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2009 A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia
2008 Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122, launches to deliver laboratory to the ISS 2007 Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-117, begins mission 2006 Stardust space mission returns dust from a comet to earth 2004 Ed Kemmer, actor, Space Patrol, dies at 83 2004 Max Faget, engineer, led the design of the Gemini space capsule, dies at 83 2004 Cecily Adams, casting director/actress, Deep Space Nine, dies at 46 2003 China sends Yang Liwei into orbit, the third country to have successfully sent a person into space 2003 Ilan Ramon, astronaut, first Israeli in space, mission specialist on Columbia, STS-107, dies at 48 2003 Kalpana Chawla, astronaut, first Asian Indian woman in space, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41 2002 Jonathan Harris, TV actor, TV's Lost in Space, dies at 84 2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. 2001 Russian Mir space station is crashed into the Pacific during a controlled re-entry 2000 International Space Station becomes permanently staffed 1998 John Glenn returns to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery 1998 Alan Shepard, astronaut, first American in space, dies at 74 1998 NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again 1997 U.S. space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars 1997 Progress M-34 Collides with and damages Mir Space Station 1997 Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space 1997 Discovery captures Hubble Space Telescope 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station 1997 HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey) 1997 Space Shuttle STS-81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, launches into space 1996 Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures 1996 Space Shuttle STS-77 Endeavour 11 lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-76 (Atlantis 16), lands 1996 1st surface photos of Pluto by Hubble Space Telescope 1996 Lyle Talbot, actor 'Plan 9 From Outer Space', dies at 76 1996 Space Shuttle STS-72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space 1995 U.S. space probe Galileo begins orbiting Jupiter 1995 Space shuttle Atlantis docks with orbiting Russian space station Mir 1995 U.S. space probe Ulyssus completes 2nd passage behind Sun 1995 Space shuttle STS-69 (Endeavour 9), lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-71, Atlantis 14, lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches 1995 Space probe Ulysses begins 2nd passage behind the Sun 1995 1st time 13 people in space 1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands 1995 U.S. space shuttle Discovery launched 1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands 1994 Progress M-25 launched to space station Mir 1994 Space probe Ulyssus completes 1st passage behind the Sun 1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches 1994 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time 1994 Space probe Magellan burns up in atmosphere of Venus 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands 1994 Space probe Ulyssus passes south pole of Sun 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes 1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, lands 1994 U.S. space probe Clementine launched 1994 Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands 1994 U.S. space probe Clementine launched 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands 1993 Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches 1993 Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk 1993 Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit 1993 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth 1993 Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled) 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) launches into space 1992 U.S. Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle 1992 Paul E Garber, 1st curator (National Air and Space Museum), dies at 93 1992 Space shuttle STS-47 (Endeavour 2) lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-50 (Columbia 13) lands 1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour) 1992 3 astronauts simultaneous walked in space for the 1st time 1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour) 1992 Space Shuttle STS-45, Atlantis 11, lands 1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1992 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) lands 1992 Hubble space telescope optics finds NGC3862/3C264 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space 1992 International Space Year begins 1991 U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS-44" Atlantis 10 lands 1991 U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS-44" Atlantis 10 launched 1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) lands 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) launched 1991 Space shuttle STS-43 (Atlantis 9) lands 1991 Space shuttle STS-43 (Atlantis 9) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) launched 1991 U.S.S.R. launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-37, Atlantis 8, lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-37, Atlantis 8, launched 1991 U.S. 70th manned space mission STS-39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) returns from space 1990 Space Shuttle STS-35 (Columbia 11) lands 1990 1st time 12 people in space 1990 U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 68th manned space mission STS-38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space 1990 U.S. 68th manned space mission STS-38 (Atlantis 7) launches into orbit 1990 Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) returns from space 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit 1990 Hubble Space Telescope sends 1st photograph's from space 1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) returns from space 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 65th manned space mission STS-36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space 1990 U.S. 65th manned space mission STS-36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit 1990 Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system 1990 U.S. 64th manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) returns from space 1990 64th U.S. manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) returns from space 1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 lands 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 launched 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 lands 1989 Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65 1989 Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 launched 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-29 launched 1988 Soviet space shuttle makes unmanned maiden flight (2 orbits) 1988 Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage 1988 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days 1988 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched 1988 U.S. space shuttle STS-26 launched 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-214 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-211 1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-206 1988 Neil Ronald Jones, science fiction writer (Space War, Twin Worlds), dies at 78 1987 Soyuz TM-4 launches 3 cosmonauts to space station Mir 1987 NASA launches space vehicle S-209 1986 NASA launches space vehicle S-199 1986 Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel 1986 NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status" 1986 European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km) 1986 Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir 1986 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff 1986 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB 1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth 1986 