Video: 'Launch of Gemini 3 (Molly Brown)'
(Tuesday, March 23, 1965, 14:24:00 UTC) — America’s first two-person space mission began today as Gemini 3 blasted off from Cape Canaveral with astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight. Continue reading Gemini 3 astronauts launched into space 60 years ago this hour (Mar 23 1965)
Video: 'Rare COLOR footage of first spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, March 18, 1965'
(Friday, March 18, 1965, 08:34:51-08:47:00 UTC; during the Space Race) — Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to walk in space today, spending 12 minutes and 9 seconds floating outside his spacecraft in a daring feat that marked another milestone in the space race. Continue reading Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov completes world’s first spacewalk, beating NASA to history 60 years ago this hour (Mar 18 1965)
Video: 'MARINER 4 Launch (1964/11/28) Atlas LV-3 Agena-D, Cape Canaveral LC-12'
(Saturday, November 28, 1964, 9:22:01 a.m. EST) — The United States successfully launched the Mariner 4 space probe from Cape Kennedy today, setting it on a course toward Mars just three weeks after the failed attempt with Mariner 3. Continue reading Mariner 4 on course for Mars; to send TV pictures next July 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1964)
Video: 'ABC News Coverage of STS-8' (parts 1-6)
(Tuesday, August 30, 1983, 2:32:00 a.m. EDT) — Guion Bluford, 40, became the first African-American in space early today, traveling aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on the mission STS-8 following a 17-minute delay due to thunderstorms near the launch site. Continue reading Guion Bluford becomes first African-American astronaut in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 1983)
Video: 'STS7 Live Launch LS 6 18 83'
(Saturday, June 18, 1983, launch at 7:33:00 a.m. EDT; during STS-7) — Astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to be rocketed into space today as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Ride’s fellow mission specialists John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard) blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a busy six-day mission. Continue reading Sally K. Ride becomes first American woman in space 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 18 1983)
Video: 'First Woman in Space - 1963 | Today In History | 16 June 17'
(Sunday, June 16, 1963, 09:29:52 UTC; during the Space Race) — The world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit today by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. Continue reading Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman to travel into space 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1963)
Video: 'KUMV Night Report news 1983'
(Monday, June 13, 1983, 8:00 a.m. EDT) — The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System today as it crossed the orbit of Neptune, at that time the outermost planet, 11 years after it was launched in 1972. Continue reading Pioneer 10 becomes first spacecraft to leave our solar system 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1983)
Video: 'Major Cooper's 22 Orbits Round The Earth (1963)'
(Wednesday, May 15, 1963, 9:04:13 a.m. EDT, part of NASA’s Project Mercury) — NASA launched Mercury 9 from Cape Canaveral today with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the capsule designated Faith 7 on the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program. Continue reading Astronaut Gordon Cooper blasts off aboard Faith 7 on final crewed space mission of U.S. Mercury program 60 years ago this hour (May 15 1963)
Video: 'Apollo Skylab 1 Launch May 14, 1973.mp4'
(Monday, May 14, 1973, 1:30:00 p.m. EDT, during the Space Race) — Skylab, the first space station of the United States, was launched uncrewed today from Cape Kennedy, Florida, but was seriously damaged during liftoff. Continue reading First American space station rockets into Earth’s orbit after suffering serious damage during liftoff 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1973)
Video: 'Columbia Accident News Coverage, CNN and NBC, February 1, 2003 (Volume 1 of 3)'
(Saturday, February 1, 2003, 9:00:18 a.m. EST; during STS-107) — The space shuttle Columbia broke up this morning on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board and sending fiery debris over Texas in the second loss of a space shuttle in 17 years. Continue reading Space shuttle Columbia breaks up during re-entry, killing all seven astronauts aboard and sending fiery debris over Texas and Louisiana 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 2003)
