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6,209 matching records

1. 1907 119 years ago

   Sergei Korolev: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Space engineering
   • Space transportation

   Role: Engineer, Leader

   Sergei Korolev: birth.

2. 1912 114 years ago

   Wernher von Braun: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Space engineering
   • Space transportation

   Role: Engineer, Leader

   Wernher von Braun: birth.

3. 1926 100 years ago

   Goddard launches a liquid-fueled rocket

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Atmospheric test flight

   • Space transportation

   Robert Goddard flew his first successful liquid-propellant rocket.

4. 1949 77 years ago

   Bumper rocket reaches high altitude

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Suborbital launch

   • Space transportation

   A two-stage Bumper rocket reached approximately 393 kilometers in a high-altitude test.

5. 1960 66 years ago

   NASA S-46 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: NASA S-46

   • Space transportation

   Juno II launched on the NASA S-46 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. Launch failure.

6. 1960 66 years ago

   E-3 No. 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: E-3 No. 2

   • Space transportation

   Vostok-L 8K72 launched on the E-3 No. 2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

7. 1960 66 years ago

   Echo — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Echo

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta launched on the Echo flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch failure.

8. 1960 66 years ago

   Korabl'-Sputnik — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

9. 1960 66 years ago

   Vostok-1 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Vostok-1 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 launched on the Vostok-1 No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

10. 1960 66 years ago

    Echo 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Echo 1

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta launched on the Echo 1 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

11. 1960 66 years ago

    Korabl'-Sputnik-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik-2

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8K72 launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik-2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

12. 1960 66 years ago

    1M No. 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: 1M No. 1

    • Space transportation

    Mars 1960A, also called Mars 1M No.1, was the first of two Soviet probes launched in October 1960 to attempt a flyby of Mars.

13. 1960 66 years ago

    1M No. 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: 1M No. 2

    • Space transportation

    Mars 1960B, also called Mars 1M No.2, was the second Soviet attempt to send a spacecraft toward Mars in October 1960.

14. 1960 66 years ago

    Explorer 8 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Explorer 8

    • Space transportation

    Juno II launched on the Explorer 8 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1960 66 years ago

    Tiros 2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tiros 2

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1960 66 years ago

    Korabl'-Sputnik-3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Korabl'-Sputnik-3

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8K72 launched on the Korabl'-Sputnik-3 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

17. 1960 66 years ago

    Vostok-1 No. 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Vostok-1 No. 4

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Vostok-1 No. 4 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

18. 1961 65 years ago

    Tyazholiy Sputnik — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tyazholiy Sputnik

    • Space transportation

    Tyazhely Sputnik, also known by its development name as Venera 1VA No. 1, and in the West as Sputnik 7, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was intended to be the first spacecraft to explore Venus.

19. 1961 65 years ago

    Venera — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Venera

    • Space transportation

    Venera 1, also known as Venera-1VA No.2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 8, was the first spacecraft to perform an interplanetary flight and the first to fly past Venus, as part of the Soviet Union's Venera programme.

20. 1961 65 years ago

    NASA S-45 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NASA S-45

    • Space transportation

    Juno II launched on the NASA S-45 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC26B. Launch failure.