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New page: This is my Events Log that I kepted over the years as events took place between the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the rest of the space players in the race to the moon with other...

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This is my Events Log that I kepted over the years as events took place
between the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the rest of the space players in the race to the moon with other events referenced.

GRADY WOODARD’S SPACE CHRONOLOGY LOG OF EVENTS

SPACE EVENTS AND FAILURES * = MARSHALL SPACE FIGHT CENTER EVENTS

10-03-42 V-2 LAUNCHED TEST STAND 7-PEENEMUNDE GERMANY, ALBERT ZEILER
08-20-53 REDSTONE #1 LAUNCHED, 76 SEC. USE FLAME COLOR TO LAUNCH-ZEILER
10-04-57 USSR R-7, 2-STAGE ROCKET LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I
11-03-57 USSR LAUNCHED SPUTNIK II - DOG DIED IN SPACE AFTER 5 DAYS
01-31-58 EXPLORER I JUPITER-C RADIATION
05-15-58 USSR LAUNCHED SPUTNIC III
*7-29-58 NASA ORGANIZED BY IKE
18-15-58 SATURN TO BE DEVELOPED (JUNO 2) BY ARMY-ABMA
*5-28-59 USAF JUPITER AM-8 MONKEYS ABLE/BAKER 1ST LIVING 300 MILE UP
*9-12-59 USSR LUNA 2 PROBE 3700 MILES OF MOON
*10-13-59 EXPLORER 7 JUNO II -STUDY STATIC FIELDS
*10-21-59 ABMA TRANSFER STARTS TO NASA-MSFC
10-28-59 SERGEANT X248-ECHO 1,METALLIZED BALLOON BOUNCED SIGNALS
*3-28-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 2-ENGINE 8 SEC TEST
*4-6-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 4-ENGINE 7 SEC TEST
*5-26-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 8-ENGINE 35 SEC TEST
*6-15-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 8-ENGINE 122 SEC TEST
07-60/12-60 USSR 3 FAILURES KILLS 6 DOGS
??-??-?? USSR WOMEN COSMONAUTS KILLED IN TRAINING-IRINA/TANYA/LUDMILLA
10-24-60 USSR MOON R-16 ROCKET-UNMANDED, EXPLODED ON PAD KILLING
165 AFTER IGNITION FAILURE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, NEDELIN
IGNORED DEFUELING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND SENT SCIENTISTS AND
TECHNICIANS TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. NEDELIN WAS KILLED TOO!
KHRUSHCHEV ORDERED MARSHALL NEDELIN TO LAUNCH WHILE HE WAS AT
U.N. KRUSHCHEV WAS IRATE THAT HE MISSED AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL EVENT.
*11-3-60 EXPLORER 8 JUNO II STATIC FIELDS
*9-8-60 IKE VISITS MSFC & OPENED MSFC
*1-31-61 HAM MR-2 ARCHED FLIGHT
02-02-61 UNKN RUSSIAN COSMONANT PASSED OUT IN FLIGHT-HEART FAILURE
03- -61 USSR PAD SPACECRAFT FIRE-ELEC. PROBLEM-KILLED ONE COSMONAUT
04-07-61 RUSSIAN VLADIMIR LLYUSHIN CRASHED IN CHINA, BUT SURVIVED
04-12-61 VOSTOK I YURI GARGRIN-l0 ORBITS
*5-05-61 SHEPHARD MR-3 ARCHED FLIGHT
*7-21-61 GRISSOM MR-4 ARCHED FLIGHT
08-06-61 USSR VOSTOK 2 GHERMAN TITOV 1 DAY ORBIT
11-29-62 ATLAS CHIMP "ENOS" 2-0RBITS MA-5
*10-27-61 SATURN Cl SA-l LAUNCH-H20/16 STORIES/THRUST=I,296,OOO LBS
02-20-62 GLENN MA-6 ATLAS 3-0RBIT,ENTRY NEAR FAILURE,LOOSE SHIELD
04-25-62 SATURN Cl SA.-2 LAUNCH-H2O PROJECT "HIGH WATER"
