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, [Henderson], 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 mins
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 (Natl 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 Chicken Kentucky, 1st partial birth in space, chicken
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-min firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Ut
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 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 Engl 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 US 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 Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker, Abracadabra, Space Cowboy
1943 David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at 81
1940 Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9
1938 Samuel Alexander, Engl 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 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, actr, 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
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 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
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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