gemini IV launched with McDivitt, White.
1965 ... 08/21/65: Gemini V launched with Cooper, Conrad.
1966 ... 01/31/66: Luna 9 launched. Landed on moon, returned first photos from surface.
1966 ... 02/22/66: Kosmos 110 launched. First Bio-satellite.
1966 ... 03/01/66: Kosmos 111 launched. Stranded in Earth orbit.
1966 ... 03/16/66: Gemini VIII launched with Armstrong, Scott. Aborted, same day splashdown
1966 ... 03/31/66: Luna 10 launched. Entered Lunar orbit Apr 3. First Lunar satellite.
1966 ... 05/30/66: Surveyor 1 soft lander launched.
1966 ... 06/03/66: Gemini IX-A launched with Stafford, Cernan.
1966 ... 07/01/66: Explorer 33 launched.
1966 ... 07/05/66: AS-203 launched (orbital test of S-IVB second stage).
1966 ... 07/18/66: Gemini X launched with Young, Collins.
1966 ... 08/10/66: Lunar Orbiter 1 launched. First U.S. spacecraft in Lunar orbit.
1966 ... 08/24/66: Luna 11 launched. Entered Lunar orbit Aug. 28.
1966 ... 08/25/66: AS-202 launched (suborbital heat shield qualification).
1966 ... 09/12/66: Gemini XI launched with Conrad, Gordon.
1966 ... 10/20/66: Surveyor 2 soft lander launched. Failed to land.
1966 ... 10/22/66: Luna 12 launched. Entered Lunar orbit Oct. 25., returned photos.
1966 ... 11/06/66: Lunar Orbiter 2 launched.
1966 ... 11/11/66: Gemini XII launched with Lovell, Aldrin.
1966 ... 11/28/66: Kosmos 133 launched. First test of Soyuz (failed).
1966 ... 12/21/66: Luna 13 launched. Landed on moon Dec. 24, did soil analysis, photos.
1967 ... 01/27/67: Grissom, White and Chaffee died in Apollo 1 fire during ground test.
1967 ... 02/05/67: Lunar Orbiter 3 launched.
1967 ... 02/07/67: Kosmos 140 launched.
1967 ... 03/10/67: Kosmos 146 launched. First Zond test flight.
1967 ... 04/01/67: Bill Bergen replaced Stormy Storms at North American due to fire.
1967 ... 04/02/67: George Low replaced Joe Shea at the ASPO.
1967 ... 04/17/67: Surveyor 3 soft lander launched.
1967 ... 04/23/67: Soyuz 1 launched. Parachute failed on reentry, first spaceflight fatality.
1967 ... 05/04/67: Lunar Orbiter 4 launched.
1967 ... 05/17/67: Kosmos 159 launched.
1967 ... 07/14/67: Surveyor 4 soft lander launched. Failed to land.
1967 ... 07/19/67: Explorer 35 distant orbiter launched.
1967 ... 08/01/67: Lunar Orbiter 5 launched.
1967 ... 09/08/67: Surveyor 5 soft lander launched.
1967 ... 10/03/67: X-15 rocket plane reached top speed of Mach 6.7.
1967 ... 10/27/67: Kosmos 186 launched. First automatic docking.
1967 ... 11/07/67: Surveyor 6 soft lander launched.
1968 ... 01/07/68: Surveyor 7 soft lander launched.
1968 ... 01/22/68: Apollo 5 launched (AS-204). Orbital test of first production LM.
1968 ... 04/04/68: Apollo 6 launched (AS-502). Another high apogee test.
1968 ... 04/07/68: Luna 14 launched. Entered Lunar orbit on Apr. 10.
1968 ... 04/14/68: Kosmos 212 launched. Second automatic docking.
1968 ... 04/15/68: Kosmos 213 launched. Docked automatically with Kosmos 212.
1968 ... 09/15/68: Zond 5B launched. First lunar fly-by and return.
1968 ... 10/11/68: Apollo 7 (AS-205) launched with Schirra, Cunningham and Eisle.
1968 ... 10/24/68: X-15 rocket plane final flight.
1968 ... 10/25/68: Soyuz 2 launched. Unmanned target for Soyuz 3.
1968 ... 12/21/68: Apollo 8 launched with Borman, Lovell, Anders. First people around moon
1969 ... 01/14/69: Soyuz 4 launched. First Soviet manned docking.
1969 ... 02/21/69: N-1 Super Booster test launch. Destroyed 70 seconds into flight.
1969 ... 03/03/69: Apollo 9 (AS-504) launched with McDivitt, Schweikert, Scott.
1969 ... 05/18/69: Apollo 10 (AS-505) launched with Stafford, Cernan, Young.
1969 ... 07/03/69: N-1 Super Booster 1 launched. Exploded before clearing tower.
1969 ... 07/13/69: Luna 15 launched. Crashed on moon. First attempt to return Lunar soil.
1969 ... 07/16/69: Apollo 11 launched with Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins.
1969 ... 07/20/69: Apollo 11 landed in Sea of Tranquillity, Armstrong first to step on Moon.
1969 ... 08/08/69: Zond 7B launched. Lunar fly-by mission.
1969 ... 09/23/69: Kosmos 300 launched. Stranded in Earth orbit.
1969 ... 10/11/69: Soyuz 6 launched. Part of triple spacecraft flight.
1969 ... 10/12/69: Soyuz 7 launched. Part of triple spacecraft flight.
1969 ... 10/13/69: Soyuz 8 launched. Part of triple spacecraft flight.
1969 ... 10/22/69: Kosmos 305 launched. Stranded in Earth orbit.
1969 ... 11/14/69: Apollo 12 launched with Conrad, Bean, Gordon.
1969 ... 11/18/69: Apollo 12 landed on the moon in the Ocean of Storms
1970 ... 01/04/70: Apollo 20 canceled to use Saturn V for Skylab launch.
1970 ... 04/11/70: Apollo 13 launched with Lovell, Haise, Swigert.
1970 ... 04/13/70: Apollo 13 Oxygen tank ruptured, aborting mission.
1970 ... 06/01/70: Soyuz 9 launched.
1970 ... 06/19/70: Soyuz 9 landed. Broke Gemini VII's space flight record.
1970 ... 09/12/70: Luna 16 launched. Returned Lunar soil sample to Earth on Sep. 24.
1970 ... 10/20/70: Zond 8 launched. Last Zond flight.
1970 ... 11/10/70: Luna 17 launched. Lunar rover operated for 11 months.
1970 ... 11/24/70: Kosmos 379 launched. First Soviet Lunar lander flight (T2K).
1970 ... 12/02/70: Kosmos 382B launched. Full test of Lunar orbiter module (T1K).
1971 ... 01/14/71: Second Lunar Science Conference convened.
1971 ... 01/31/71: Apollo 14 launched with Shepard, Mitchell, Roosa.
1971 ... 02/05/71: Apollo 14 landed on the moon in Fra Mauro.
1971 ... 02/26/71: Kosmos 398 launched. T2K Lunar lander test flight.
1971 ... 04/19/71: Salyut 1 launched. First space station.
1971 ... 04/23/71: Soyuz 10 launched (aborted). First mission to a space station.
1971 ... 06/06/71: Soyuz 11 launched. Crew died from cabin pressure loss on reentry.
1971 ... 06/27/71: N-1 Super Booster 2 launched (failed). Newkirk says launch was 06/24.
1971 ... 07/28/71: Apollo 15 launched with Scott, Irwin, Worden.
1971 ... 07/30/71: Apollo 15 landed on the moon in the Hadley-Apennine region.
1971 ... 08/12/71: Kosmos 434 launched. Last Soviet Lunar lander test (T2K).
1971 ... 09/02/71: Luna 18 launched. Crashed on moon (soil sample retriever).
1971 ... 09/28/71: Luna 19 launched. Entered Lunar orbit Oct. 3, returned photos.
1972 ... 02/14/72: Luna 20 launched. Returned Lunar soil sample to Earth on Feb. 25.
1972 ... 04/16/72: Apollo 16 launched with Young, Duke, Mattingly.
1972 ... 04/20/72: Apollo 16 landed on the moon in the Descartes region.
1972 ... 06/26/72: Kosmos 496 launched. First Soyuz test after Soyuz 11.
1972 ... 08/13/72: Explorer 46 launched.
1972 ... 12/07/72: Apollo 17 launched with Cernan, Young, Evans.
1972 ... 12/11/72: Apollo 17 landed on the moon in the Taurus-Littrow region.