05-24-62 CARPENTER MA-7 ATLAS 3-0RBIT RECOVERY 250 MILES OVERSHOOT
*9-11-62 JFK VISITS MSFC
10-03-62 SCHIRRA MA-8 ATLAS 6-0RBITS
*11-16-62 SATURN Cl SA-3 LAUNCH PROJECT "HIGH WATER"
*1-25-63 SATURN V STARTED
*3-28-63 SATURN Cl SA--4 LAUNCH "ENGINE OUT TEST"
05-15-63 COOPER MA-9 ATLAS 22-0RBITS
06-16-63 USSR VOSTOK 6 -1ST WOMAN-VALENTINA TERECUKOVA, 45 ORBITS
*7-5-63 MOON MODE DECISION
11-22-63 PRESIDENT KENNEDY KILLED
*1-29-64 SA-5 LAUNCH ORBIT WITH 1ST SECOND LIVE STAGE TEST
04-08-64 6T-l LAUNCH UNMANNED
*3-24-64 MSFC VISIT OF MRS. LADY BIRD
*5-28-64 SA-6 LAUNCH ORBIT 1ST APOLLO
*9-18-64 SA-7 LAUNCH ORBIT SPACECRAFT
10-12-64 USSR VOSKHOD 1, 3 MAN ORBIT-NO SUITS-RETURN OK
01-19-65 GT-2 LAUNCH UNMANNED
*2-16-65 SA-9 PEGASUS A
03-18-65 USSR VOSKHOD 2- 2 MAN ALEXEI LEONOV SPACE WALK (LOST 1 DAY)
03-23-65 GT-3 GRISSOM/YOUNG 3-0RBIT
*5-25-65 SA-8 PEGASUS B
06-03-65 GT-4 McDIVITT/WHITE 66-0RBIT
*4-16-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC FIRED 6.5 SEC
*7-30-65 SA-l0 PEGASUS C END OF SATERN C1 PROGRAM
*8-5-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC DURATION FIRED 165 SEC
*8-9-65 NAA/DOUGLAS SATURN S-II & S-IV STAGES FULL DURATION TESTS
08-21-65 COOPER/CONRAD GT-5 LIGHTING ROVZ
12-4-65 BORMAN/LOVELL GT-7 2-WKS
12-15-65 SHIRRA/STAFFORD GT-6
01-06-66 STAFFORD/CERNAN GT-9 DOCKING
*2-26-66 S-IB-201 LAUNCH-ORBIT
03-16-66 ARMSTRONG/SCOTT GT-8 DOCKING
05-30-66 SURVEYOR I ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
*7-5-66 S-IB-203 LAUNCH S-IVB HYDROGEN J2 ENGINE
07-18-66 YOUNG/COLLINS GT-10 DOCK/WALK
*8-25-66 S-IB-202 LAUNCH APOLLO HEAT SHIELD RE-ENTRY TEST
*8-26-66 SA-501 SHIPS TO KSC
09-12-66 CONRAD/GORDON GT-11 DOCK/WALK ATLAS-CENTAUR
*9-11-66 SA-501 ARRIVES AT KSC
11-11-66 LOVEL/ALDRIN GT-12 DOCK/WALK
*12-6-66 AST-1 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA -CLOUDS STUDY
*1-27-67 S-IB-204 APOLLO I FIRE KILLED GRISSOM/WHITE/CHAFFEE
04-17-67 SURVEYOR III ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
04-23-67 USSR SOYUZ-l PILOT VLADIMIR KOMAROV KILLED
11-??-67 USSR MOON SHOT FAILED-UNMANNED
*11-9-67 SV-1 LAUNCH 501 " ALL-UP" APOLLO 4 ORBIT
12-12-67 PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITS MSFC
*1-22-68 APOLLO 5 8-18-205 (S-IVB) ORBIT TEST RE-ENRTY
04-??-68 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
*4-4-68 APOLLO 6 SV-2 502 TEST RE-ENTRY, 2-J2 S-II #2&3 ENG CUTOFF
*4-5-68 AST-2 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA GRAVITY
07-14-68 USSR L1 ZOND EXPLODED, KILL ONE
*10-11-68 APOLLO 7 S-IB-206 SCHIRRA/EISELE/CUNNINGHAM-163 ORBITS
10-30-68 USSR SOYUZ 2 & 3 DOCKING-ALL RETURNED SAFE
12-??-68 USSR ZOND MAN AROUNT MOON CANCELLED
*12-21-68 APOLLO 8 SV-503 BORMAN/LOVELL/ANDERS-MOON ORBIT
01-14-69 USSR SOYUZ 4 & 5 DOCKED IN SPACE (TWO SPACECRAFTS)
02-21-69 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET BLEW-UP 68 SEC. IN FLT/UNMANNED
*3-3-69 APOLLO 9 SV-504 SCOTT/McDIVITT/SCHWEICKART S-IVB DOCKING 11 DAYS
*5-18-69 APOLLO 10 SV-505 STAFFORD/YOUNG/CERNAN-ORBIT
07-03-69 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET 5L DISASTER-UNMANNED
*7-16-69 APOLLO 11 SV-506 ARMSTRONG/ALDRIN/COLLINS MOON-LANDING
07-19-69 USSR LUNA 15 MOON PROBE LANDED
11-??-69 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
*11-14-69 APOLLO 12 SV-507 CONRAD/BEAN/GORDON-MOON LANDING
*2-25-70 von BRAUN TRANSFERS TO WASHINGTON
*4-11-70 APOLLO 13 SV-508 LOVELL/SWIGERT/HAISE MOONSHOT NEAR FAIL
200K MILES TO MOON, OXYGEN TANK EXPLODED. LEM USED FOR RESCUE.
*1-31-71 APOLLO 14 SV-509 SHEPHARD/MITCHELL/ROOSA-MOON LANDING
04-19-71 USSR SALYUT I -SPACE STATION LAUNCHED-3 CREWMEN DIES ON
LANDING
06-??-71 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET FAILED-UNMANNED
06-06-71 USSR SOYUZ-11 AFTER 24 DAYS IN ORBIT, CREW DOBROVOLSKY, VOLKOV
&PATSAYEV WERE KILLED ON RE-ENTRY. OXYGEN LEAKED OUT-NO SPACE
SUITS
*7-30-71 APOLLO 15 SV-510 SCOTT/IRWIN/WORSEN-MOON LANDING
01-05-72 NIXON ORDERS MFG OF SPACE SHUTTLE
*4-21-72 APOLLO 16 SV-511 YOUNG/DUKE/MATTINGLY-MOON LANDING
07-29-72 USSR LAUNCH FAILURE-UNMANNED
11-??-72 USSR SUPER BOOSTER FAILURE-UNMANNED
*6-10-72 von BRAUN TO FAIRCHILD INC
*12-7-72 APOLLO 17 SV-513 NITE-CERNAN/SCHMITT/EVANS-MOON LANDING
*1-??-73 GERMAN FINAL SOLUTION-START RETIRING,GERMANS REPLACED
*5-11-73 SKYLAB SV-513 MAN ORBITING LABORATORY LAUNCHED
*5-25-73 SKYLAB CREW-2 S-IB-207 REPAIRED SKYLAB KERWIN,WEITZ,CONRAD
*7-28-73 SKYLAB CREW-3 S-IB-208 BEAN/GARRITT/LOUSMA (TRUSTERS)
*11-16-73 SKYLAB CREW-4 S-IB-209 CARR/POGUE/GIBSON
08-??-77 USSR 2 SPACESHIPS_ SIMULTANEOUS SHOTS FAILED-UNMANNED
*7-17-75 APOLLO SV-514 ASTP ROVZ STAFFORD/SLAYTON/BRAND-DOCK WITH USSR
07-17-75 USSR SOYUZ 19 SPACE LEONOV/KUBASOV (LAST APOLLO & SATURN)
*12-31-76 DR. von BRAUN RETIRES WITH CANCER
*6-16-77 DR. von BRAUN DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
03-02-78 USSR 18T NON-STOP FLIGHT ENDED 4-12-81 VALDIMIR REMEK-185 DAYS
*4-12-81 SHUTTLE 1ST FLIGHT YOUNG & CRIPPEN
09-26-83 SOYUZ 18 TRIP TO MIR/FIRE ON PAD/ESCAPE TOWER SAVES 2
01-28-86 SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED AFTER LIFT-OFF, KILLED
MCNAIR/ONIZUKA/McAULIFFE/JARVIS/SMITH/RESNIK/SCOBEE
02-20-86 USSR MIR LAUNCHED IN (6) DOCKINGS/PARTS FOR MODULES
11-15-88 USSF: SPACE SHUTTLE "BURAN" LAUNCHED
10-29-97 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY -JOHN GLEEN RETURNS TO SPACE
??-??-98 USSR" ZARYA" 1ST INT. SPACE STATION CONTROL MODULE LAUNCHED
12-04-98 USA LAUNCHED "UNITY" CONNECTING MODULE INT. SFACE STATION
05-27-99 SHUTTLE STS-96 DOCTED WITH ISS - 1ST TIME
07-23-99 SHUTTLE ST8-93 DEPLOYS CHANDRA X-RAY SCOPE-COM.EILEEN COLLINS
02-07-01 SHUTTLE TO ISS WITH DESTINY LAB MODULE
02-12-01 NASA 'NEAR' SPACECRAFT LANDED ON ASTEROID EROS AFTER 4 ORBITS
02-01-03 SHUTTLE COLIMBIA RE-ENTRY BURNED UP-KILLS 2 WOMEN & 5 MEN
RICK HUSBAND, MICHAEL ANDERSON, LAUREL CLARK, DAVID BROWN,
WILLIAM McCOOL, DR.KALPAPA CHAWLA(INDIA) & ILAN RAMON(ISEAEL)
07-26-05 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY RETURNS TO SPACE - MORE FOAM PROBLEMS
09-23-05 NASA ANNOUNCE PLAN - RETURN TO MOON AND BEYOND TO MARS

