2003 Roy Neal, TV journalist, NASA correspondent, dies at 82
1998 NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again
1996 NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral
1996 NASA announces that life may have existed on Mars
1993 NASA loses contact with Mars Observer
1992 James E Webb, head of NASA (1961-68), dies at 84
1991 Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies
1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension
1989 NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24
1989 NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleve, announce new high-temperature superconductors able to operate at 33 to 37 Gigahertz
1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile and Guam
1988 NASA unviels plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-214
1988 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-211
1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-206
1988 NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK
1988 NASA launches DOD-2
1987 NASA launches space vehicle S-209
1987 NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit
1987 NASA launches Palapa B2P
1987 NASA launches GEOS-H
1986 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7
1986 NASA launches space vehicle S-199
1986 NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms
1986 NASA launches DOD-1
1986 NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics
1986 NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated
1986 NASA's plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission
1986 NASA establishes Safety, Reliability Maintain and Quality Assurance
1986 President Reagan appoints Dr. James C Fletcher NASA Administrator
1986 NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit
1986 NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status"
1986 NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts
1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-207
1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-209
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D
1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208
1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C
1983 NASA launches Galaxy-B
1983 NASA launches RCA-6
1983 NASA launches Telstar-3A
1983 NASA launches Galaxy-A
1983 NASA launches space vehicle S-205
1983 NASA launches Exosat
1983 NASA launches Intelsat V
1983 NASA launches Geos-F
1983 NASA launches RCA-F
1982 NASA launches RCA-E
1982 NASA launches Intelsat V
1982 NASA launches Telesat-F
1982 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth
1982 New York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget
1982 NASA launches Intelsat V
1981 NASA launches Intelsat V
1981 NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed
1981 NASA launches Intelsat V
1981 NASA launches space vehicle S-192
1981 NASA launches Comstar D-4
1980 NASA launches Intelsat V
1980 NASA launches Flt Satcom-4
1980 NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-203
1979 NASA launches HEAO
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-198
1979 NASA launches Fltsatcom-2
1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202
1978 NASA launches HEAO
1978 NASA launches space vehicle S-201
1977 NASA launches space vehicle S-200
1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
1976 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-197
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-179
1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed
1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-195
1974 NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km)
1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit
1972 Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle
1972 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle
1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle
1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1971 NASA launches Intelsat 4 F-3 for COMSAT Corp
1964 NASA launches its 1st Orbital Geophysical Observatory (OGO-1)
1963 NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
1963 NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km
1962 NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m
1962 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m
1962 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m
1962 NASA civilian Test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m
1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m
1962 NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m
1962 NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m
1962 NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
1962 A NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,770 m
1961 Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington
1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 169,600' (51,690 m)
1959 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury
1958 Vanguard Project transferred from military to NASA
1958 President Eisenhower signs NASA and Space Act of 1958
1958 National Advisory Council on Aeronautics renamed NASA
1941 Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center
1932 Einar K Enevoldson, U.S., Nasa test pilot, X-24B
1915 Natl Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created
1906 James E Webb, head of NASA, 1961-68
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