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7,076 records

1960s

50 records

  1. 1965

    1. 1965-11-08 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1965-11-12 launch

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      Venera 2, also known as 3MV-4 No.4 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus.

    3. 1965-11-16 launch

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      Venera 3 was a Venera program space probe that was built and launched by the Soviet Union to explore the surface of Venus.

    4. 1965-11-23 launch

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      Kosmos 96, or 3MV-4 No.6, was a Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus.

    5. 1965-11-26 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-97 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1965-11-27 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-98 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1965-11-29 launch

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      Thor SLV-2 Agena B launched on the ISIS-X flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1965-12-06 launch

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      Scout X-4 launched on the FR-1 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1965-12-09 launch

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      Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 103/1027 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-5. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1965-12-10 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-99 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1965-12-16 launch

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      Thor Delta E launched on the Pioneer 6 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1965-12-17 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M (?) launched on the Kosmos-100 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1965-12-21 launch

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-101 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1965-12-21 launch

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      Titan IIIC launched on the OV2-3/LES 3/LES 4 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC41. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1965-12-22 launch

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      Scout A launched on the NNS O-6 (N-5) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1965-12-24 launch

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      Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 104/1028 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1965-12-27 launch

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      Vostok-2A 11A510 launched on the Kosmos-102 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1965-12-28 launch

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      Kosmos 65S3 launched on the Kosmos-103 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC41/15. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1965-12-28 launch failure

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-K-40 No. 1 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch failure.

  2. 1966

    1. 1966-01-01 organization established

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      European Space Research Institute (ESRIN): established.

    2. 1966-01-07 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-104 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1966-01-14

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      Sergei Korolev: death.

    4. 1966-01-19 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1966-01-22 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-105 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1966-01-25 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-106 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1966-01-28 launch

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      Scout A launched on the NNS O-7 (N-6) flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC-D. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1966-01-31 launch

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      Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.

    9. 1966-02-02 launch

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      Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 105/1029 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC1-1. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1966-02-03 launch

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

    11. 1966-02-03 landing

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      Moon landing.

    12. 1966-02-09 launch

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      Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the OPS 1439 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-1-2. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1966-02-10 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-107 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1966-02-11 launch

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-108 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

    15. 1966-02-15 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1966-02-19 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-109 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1966-02-21 launch failure

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      Kosmos 63S1 launched on the DS-K-40 No. 2 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch failure.

    18. 1966-02-22 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-110 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1966-02-28 launch

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      Thor Delta E launched on the ESSA 2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1966-03-01 launch

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      Kosmos 111, E-6S No.204, was the first Soviet attempt to orbit a spacecraft around the Moon.

    21. 1966-03-09 launch

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      Thor SLV-2A Agena D launched on the CORONA 106/1030 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad 75-3-4. Launch vehicle success.

    22. 1966-03-11

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      Dune () by Frank HerbertAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole:

      Dune — Nebula Award, Best Novel (1966-03-11).

    23. 1966-03-11

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      The Saliva Tree () by Brian W. AldissAward: Nebula Award — Best NovellaRole:

      The Saliva Tree — Nebula Award, Best Novella (1966-03-11).

    24. 1966-03-11

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      He Who Shapes () by Roger ZelaznyAward: Nebula Award — Best NovellaRole:

      He Who Shapes — Nebula Award, Best Novella (1966-03-11).

    25. 1966-03-11

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      The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth () by Roger ZelaznyAward: Nebula Award — Best NoveletteRole:

      The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth — Nebula Award, Best Novelette (1966-03-11).

    26. 1966-03-11

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      “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman () by Harlan EllisonAward: Nebula Award — Best Short StoryRole:

      “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman — Nebula Award, Best Short Story (1966-03-11).

    27. 1966-03-16 docking

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      Neil Armstrong and David Scott docked Gemini VIII with its Agena target vehicle.

    28. 1966-03-17 launch

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      Vostok 8A92 launched on the Kosmos-112 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 1966-03-18 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3 Agena D launched on the AFP-206 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad PALC2-4. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 1966-03-21 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-113 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    31. 1966-03-24 launch failure

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      UR-500 launched on the N-4 No. 3 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch failure.

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