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| − | This is my Events Log that I kepted over the years as events took place
| + | #REDIRECT [[Grady's Space Chronology]] |
| − | 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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| − | GRADY WOODARD’S SPACE CHRONOLOGY LOG OF EVENTS
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| − | SPACE EVENTS AND FAILURES * = MARSHALL SPACE FIGHT CENTER EVENTS
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| − | 10-03-42 V-2 LAUNCHED TEST STAND 7-PEENEMUNDE GERMANY, ALBERT ZEILER
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| − | 08-20-53 REDSTONE #1 LAUNCHED, 76 SEC. USE FLAME COLOR TO LAUNCH-ZEILER
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| − | 10-04-57 USSR R-7, 2-STAGE ROCKET LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I
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| − | 11-03-57 USSR LAUNCHED SPUTNIK II - DOG DIED IN SPACE AFTER 5 DAYS
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| − | 01-31-58 EXPLORER I JUPITER-C RADIATION
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| − | 05-15-58 USSR LAUNCHED SPUTNIC III
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| − | *7-29-58 NASA ORGANIZED BY IKE
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| − | 18-15-58 SATURN TO BE DEVELOPED (JUNO 2) BY ARMY-ABMA
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| − | *5-28-59 USAF JUPITER AM-8 MONKEYS ABLE/BAKER 1ST LIVING 300 MILE UP
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| − | *9-12-59 USSR LUNA 2 PROBE 3700 MILES OF MOON
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| − | *10-13-59 EXPLORER 7 JUNO II -STUDY STATIC FIELDS
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| − | *10-21-59 ABMA TRANSFER STARTS TO NASA-MSFC
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| − | 10-28-59 SERGEANT X248-ECHO 1,METALLIZED BALLOON BOUNCED SIGNALS
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| − | *3-28-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 2-ENGINE 8 SEC TEST
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| − | *4-6-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 4-ENGINE 7 SEC TEST
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| − | *5-26-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 8-ENGINE 35 SEC TEST
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| − | *6-15-60 NASA SATURN SA-T 8-ENGINE 122 SEC TEST
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| − | 07-60/12-60 USSR 3 FAILURES KILLS 6 DOGS
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| − | ??-??-?? USSR WOMEN COSMONAUTS KILLED IN TRAINING-IRINA/TANYA/LUDMILLA
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| − | 10-24-60 USSR MOON R-16 ROCKET-UNMANDED, EXPLODED ON PAD KILLING
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| − | 165 AFTER IGNITION FAILURE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, NEDELIN
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| − | IGNORED DEFUELING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND SENT SCIENTISTS AND
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| − | TECHNICIANS TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. NEDELIN WAS KILLED TOO!
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| − | KHRUSHCHEV ORDERED MARSHALL NEDELIN TO LAUNCH WHILE HE WAS AT
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| − | U.N. KRUSHCHEV WAS IRATE THAT HE MISSED AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL
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| − | *11-3-60 EXPLORER 8 JUNO II STATIC FIELDS
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| − | *9-8-60 IKE VISITS MSFC & OPENED MSFC
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| − | *1-31-61 HAM MR-2 ARCHED FLIGHT
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| − | 02-02-61 UNKN RUSSIAN COSMONANT PASSED OUT IN FLIGHT-HEART FAILURE
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| − | 03- -61 USSR PAD SPACECRAFT FIRE-ELEC. PROBLEM-KILLED ONE COSMONAUT
