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1993 Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space
1992 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time 1986 NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts 1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Space shuttle astronauts retreive a satellite - 1st space salvage 1984 Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair 1974 Skylab 4's astronauts land 1973 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours 1973 Skylab 3's astronauts, Bean, Garriott and Lousma, launched 1973 Skylab 2's astronauts land 1972 Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th on Moon 1972 Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface 1972 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon 1971 Apollo 15 astronauts take 6 hour electric car ride on Moon 1969 Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee 1965 Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5 1965 Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts) 1962 U.S. space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts 1959 Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts 1959 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury 1940 Roger K Crouch, Jamestown Tennessee, astronauts, STS-83, 94 1931 Bob Shaw, UK, sci-fi author, Orbitsville, Ragged Astronauts, Vertigo |
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