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Space Events in the 1960's
Space events in the 60's. -
First Weather Satellite
TIROS (Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite) this made it easier to track weather conditions on earth on a daily basis -
Korabl-Sputnik 1 (Russian satellite) launched into space
Korabl-sputnik 1 only stayed in orbit for four days before landing in Manitowic, Wisconson -
First video recovered from space satellite
Their project, codenamed CORONA, was to provide broad imagery coverage of the USSR to identify missile launch sites and production facilities. President Dwight Eisenhower formally endorsed CORONA in February 1958. -
President Kennedy's Historic Speech
He challenges the nation to land "a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth" before the end of the decade. -
First man in space
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin a soviet astronaut becomes the first human to travel to space -
First orbital solar observatory
The first in a series of 8 successfully launched Orbiting Solar Observatories was launched on March 7th, 1962. The 200 kg spacecraft had a 9-sided spinning wheel section 1.2 m in diameter joined onto a fan- shaped sail section. -
First successful flyby of the planet Venus
Mariner 2 zoomed to within about 21,500 miles of Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. -
L. Gordon Cooper spends thirty four hours in space alone (last American to fly solo)
The longest flight in a spacecraft and the last one. -
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova a soviet becomes the first woman in space. She orbited earth 48 times -
First up close images of the moon
Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to take high quality photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact. The spacecraft carried six television “vidicon” cameras, 2 full-scan cameras and there was also 4 partial scan cameras to get the photographs. -
The first space walk
Alexey Leonov stepped outside the metal shell of Voskhod-2 to float in the harsh void of space. For 12 minutes and 9 seconds, Leonov opened the doors on an entire new branch of exploration as the first spacewalker. -
First American to do the space walk
During the Gemini 4 misson, Ed White was the first American to do the space walk at 3:45ET. It had started over the pacific ocean near Hawaii and had lasted 23 minutes making it a historical event. -
First unmanned moon landing
The first unmanned moon landing happened with unit Russia Luna 9 -
First fatal space mission
There was a flash fire on the launch pad of Apollo 1 that made the spaceship explode. -
Apollo 4
First Precision Lunar Landing -
Apollo 5
The first flight of propulsion systems of Lunar Module. -
Zond 5
First space craft to orbit the moon and come back. -
Apollo 8
First manned spacecraft to leave earths out -
First man on the moon
This was from the Apollo 11 mission that includes Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins -
Apollo 12
The second manned landing on the moon.
