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 A ship carrying 900 Syrians is intercepted and safely brought to shore by the Italian coast guard; the ship had been manned by human traffickers who abandoned the vessel after setting the navigation system on a collision course with the Italian coast 2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 2013 Event The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft returns to Earth after China's crew complete's its 15-day mission, completing the country's fifth manned spaceflight 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 2011 Event Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces the country's plan to launch a manned shuttle into space by 2019 1994 Event Russian manned space craft TM-18, lands 1994 Event Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands 1994 Event Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit 1993 Event Russian manned space craft TM-17, launches into orbit 1992 Event Russian manned space craft TM-14, lands 1992 Event Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit 1991 Event U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS-44" Atlantis 10 lands 1991 Event U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS-44" Atlantis 10 launched 1991 Event U.S. 70th manned space mission STS-39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 69th manned space mission STS-35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 68th manned space mission STS-38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 68th manned space mission STS-38 (Atlantis 7) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 65th manned space mission STS-36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space 1990 Event U.S. 65th manned space mission STS-36 (Atlantis 6) launches into orbit 1990 Event U.S. 64th manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) returns from space 1990 Event 64th U.S. manned space mission STS-32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 Event U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) returns from space 1989 Event U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit 1989 Event U.S.S.R. announces plan for 2-yr manned mission to Mars 1988 Event NASA unviels plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars 1972 Event Apollo 17 (U.S.), final manned lunar landing mission, launched 1972 Event Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) 1972 Event President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle 1971 Event U.S. launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft 1971 Event Apollo 15 launched (Scott and Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon 1971 Event U.S.S.R. Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit 1971 Event Apollo 14, 3rd U.S. manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hours 1969 Event Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing 1968 Event Apollo 8 (Borman, Lovell and Anders) 1st manned Moon voyage 1968 Event 1st live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft (Apollo 7) 1968 Event Probable Test flight for a manned fly-around (scooped by Apollo 8) 1968 Event Soyuz 4 and 5 completed 1st docking of 2 manned spacecraft 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 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (U.S.S.R.) 1958 Event U.S. manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury 1956 Event Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ 1939 Event Heinkel He-178 makes 1st manned flight with rocket/jet propulsion 1929 Event 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) 1785 Event 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands
