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Space history in 1960

15 records

1960s

15 records

  1. 1960

    1. 1960 Year only

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      Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier) () by Robert A. HeinleinAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      Starship Troopers (alt: Starship Soldier) — 1960 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1960).

    2. 1960-03-23 launch failure

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

    3. 1960-04-16 launch failure

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

    4. 1960-05-13 launch failure

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

    5. 1960-05-15 launch

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

    6. 1960-07-28 launch failure

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

    7. 1960-08-12 launch

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

    8. 1960-08-19 launch

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

    9. 1960-10-10 launch failure

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      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.

    10. 1960-10-14 launch failure

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

    11. 1960-11-03 launch

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

    12. 1960-11-23 launch

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

    13. 1960-12-01 launch

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

    14. 1960-12-01 organization established

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      European Preparatory Commission for Space Research (COPERS): established.

    15. 1960-12-22 launch failure

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

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