TOTAL KILLED:

USA=17 USSR= 173 + 7 DOGS

OTHER ACCIDENTS:

USA = 4

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 *7-17-75 APOLLO SA-514 ASTP ROVZ STAFFORD/SLAYTON/BRAND-DOCK WITH USSR
 -17-75 USSR SOYUZ 19 SPACE LEONOV/KUBASOV (LAST APOLLO & SATURN)
-*12-31-76 DR. von BRAUN RETIRES, HAS CANCER
+*12-31-76 DR.von BRAUN RETIRES, HAS CANCER
-*6-16-77 DR. von BRAUN DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
+*6-16-77 DR.von BRAUN DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
 -02-78 USSR 18T NON-STOP FLIGHT ENDED,04-12-81 VALDIMIR REMEK-185 DAYS
-*4-12-81 SPACE SHUTTLE 1ST FLIGHT YOUNG & CRIPPEN
+-12-81 STS-1 COLUMBIA SPACE SHUTTLE 1ST FLIGHT YOUNG & CRIPPEN
 -26-83 SOYUZ 18 TRIP TO MIR/FIRE ON PAD/ESCAPE TOWER SAVES 2
-*1-28-86 SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED AFTER LIFT-OFF, KILLED
+-28-86 SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED AFTER LIFT-OFF, KILLED
           MCNAIR/ONIZUKA/McAULIFFE/JARVIS/SMITH/RESNIK/SCOBEE
 -20-86 USSR MIR LAUNCHED IN (6) DOCKINGS/PARTS FOR MODULES

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 This is my Events Log that I kepted over the years as events took place
 between the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the rest of the space players in the race to the moon with other events referenced.
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          TECHNICIANS TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. NEDELIN WAS KILLED TOO!
          KHRUSHCHEV ORDERED MARSHALL NEDELIN TO LAUNCH WHILE HE WAS AT
-         U.N. KRUSHCHEV WAS IRATE THAT HE MISSED AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL EVENT.
+         U.N. KRUSHCHEV WAS IRATE THAT HE MISSED AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL
 *11-3-60 EXPLORER 8 JUNO II STATIC FIELDS
 *9-8-60 IKE VISITS MSFC & OPENED MSFC
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 *4-16-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC FIRED 6.5 SEC
 *7-30-65 SA-l0 PEGASUS C END OF SATERN C1 PROGRAM
-*8-5-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC DURATION FIRED 165 SEC
+*8-05-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC DURATION FIRED 165 SEC
-*8-9-65 NAA/DOUGLAS SATURN S-II & S-IV STAGES FULL DURATION TESTS
+*8-o9-65 NAA/DOUGLAS SATURN S-II & S-IV STAGES FULL DURATION TESTS
 -21-65 COOPER/CONRAD GT-5 LIGHTING ROVZ
 -4-65 BORMAN/LOVELL GT-7 2-WKS
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 -16-66 ARMSTRONG/SCOTT GT-8 DOCKING
 -30-66 SURVEYOR I ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
-*7-5-66 S-IB-203 LAUNCH S-IVB HYDROGEN J2 ENGINE
+*7-05-66 S-IB-203 LAUNCH S-IVB HYDROGEN J2 ENGINE
 -18-66 YOUNG/COLLINS GT-10 DOCK/WALK
 *8-25-66 S-IB-202 LAUNCH APOLLO HEAT SHIELD RE-ENTRY TEST
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 *1-22-68 APOLLO 5 8-18-205 (S-IVB) ORBIT TEST RE-ENRTY
 -??-68 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
-*4-4-68 APOLLO 6 SV-2 502 TEST RE-ENTRY, 2-J2 S-II #2&3 ENG CUTOFF
+*4-04-68 APOLLO 6 SV-2 502 TEST RE-ENTRY, 2-J2 S-II #2&3 ENG CUTOFF
-*4-5-68 AST-2 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA GRAVITY
+*4-05-68 AST-2 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA GRAVITY
 -14-68 USSR L1 ZOND EXPLODED, KILL ONE
 *10-11-68 APOLLO 7 S-IB-206 SCHIRRA/EISELE/CUNNINGHAM-163 ORBITS