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| − | 04-07-61 RUSSIAN VLADIMIR LLYUSHIN CRASHED IN CHINA, BUT SURVIVED
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| − | 04-12-61 VOSTOK I YURI GARGRIN-l0 ORBITS
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| − | *5-05-61 SHEPHARD MR-3 ARCHED FLIGHT
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| − | *7-21-61 GRISSOM MR-4 ARCHED FLIGHT
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| − | 08-06-61 USSR VOSTOK 2 GHERMAN TITOV 1 DAY ORBIT
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| − | 11-29-62 ATLAS CHIMP "ENOS" 2-0RBITS MA-5
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| − | *10-27-61 SATURN Cl SA-l LAUNCH-H20/16 STORIES/THRUST=I,296,OOO LBS
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| − | 02-20-62 GLENN MA-6 ATLAS 3-0RBIT,ENTRY NEAR FAILURE,LOOSE SHIELD
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| − | 04-25-62 SATURN Cl SA.-2 LAUNCH-H2O PROJECT "HIGH WATER"
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| − | 05-24-62 CARPENTER MA-7 ATLAS 3-0RBIT RECOVERY 250 MILES OVERSHOOT
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| − | *9-11-62 JFK VISITS MSFC
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| − | 10-03-62 SCHIRRA MA-8 ATLAS 6-0RBITS
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| − | *11-16-62 SATURN Cl SA-3 LAUNCH PROJECT "HIGH WATER"
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| − | *1-25-63 SATURN V STARTED
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| − | *3-28-63 SATURN Cl SA--4 LAUNCH "ENGINE OUT TEST"
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| − | 05-15-63 COOPER MA-9 ATLAS 22-0RBITS
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| − | 06-16-63 USSR VOSTOK 6 -1ST WOMAN-VALENTINA TERECUKOVA, 45 ORBITS
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| − | *7-5-63 MOON MODE DECISION
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| − | 11-22-63 PRESIDENT KENNEDY KILLED
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| − | *1-29-64 SA-5 LAUNCH ORBIT WITH 1ST SECOND LIVE STAGE TEST
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| − | 04-08-64 6T-l LAUNCH UNMANNED
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| − | *3-24-64 MSFC VISIT OF MRS. LADY BIRD
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| − | *5-28-64 SA-6 LAUNCH ORBIT 1ST APOLLO
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| − | *9-18-64 SA-7 LAUNCH ORBIT SPACECRAFT
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| − | 10-12-64 USSR VOSKHOD 1, 3 MAN ORBIT-NO SUITS-RETURN OK
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| − | 01-19-65 GT-2 LAUNCH UNMANNED
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| − | *2-16-65 SA-9 PEGASUS A
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| − | 03-18-65 USSR VOSKHOD 2- 2 MAN ALEXEI LEONOV SPACE WALK (LOST 1 DAY)
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| − | 03-23-65 GT-3 GRISSOM/YOUNG 3-0RBIT
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| − | *5-25-65 SA-8 PEGASUS B
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| − | 06-03-65 GT-4 McDIVITT/WHITE 66-0RBIT
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| − | *4-16-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC FIRED 6.5 SEC
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| − | *7-30-65 SA-l0 PEGASUS C END OF SATERN C1 PROGRAM
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| − | *8-05-65 SATURN S-1C-T 1ST STAGE STATIC DURATION FIRED 165 SEC
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| − | *8-o9-65 NAA/DOUGLAS SATURN S-II & S-IV STAGES FULL DURATION TESTS
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| − | 08-21-65 COOPER/CONRAD GT-5 LIGHTING ROVZ
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| − | 12-4-65 BORMAN/LOVELL GT-7 2-WKS
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| − | 12-15-65 SHIRRA/STAFFORD GT-6
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| − | 01-06-66 STAFFORD/CERNAN GT-9 DOCKING
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| − | *2-26-66 S-IB-201 LAUNCH-ORBIT
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| − | 03-16-66 ARMSTRONG/SCOTT GT-8 DOCKING
