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{{Historical Essay|Author=[[Grady Woodard]]}}

Grady’s Space Chronicles

My Diary - Pioneering Space

I joined the U.S. Rocket Team in 1958 when I was 26 years old. I built a telescope when I was kid, the stars was I would think about and space was my dream. I got to grew up and work with our first astronauts, Alan Shepard, Gus Grison and John Glenn. I was awed by all the space developments and I kept a dairy of the years I worked to record the events. It was all about the Space Race!

This is a summary from my diary of while pioneering space with the Army ABMA and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), noting the Russians, other U.S. players in the race to the moon and the events are shown. The events with an Asterisk (*) were the work we did in space.

CHRONOLOGY LOG OF EVENTS AND FAILURES

* ARMY ABMA AND 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
*1-31-58 EXPLORER 1 LAUNCHED - JUPITER-C JUNO FOR RADIATION
*3-05-58 EXPLORER 2 LAUNCHED - JUPITER-C JUNO, 4TH STAGE FAILED
05-15-58 USSR LAUNCHED SPUTNIC III
*7-26-58 EXPLORER 3 LAUNCHED - JUPITER-C JUNO, IN ORBIT VAN ALLEN BELT
*7-29-58 NASA ORGANIZED BY IKE
*7-26-58 EXPLORER 4 LAUNCHED - JUPITER-C JUNO, ARGUS RADIATION STUDY
*8-15-58 SATURN TO BE DEVELOPED (JUNO 2) BY ARMY-ABMA
*8-24-58 EXPLORER 5 LAUNCHED - JUPITER-C JUNO, FAILED UPERSTAGES BUMPED
*5-28-59 USAF (ARMY’S JUPITER AM-8) MONKEYS ABLE/BAKER 1ST LIVING 300 MILE UP
8-07-59 USAF EXPLORER 6 LAUNCHED - ABLE, MAGNETOSPHRERE STUDIES
*9-12-59 USSR LUNA 2 PROBE 3700 MILES OF MOON
*10-13-59 EXPLORER 7 LAUNCHED - JUNO II, STUDY STATIC FIELDS
*10-21-59 ABMA TRANSFER STARTS TO MSFC-NASA(NEW BADGES)
10-28-59 SERGEANT X248-ECHO 1, METALLIZED BALLOON BOUNCED SIGNALS
*3-28-60 NASA SATURN SA-T TEST 2-ENGINE 8 SEC TEST
*4-06-60 NASA SATURN SA-T TEST 4-ENGINE 7 SEC TEST
*5-26-60 NASA SATURN SA-T TEST 8-ENGINE 35 SEC TEST
*6-15-60 NASA SATURN SA-T TEST 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
*9-08-60 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 MR-3 LAUNCHED, SHEPHARD ARCHED FLIGHT
*7-21-61 MR-4 LAUNCHED, GRISSOM ARCHED FLIGHT
08-06-61 USSR VOSTOK 2 -GHERMAN TITOV 1 DAY ORBIT
*10-27-61 SATURN C1 SA-1 LAUNCH-H2O/16 STORIES/THRUST=1,296,000 LBS
11-29-61 ATLAS MA-5, CHIMP "ENOS" 2-0RBITS
02-20-62 ATLAS MA-6, JOHN GLENN 3-0RBIT,ENTRY NEAR FAILURE,LOOSE SHIELD
*4-25-62 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 - ORDERS MOON SHOT
10-03-62 ATLES MA-8, SCHIRRA 6-0RBITS
*11-16-62 SATURN C-l SA-3 LAUNCH PROJECT "HIGH WATER"
*1-25-63 SATURN V ROCKET STARTED
*3-28-63 SATURN C-l SA--4 LAUNCH "ENGINE OUT TEST"
05-15-63 ATLES MA-9, COOPER 22-0RBITS
06-16-63 USSR VOSTOK 6 -1ST WOMAN-VALENTINA TERECUKOVA, 45 ORBITS
*7-05-63 MOON LANDING MODE DECISION MADE
11-22-63 PRESIDENT KENNEDY KILLED
*1-29-64 SATURN SA-5 LAUNCH ORBIT WITH 1ST SECOND LIVE STAGE TEST
04-08-64 USAF GEMINI ROCKET GT-l LAUNCH UNMANNED
*3-24-64 MSFC VISIT BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON, INSTEAD OF PRESIDENT
*5-28-64 SA-6 LAUNCH ORBIT 1ST APOLLO
*9-18-64 SA-7 LAUNCH ORBIT SPACECRAFT - TEST ESCAPE SYSTEM
10-12-64 USSR VOSKHOD 1, 3 MAN ORBIT-NO SUITS-RETURN OK
01-19-65 USAF 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 USAF GT-3 GRISSOM/YOUNG 3-0RBIT
*5-25-65 SA-8 PEGASUS B
