2015 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station complete a tricky cable installation project to prepare for addition of docking ports; the ports will be able to receive manned commercial space capsules such as those launched by SpaceX and Boeing 2014 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station have created a specialized wrench in their 3D printer using a custom-designed blueprint emailed to the station from engineers on Earth; previously, objects have been printed from pre-loaded design files 2014 Event NASA outsources its role in space travel by awarding a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing and a $2.6 billion contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to shuttle astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station 2014 Event Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, reveals the latest Dragon space capsule; the craft is reusable and will allow astronauts to control re-entry and landing; the development suggests that full commercialization of the space industry will soon be a reality 2014 Event Space station astronauts received an Easter Day delivery in the form of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship filled with food, supplies, equipment and care packages; the space station delivery was the fourth for the commercial space technology company 2013 Event A series of spacewalks are made by two NASA astronauts in an effort to fix the faulty coolant pump on the International Space Station 2013 Event Three astronauts begin a 15-day mission on the Shenzhou 10, the fifth manned spaceflight mission and the second and final one to space laboratory Tiangong-1 2013 Event The Soyuz capsule safely lands in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 35 astronauts Thomas Marshburn of the U.S., Chris Hadfield of Canada and Roman Romanenko of Russia back from the International Space Station 2012 Event Mikhail Korniyenko and Scott Kelly, veteran astronauts, are chosen to carry out the first year-long mission to the International Space Station in 2015 2012 Event Expedition 33 ends and Expedition 34 begins as astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams, and Akihiko Hoshide return to Earth with spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M 2012 Event Astronauts, Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Aki Hoshide of Japan, arrive at the International Space Station for a three-month long mission 1993 Event Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space 1992 Event 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time 1986 Event NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts 1984 Event Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Event Space shuttle astronauts retreive a satellite - 1st space salvage 1984 Event Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair 1974 Event Skylab 4's astronauts land 1973 Event 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours 1973 Event Skylab 3's astronauts, Bean, Garriott and Lousma, launched 1973 Event Skylab 2's astronauts land 1972 Event Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon 1972 Event Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface 1972 Event Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon 1971 Event Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon 1969 Event Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth 1968 Event Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis 1967 Event Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time 1962 Event U.S. space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts 1959 Event Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1959 Event NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury 1940 Birthday Roger K Crouch, Jamestown Tennessee, astronauts, STS-83, 94 1931 Birthday Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author, Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo
