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Space Monkey
The first monkey to be sent successfully into space was Albert II, a male rhesus monkey. Lead to death of the monkey. -
1950s Jet propulsions
A newly designed spray system in the Icing Research Tunnel creates real-world test conditions. -
1950s jet propulsions
Lewis conducts full-scale crash tests on twin-engine cargo planes. Motion picture films of the crashes contribute to an understanding of aircraft (and eventually spacecraft) safety. -
1950s jet propulsions
Liquid hydrogen/fluorine regeneratively cooled rocket engine developed at Lewis. -
1950s - Jet Propulsion
Neil Armstrong begins his career at Lewis as a NACA test pilot. And the 10x10 Supersonic Wind Tunnel was completed. -
Sputnik 1
Rocket: Sputnik
Manufacturer: S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia -
Space Dog
First animal in space;dog Laika. -
Vanguard TV3
Attempted Earth Orbiter (Launch Failure) -
1950s - Jet Propulsion
A Mecury escape capsule is tested in the Altitude Wind Tunnel. And the Rocket Engine Test Facility is completed. -
Explorer 1
Earth Orbiter -
1950s - Jet Propulsion
Lewis Lab renamed Lewis Research Center (LeRC) as it becomes part of the newly established NASA and begins making major contributions to manned space flight. -
Pioneer P-3
Attempted Lunar Orbiter (Launch Failure) -
Soviet launch
Soviet launch carried two dogs and the first rabbit into space -
Mercury Redstone 3
Earth Suborbital (Shepard) -
Mercury Redstone 4
Earth Suborbital (Grissom) -
Mercury Atlas 6
Earth Orbiter (Glenn) -
Mercury Atlas 7
Earth Orbiter (Carpenter) -
Mercury Atlas 8
Earth Orbiter (Schirra) -
Mercury Atlas 9
Earth Orbiter (Cooper) -
Gemini 3
Earth Orbiter (Grissom, Young) -
Gemini 4
Earth Orbiter (McDivitt, White) -
Gemini 5
Earth Orbiter (Cooper, Conrad) -
Gemini 7
Earth Orbiter (Borman, Lovell) -
Gemini 6A
Earth Orbiter (Schirra, Stafford) -
Gemini 8
Earth Orbiter (Armstrong, Scott) -
Gemini 9A
Earth Orbiter (Stafford, Cernan) -
Gemini 10
Earth Orbiter (Young, Collins) -
Gemini 11
Earth Orbiter (Conrad, Gordon) -
Gemini 12
Earth Orbiter (Lovell, Aldrin) -
Gus Grissom
Space missions: Gemini 3, Apollo 1, Mercury-Redstone 4
First space flight: Mercury-Redstone 4
Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts -
Apollo 7
Earth Orbiter (Schirra, Eisele, Cunningham) -
Apollo 8
Lunar Orbiter (Borman, Lovell, Anders) -
Apollo 9
Earth Orbiter (McDivitt, Scott, Schweikart) -
Apollo 10
Lunar Orbiter (Stafford, Young, Cernan) -
Apollo 11
Lunar Landing (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins) -
Neil Armstrong
Space missions: Gemini 8, Apollo 11
Quotes
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. -
Apollo 13
Lunar flyby and return malfunction forced cancellation of lunar landing returned to Earth April 17, 1970. -
Alan Shepard
Space missions: Mercury-Redstone 3, Apollo 14 -
Apollo 15
Landed on the Moon July 30, 1971
Hadley Rille
Returned to Earth August 7, 1971 -
Apollo 17
Landed on the Moon December 11, 1972.
Taurus-Littrow
Retured to Earth December 19, 1972. -
The Voyager 2
The Titan rocket lifts into space to start the "Grand Tour" of the outer plants. -
Launch of SolarMax
The Solar Maximum Mission, or "SolarMax," was lofted into space by a Delta rocket Feb. 14, 1980, embarking on a flight to study our sun during the peak of the solar cycle. -
1980s - The Shuttle Era Begins
Research and Analysis Center completed. -
1980s - The Shuttle Era Begin
First space shuttle launched using technology developed by Lewis -
1980s - The Shuttle Era Begins
Andrew J. Stofan named Director; later aquires responsibility for Work Package 4 for Space Station Freedom, the complete electrical power system. -
1980s - The Shuttle Era Begins
John M. Klineberg named Center Director. Shuttle/Centaur project is cancelled within months of launching the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter after the Challenger accident. -
1980s - The Shuttle Era Begins
NASA Lewis and the Advanced Turboprop Program team win the prestigious Collier Trophy for the for the development of a new fuel-efficient turboprop propulsion system. -
STs-32
Launch January 9, 1990 and landing January 20, 1990 -
STs-36
Launch February 28, 1990 and landing March 4, 1990 -
Sts-31
Launch April 24, 1990 and April 29, 1990 -
STs-41
Launch October 6, 1990 and landing October 10, 1990 -
STs-38
Launch November, 1990 and landing November 20, 1990 -
STs-35
Launch December 2, 1990 and landing December 10,1990 -
Testing
Aircraft Crash Testing -
Gimbal
Gimbal Rig Mercury -
Hubble
Final hubble servicing mission launches. -
DAEP started
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Relay Satellite 1
The tracking started -
SGSS
SGSS Contract Awarded -
Centaur Launch
Centaur launched a generation of Interplanetary missions. -
Hall of fame
John Glenn inaugurated into hall of fame.