06-03-65 USAF 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
*8-05-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC DURATION FIRED 165 SEC
*8-o9-65 NAA/DOUGLAS SATURN S-II & S-IV STAGES FULL DURATION TESTS
08-21-65 USAF GT-5 COOPER/CONRAD LIGHTING ROVZ
12-04-65 USAF GT-7 BORMAN/LOVELL 2-WKS
12-15-65 USAF GT-6 SHIRRA/STAFFORD
01-06-66 USAF GT-9 STAFFORD/CERNAN DOCKING
*2-26-66 S-IB-201 LAUNCH-ORBIT
03-16-66 USAF GT-8 ARMSTRONG/SCOTT DOCKING
05-30-66 |SURVEYOR I ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
*7-05-66 S-IB-203 LAUNCH S-IVB HYDROGEN J2 ENGINE
07-18-66 USAF GT-10 YOUNG/COLLINS 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 USAF GT-11 CONRAD/GORDON DOCK/WALK ATLAS-CENTAUR
*9-11-66 SA-501 ARRIVES AT KSC
11-11-66 USAF GT-12 LOVEL/ALDRIN DOCK/WALK
*12-6-66 AST-1 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA -CLOUDS STUDY
*1-27-67 S-IB-204 APOLLO I PAD 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 SA-501 LAUNCH " ALL-UP" APOLLO 4 ORBIT
12-12-67 PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITS MSFC
*1-14-68 NASA - MSFC REDUCTION IN FORCE(RIF), 1st. LAYOFF 753 EMPLOYEES
* 1968-1975 NASA - MSFC (RIF) from 7327 to 3760, 38/116 Germans remain in 1975 (89% of force).
*1-22-68 APOLLO 5 S-1B-205 (S-IVB) ORBIT TEST RE-ENRTY
04-??-68 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
*4-04-68 APOLLO 6 SA-502 TEST RE-ENTRY, 2-J2 S-II #2&3 ENG CUTOFF
*4-05-68 AST-2 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA GRAVITY
07-14-68 USSR L1 ZOND EXPLODED, KILLS 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 AROUND MOON CANCELLED
*12-21-68 APOLLO 8 SA-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 SA-504 SCOTT/McDIVITT/SCHWEICKART S-IVB DOCKING 11 DAYS
*5-18-69 APOLLO 10 SA-505 STAFFORD/YOUNG/CERNAN-ORBIT
07-03-69 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET 5L DISASTER-UNMANNED
*7-16-69 APOLLO 11 SA-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 SA-507 CONRAD/BEAN/GORDON-MOON LANDING
*2-25-70 Dr. von BRAUN TRANSFERS TO WASHINGTON
*4-11-70 APOLLO 13 SA-508 LOVELL/SWIGERT/HAISE MOONSHOT NEAR FAIL 200K MILES TO MOON, OXYGEN TANK EXPLODED. LEM USED FOR RESCUE.
*1-31-71 APOLLO 14 SA-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 SA-510 SCOTT/IRWIN/WORSEN-MOON LANDING
01-05-72 NIXON ORDERS MFG OF SPACE SHUTTLE
*4-21-72 APOLLO 16 SA-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 WENT TO FAIRCHILD INC
*12-7-72 APOLLO 17 SA-513 NITE-CERNAN/SCHMITT/EVANS-MOON LANDING
*1-??-73 GERMAN FINAL SOLUTION-START RETIRING,GERMANS REPLACED
*5-11-73 SKYLAB SA-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 SA-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, HAS CANCER
*6-16-77 Dr. von BRAUN DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
03-02-78 USSR 18T NON-STOP FLIGHT ENDED
04-12-81 VALDIMIR REMEK-185 DAYS
04-12-81 STS-1 COLUMBIA SPACE 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 GLENN 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 DOCKED WITH ISS - 2ND TIME
07-23-99 SHUTTLE ST8-93 DEPLOYS CHANDRA X-RAY SCOPE-COM.EILEEN COLLINS,
AND JOHN GLENN RETURNS TO SPACE
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
07-08-11 SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAST FLIGHT- SHUTTLES RETIED - OVER 130 MISSIONS