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| − | 05-30-66 SURVEYOR I ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
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| − | *7-05-66 S-IB-203 LAUNCH S-IVB HYDROGEN J2 ENGINE
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| − | 07-18-66 YOUNG/COLLINS GT-10 DOCK/WALK
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| − | *8-25-66 S-IB-202 LAUNCH APOLLO HEAT SHIELD RE-ENTRY TEST
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| − | *8-26-66 SA-501 SHIPS TO KSC
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| − | 09-12-66 CONRAD/GORDON GT-11 DOCK/WALK ATLAS-CENTAUR
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| − | *9-11-66 SA-501 ARRIVES AT KSC
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| − | 11-11-66 LOVEL/ALDRIN GT-12 DOCK/WALK
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| − | *12-6-66 AST-1 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA -CLOUDS STUDY
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| − | *1-27-67 S-IB-204 APOLLO I FIRE KILLED GRISSOM/WHITE/CHAFFEE
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| − | 04-17-67 SURVEYOR III ATLAS/CENTAUR-MOON SURFACE LANDING
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| − | 04-23-67 USSR SOYUZ-l PILOT VLADIMIR KOMAROV KILLED
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| − | 11-??-67 USSR MOON SHOT FAILED-UNMANNED
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| − | *11-9-67 SV-1 LAUNCH 501 " ALL-UP" APOLLO 4 ORBIT
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| − | 12-12-67 PRESIDENT JOHNSON VISITS MSFC
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| − | *1-22-68 APOLLO 5 8-18-205 (S-IVB) ORBIT TEST RE-ENRTY
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| − | 04-??-68 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
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| − | *4-04-68 APOLLO 6 SV-2 502 TEST RE-ENTRY, 2-J2 S-II #2&3 ENG CUTOFF
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| − | *4-05-68 AST-2 SATELLITE ATLAS-AGENA GRAVITY
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| − | 07-14-68 USSR L1 ZOND EXPLODED, KILL ONE
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| − | *10-11-68 APOLLO 7 S-IB-206 SCHIRRA/EISELE/CUNNINGHAM-163 ORBITS
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| − | 10-30-68 USSR SOYUZ 2 & 3 DOCKING-ALL RETURNED SAFE
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| − | 12-??-68 USSR ZOND MAN AROUNT MOON CANCELLED
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| − | *12-21-68 APOLLO 8 SV-503 BORMAN/LOVELL/ANDERS-MOON ORBIT
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| − | 01-14-69 USSR SOYUZ 4 & 5 DOCKED IN SPACE (TWO SPACECRAFTS)
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| − | 02-21-69 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET BLEW-UP 68 SEC. IN FLT/UNMANNED
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| − | *3-3-69 APOLLO 9 SV-504 SCOTT/McDIVITT/SCHWEICKART S-IVB DOCKING 11 DAYS
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| − | *5-18-69 APOLLO 10 SV-505 STAFFORD/YOUNG/CERNAN-ORBIT
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| − | 07-03-69 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET 5L DISASTER-UNMANNED
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| − | *7-16-69 APOLLO 11 SV-506 ARMSTRONG/ALDRIN/COLLINS MOON-LANDING
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| − | 07-19-69 USSR LUNA 15 MOON PROBE LANDED
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| − | 11-??-69 USSR MOON SHOT FAILURE-UNMANNED
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| − | *11-14-69 APOLLO 12 SV-507 CONRAD/BEAN/GORDON-MOON LANDING
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| − | *2-25-70 von BRAUN TRANSFERS TO WASHINGTON
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| − | *4-11-70 APOLLO 13 SV-508 LOVELL/SWIGERT/HAISE MOONSHOT NEAR FAIL
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| − | 200K MILES TO MOON, OXYGEN TANK EXPLODED. LEM USED FOR RESCUE.