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched 1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-207 1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched 1985 Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport 1985 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB 1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched 1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB 1985 Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1985 Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched 1985 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz 1985 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB 1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-209 1985 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched 1985 Christa McAuliffe chosen 1st school teacher to fly space shuttle 1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb 1985 European Space Agency launches Giotto (Halley's Comet Flyby) 1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched 1985 Russian space probe Vega 2 lands on Venus 1985 Russian space probe Vega 1 lands on Venus 1985 Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB 1985 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched 1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth 1985 Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched 1985 Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet 1985 Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet 1984 Space shuttle astronauts retreive a satellite - 1st space salvage 1984 STS-41-G mission; lands at Kennedy Space Center 1984 1st space walk by U.S. woman, Kathryn D. Sullivan 1984 NASA launches space vehicle S-208 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st U.S. woman to walk in space 1984 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched 1984 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) 1984 President Reagan announces Teacher in Space project 1984 Cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes 1st woman to walk in space 1984 Soyuz T-12 carries 3 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 7 1984 U.S. missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time 1984 A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72 1984 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth 1984 Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched 1984 1st time 11 people in space 1984 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth 1984 1st time 8 people in space 1984 Bruce McCandless, U.S., makes 1st untethered space walk 1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched 1984 Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched 1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission Columbia 6 is launched 1983 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center 1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) 1983 Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space 1983 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1983 NASA launches space vehicle S-205 1983 Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB 1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle 1983 European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10 1983 India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket 1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth 1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched 1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas 1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight 1982 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st coml flight 1982 Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space 1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas 1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas 1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB 1982 Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi and Lebedev for 211 days in space 1982 U.S.S.R. Salyut 7 space station put into orbit 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands 1982 3rd space shuttle mission-Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, NM 1982 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched 1981 Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center 1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth 1981 Space Shuttle vehicle moves to Launch Complex 39A for STS-2 mission 1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit 1981 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 1981 Columbia space shuttle returns 1981 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth 1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia 1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident 1981 Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1980 Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched 1980 U.S. space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn 1980 Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn 1980 Cosmonauts Popov and Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days 1980 Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days 1980 Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station 1980 Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-203 1979 Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-198 1979 Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center 1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center 1979 Soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station is launched 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-202 1978 Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station 1978 NASA launches space vehicle S-201 1978 Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 1978 Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB 1978 Soyuz 27 carring 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched 1977 1st Space walk made by G Grechko from Salyut 1977 Soyuz 26 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station 1977 NASA launches space vehicle S-200 1977 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit 1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise 1977 U.S. Voyager I takes 1st space photograph of Earth and Moon together 1977 Space shuttle Enterprise makes 1st atmospheric flight 1977 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747 1977 1st flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) 1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight 1977 Burn up of Salyut 4 Space Station (U.S.S.R.) 1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight 1976 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California 1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-197 1976 Thiokol conducts 2-minute firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Utah 1976 Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station 1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-179 1976 Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency 1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed 1975 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss 1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-195 1975 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) 1975 Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make 1st US/U.S.S.R. linkup in space 1975 European Space Agency, ESA, forms 1975 Space Mountain opens at Disneyland 1975 Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4 1974 Space probe Helios 1 launched 1974 Joaquin Leaf Phoenix, PR, actor, Russkies, Space Camp 1974 Leaf Phoenix, PR, actor, Russkies, Space Camp 1974 Soyuz 15 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 1974 Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3 1974 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space 1973 1st picture of a comet from space (Comet Kohoutek-Skylab) 1973 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours 1973 Skylab launched, 1st Space Station 1972 Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle 1972 