TOTAL KILLED: USA=17, USSR= 173 + 7 DOGS

OTHER ACCIDENTS: USA = 4

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 My Diary - Pioneering Space
-I joined the U.S. Rocket Team in 1958 when I was 26 years old. I built a telescope when I was  kid, the stars was I would think about and space was my dream. I got to grew up and work with our first astronauts,   Alan Shepard, Gus Grison and John Glenn. I was awed by all the space developments and I kept a dairy of the years I worked to record the events. It was all about the Space Race!
+I joined the U.S. Rocket Team in 1958 when I was 26 years old. I got to grew up and work with our first astronauts,   Alan Shepard, Gus Grison and John Glenn. I was awed by all the space developments and I kept a dairy of the years I worked to record the events. It was all about the Space Race!
 This is a summary from my diary while pioneering space with the Army ABMA and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), noting the Russians, other U.S. players in the race to the moon and the events are shown. The events with an Asterisk (*) were the work we did in space.

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 I joined the U.S. Rocket Team in 1958 when I was 26 years old. I built a telescope when I was  kid, the stars was I would think about and space was my dream. I got to grew up and work with our first astronauts,   Alan Shepard, Gus Grison and John Glenn. I was awed by all the space developments and I kept a dairy of the years I worked to record the events. It was all about the Space Race!
-This is a summary from my diary of  while pioneering space with the Army ABMA and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), noting the Russians, other U.S. players in the race to the moon and the events are shown. The events with an Asterisk (*) were the work we did in space.
+This is a summary from my diary while pioneering space with the Army ABMA and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), noting the Russians, other U.S. players in the race to the moon and the events are shown. The events with an Asterisk (*) were the work we did in space.
 CHRONOLOGY LOG OF EVENTS AND FAILURES
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 *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
--??-77 USSR 2 SPACESHIPS_ SIMULTANEOUS SHOTS FAILED-UNMANNED
+-??-77 USSR 2 SPACESHIPS SIMULTANEOUS SHOTS FAILED-UNMANNED
 *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)
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 -04-98 USA LAUNCHED "UNITY" CONNECTING MODULE INT. SFACE STATION
 -27-99 SHUTTLE STS-96 DOCKED WITH ISS - 2ND TIME
--23-99 SHUTTLE ST8-93 DEPLOYS CHANDRA X-RAY SCOPE-COM.EILEEN COLLINS,
+-23-99 SHUTTLE ST8-93 DEPLOYS CHANDRA X-RAY SCOPE-COM.EILEEN COLLINS,AND JOHN GLENN RETURNS TO SPACE
 -07-01 SHUTTLE TO ISS WITH DESTINY LAB MODULE
 -12-01 NASA 'NEAR' SPACECRAFT LANDED ON ASTEROID EROS AFTER 4 ORBITS