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| − | *1-31-71 APOLLO 14 SV-509 SHEPHARD/MITCHELL/ROOSA-MOON LANDING
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| − | 04-19-71 USSR SALYUT I -SPACE STATION LAUNCHED-3 CREWMEN DIES ON
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| − | LANDING
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| − | 06-??-71 USSR Nl SUPER ROCKET FAILED-UNMANNED
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| − | 06-06-71 USSR SOYUZ-11 AFTER 24 DAYS IN ORBIT, CREW DOBROVOLSKY, VOLKOV
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| − | &PATSAYEV WERE KILLED ON RE-ENTRY. OXYGEN LEAKED OUT-NO SPACE
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| − | SUITS
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| − | *7-30-71 APOLLO 15 SV-510 SCOTT/IRWIN/WORSEN-MOON LANDING
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| − | 01-05-72 NIXON ORDERS MFG OF SPACE SHUTTLE
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| − | *4-21-72 APOLLO 16 SV-511 YOUNG/DUKE/MATTINGLY-MOON LANDING
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| − | 07-29-72 USSR LAUNCH FAILURE-UNMANNED
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| − | 11-??-72 USSR SUPER BOOSTER FAILURE-UNMANNED
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| − | *6-10-72 von BRAUN TO FAIRCHILD INC
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| − | *12-7-72 APOLLO 17 SV-513 NITE-CERNAN/SCHMITT/EVANS-MOON LANDING
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| − | *1-??-73 GERMAN FINAL SOLUTION-START RETIRING,GERMANS REPLACED
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| − | *5-11-73 SKYLAB SV-513 MAN ORBITING LABORATORY LAUNCHED
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| − | *5-25-73 SKYLAB CREW-2 S-IB-207 REPAIRED SKYLAB KERWIN,WEITZ,CONRAD
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| − | *7-28-73 SKYLAB CREW-3 S-IB-208 BEAN/GARRITT/LOUSMA (TRUSTERS)
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| − | *11-16-73 SKYLAB CREW-4 S-IB-209 CARR/POGUE/GIBSON
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| − | 08-??-77 USSR 2 SPACESHIPS_ SIMULTANEOUS SHOTS FAILED-UNMANNED
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| − | *7-17-75 APOLLO SV-514 ASTP ROVZ STAFFORD/SLAYTON/BRAND-DOCK WITH USSR
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| − | 07-17-75 USSR SOYUZ 19 SPACE LEONOV/KUBASOV (LAST APOLLO & SATURN)
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| − | *12-31-76 DR. von BRAUN RETIRES WITH CANCER
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| − | *6-16-77 DR. von BRAUN DIED IN ALEXANDRIA, VA
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| − | 03-02-78 USSR 18T NON-STOP FLIGHT ENDED 4-12-81 VALDIMIR REMEK-185 DAYS
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| − | *4-12-81 SHUTTLE 1ST FLIGHT YOUNG & CRIPPEN
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| − | 09-26-83 SOYUZ 18 TRIP TO MIR/FIRE ON PAD/ESCAPE TOWER SAVES 2
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| − | 01-28-86 SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER EXPLODED AFTER LIFT-OFF, KILLED
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| − | MCNAIR/ONIZUKA/McAULIFFE/JARVIS/SMITH/RESNIK/SCOBEE
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| − | 02-20-86 USSR MIR LAUNCHED IN (6) DOCKINGS/PARTS FOR MODULES
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| − | 11-15-88 USSF: SPACE SHUTTLE "BURAN" LAUNCHED
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| − | 10-29-97 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY -JOHN GLEEN RETURNS TO SPACE
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| − | ??-??-98 USSR" ZARYA" 1ST INT. SPACE STATION CONTROL MODULE LAUNCHED
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| − | 12-04-98 USA LAUNCHED "UNITY" CONNECTING MODULE INT. SFACE STATION
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| − | 05-27-99 SHUTTLE STS-96 DOCTED WITH ISS - 1ST TIME
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| − | 07-23-99 SHUTTLE ST8-93 DEPLOYS CHANDRA X-RAY SCOPE-COM.EILEEN COLLINS
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| − | 02-07-01 SHUTTLE TO ISS WITH DESTINY LAB MODULE
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| − | 02-12-01 NASA 'NEAR' SPACECRAFT LANDED ON ASTEROID EROS AFTER 4 ORBITS
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| − | 02-01-03 SHUTTLE COLIMBIA RE-ENTRY BURNED UP-KILLS 2 WOMEN & 5 MEN
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| − | RICK HUSBAND, MICHAEL ANDERSON, LAUREL CLARK, DAVID BROWN,
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| − | WILLIAM McCOOL, DR.KALPAPA CHAWLA(INDIA) & ILAN RAMON(ISEAEL)
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| − | 07-26-05 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY RETURNS TO SPACE - MORE FOAM PROBLEMS
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| − | 09-23-05 NASA ANNOUNCE PLAN - RETURN TO MOON AND BEYOND TO MARS
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| − | USA=17 USSR= 173 + 7 DOGS
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| − | OTHER ACCIDENTS:
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| − | USA = 4
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