Shawn Bradley, NBA center, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Space Jams 1972 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle 1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle 1971 John W. Campbell, U.S., sci-fi writer (Space Beyond), dies at 61 1971 David Mendenhall, actor, Over the Top, Space Raiders, Witchfire 1971 Soyuz 11 takes 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 1 space station 1971 Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 1971 Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become 1st in Salyut 1 space station 1970 US/U.S.S.R. sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts 1969 1st time 7 people in space 1969 1st time 5 people in space 1969 David Bowie releases 'Space Oddity' 1969 Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space 1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space 1968 1st U.S. case of space motion sickness 1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite 1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon 1967 U.S.S.R. ratifies treaty with England and U.S. banning nuclear weapons in space 1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed 1967 Joseph Amor, San Jose, video game record holder, Space Invaders 1966 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space 1966 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53 1966 Sergei Korolev, Russian space station constructor, dies 1965 Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7) 1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space 1965 "Lost in Space" premieres 1965 Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young) 1964 1st time 4 people in space 1964 1st time 3 people in space 1964 ESRO established, European Space Research Organization 1963 2 Russian space missions return to Earth 1963 Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman in space returns to Earth 1963 Valentina Tereshkova (U.S.S.R.) is 1st woman in space, aboard Vostok 6 1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast 1962 US/U.S.S.R. sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology 1962 U.S. space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts 1962 1st time 2 people in space 1962 Andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3 1962 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.) 1962 Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days 1961 Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) 1961 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) 1961 Matt Cole, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Space Coast 1961 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1960 U.S.S.R. recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space 1960 Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space 1960 U.S.S.R. recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space 1960 U.S.S.R. launch 1st (unmanned) space capsule 1960 Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor, INXS-Dogs in Space 1959 U.N. Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer Space is established 1959 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space 1959 The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space 1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space 1959 "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres 1959 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission 1958 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower 1958 President Eisenhower signs NASA and Space Act of 1958 1958 Cyril M Kornbluth, U.S. sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34 1957 Terri R Adams, educator, teacher in space 1957 USAF sends 2 aluminium bullets into space 1957 Nana Visitor, Tucker, actress, Deep Space 9 1955 Building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins 1955 Soviets decides space center built in Baikonur, Kazachstan 1954 Billy Mumy, California, actor, Will Robinson-Lost in Space, Dear Brigitte 1953 Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist/actor, Morons From Outer Space 1953 Colm Meaney, actor, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1952 Mel Smith, author, Morons From Outer Space 1952 Angela Cartwright, England, Make Room for Daddy, Lost in Space 1949 V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km 1948 Avery Brooks, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9 1943 Rolf Gehlhaar, born in Breslau, Poland, composer, known for computer-controlled composition, sound installations using Sound Space system 1943 Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker, Abracadabra, Space Cowboy 1943 Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81 1940 Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1938 Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Space, time and deity), dies at 79 1937 Valentina V Tereshkova-Nikolayev, 1st woman in space, Vostok 6 1936 Mark Goddard, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Don West-Lost in Space 1934 Martin Landau, actor, Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood 1934 Yuri Gagarin, born in Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space, aboard Vostok 1 1933 Juanita [Ruth] Coulson, sci-fi author, Web of Wizardry, Space Trap 1931 Barbara Bain, Chic, actress, Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999 1929 Amar Bose, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, electrical engineer, Ph.D. from MIT, founder, chairman, Bose Corporation, patented dominantly reflecting sound field mimicking listening space of the audience in a concert hall 1929 Jules Verne Berman, space and science reporter, ABC-TV 1928 Kathleen Hughes, born in Hollywood, California, actress, It Came From Outer Space 1928 Leo P[atrick] Kelley, U.S., sci-fi author, Dead Moon, Vacation in Space 1928 Martin Landau, born in Brooklyn, actor, Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood 1928 Martin Landau, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999 1926 Maria Schell, Vienna Austria, actress, Space 1999 1925 June Lockhart, New York City, actress, Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction 1924 Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space 1924 Mary Ford, Colleen Summer, vocalist/actress, Queen of Outer Space 1924 Guy Williams, New York City, actor, Zorro, Lost in Space 1923 Wally Schirra, born in New Jersey, astronaut, flew in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, America's first three space programs 1922 James E. Gunn, U.S., sci-fi author, Station in Space, Immortal 1921 Frankie Thomas, born in New York City, actor, Tom Corbett Space Cadet 1917 Arthur C. Clarke, born in Somerset, England, science fiction author, inventor, wrote '2001: A Space Odyssey' 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor, born in Budapest, actress, Queen of Outer Space 1914 Jonathan Harris, actor, Dr. Zachary Smith-Lost in Space 1913 Marvin Miller, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Space Patrol, Millionaire 1913 Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, U.S., sci-fi author, Space Lords 1912 A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, UK, sci-fi author, Empress of Outer Space 1910 Russ Bender, actor and writer, Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster 1909 Neil R[onald] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, Space War, Twin Worlds 1907 James A. Michener, New York City, writer, South Pacific, Hawaii, Space 1905 Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides 1902 Carl Jaffe, born in Hamburg, Germany, actor, 1st Man in Space, Escapement 1899 Paul E Garber, U.S. founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum 1882 Bela Lugosi, born in Hungary, actor, Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space 1857 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer in rocket and space research 1854 Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved |
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