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1. 1961 65 years ago

   Zenit-2 No. 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Zenit-2 No. 1

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Zenit-2 No. 1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch failure.

2. 1961 65 years ago

   Discoverer 36 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Discoverer 36

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 36 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

3. 1961 65 years ago

   Centre national d’études spatiales — formal establishment

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Organisation founded

   • Space policy

   National

   Centre national d’études spatiales — formal establishment (1961-12-19).

4. 1961 65 years ago

   UN adopts resolution 1721 (XVI)

   Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: UN resolution or principles

   • Space law
   • International cooperation

   International: UN General Assembly resolution 1721 (XVI)

   International cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space: General Assembly adoption.

5. 1961 65 years ago

   DS-1 No. 2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: DS-1 No. 2

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-1 No. 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch failure.

6. 1961 65 years ago

   Samos 5 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Samos 5

   • Space transportation

   Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 5 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

7. 1962 64 years ago

   The Man in the High Castle: publication

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction publication

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Man in the High Castle (Novel) by Philip K. Dick

   The Man in the High Castle: publication.

8. 1962 64 years ago

   Stranger in a Strange Land — 1962 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Stranger in a Strange Land (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Stranger in a Strange Land — 1962 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1962).

9. 1962 64 years ago

   Discoverer 37 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Discoverer 37

   • Space transportation

   Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 37 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch failure.

10. 1962 64 years ago

    NRL Composite 1/GRAB — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: NRL Composite 1/GRAB

    • Space transportation

    Thor Ablestar launched on the NRL Composite 1/GRAB flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch failure.

11. 1962 64 years ago

    Ranger 3 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Ranger 3

    • Space transportation

    Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon.

12. 1962 64 years ago

    Tiros 4 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Tiros 4

    • Space transportation

    Thor Delta launched on the Tiros 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

13. 1962 64 years ago

    FTV 2301 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: FTV 2301

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the FTV 2301 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

14. 1962 64 years ago

    Discoverer 38 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Discoverer 38

    • Space transportation

    Thor Agena B launched on the Discoverer 38 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

15. 1962 64 years ago

    Samos 6 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Samos 6

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Agena B launched on the Samos 6 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.

16. 1962 64 years ago

    OSO 1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: OSO 1

    • Space transportation

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

17. 1962 64 years ago

    Kosmos-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

18. 1962 64 years ago

    ELDO Convention: signed

    Category: Programs, Policy, and Governance › Type: Treaty signed

    • Space law
    • International cooperation

    Regional: ELDO Convention

    ELDO Convention: signed.

19. 1962 64 years ago

    Kosmos-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2

    • Space transportation

    Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad Mayak-2. Launch vehicle success.

20. 1962 64 years ago

    Midas 5 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Midas 5

    • Space transportation

    Atlas Agena B launched on the Midas 5 flight from Naval Missile Facility, Point Arguello, California, pad LC1-2. Launch vehicle success.