Timeline of missiles and spaceflight from 1200 to 1967
Special to The Light traces missile history from 1200 gunpowder arrows to Saturn 5 and moon landings. It highlights early rocket use in China and Europe, Goddard, von Braun, V1 and V2 weapons, and key Cape Canaveral launches, satellite milestones, and manned spaceflight events through 1967.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Isaac Newton
Principia Mathematica
Mies
William Hale
U.S
Nieuport
U.S. Kettering
Robert Goddard
Goddard
Germany
Walter Dornberger
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Normandy
Russia
Cape Canaveral
Air Force
Cape
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Moon
Yuri Gagarin
America
Alan Shepard
Atlas
John Glenn
Mer
cury-Atlas
Titan II
Ranger
Earth
Gemini
Surveyor 5
Sea of Tranquility
Flaged Promises and Promos Ride Apollo 10 Mission
United Press International reports Apollo 10 carried flags for United Nations members plus two flags per U.S. state and 100 extra U.S. flags. Commander Stafford allegedly added 10 Oklahoma flags and pins for a state promotion, while NASA and Von Braun comment on the mission and capabilities.
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United Press International
Apollo 10 crew recalls chlorine in drinking water
Space Center Houston reports on Apollo 10 with capsule communicator Joe H. Engle describing the mission as a real ride and voices from space debating tasting chlorine in their drinking water. The anecdote highlights astronaut humor and the rough edges of life aboard a Saturn Rocket mission.
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Joe H. Engle
Soviet Leads in Venus Probes With Unmanned Flights
CAPE KENNEDY The Soviet Union appears clearly ahead of the United States in planetary probes after two unmanned missions to Venus, signaling a significant space race advantage.
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iAmerican
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Venus
Cape Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Stevens Praises Apollo 10 Ground Crew as Cool Cats
Senator Theodore Stevens of Alaska said the Apollo 10 ground controllers are the coolest cats he has met, noting no commotion at liftoff and calling the launch well controlled during his visit to the manned spacecraft center.
Apollo 10 crew see smog over Los Angeles
Apollo 10 astronauts report from 95 000 miles out that they can see smog over L A. Mayor Yorty disputes the claim and Air Pollution Center notes only light fog and smog at Pomona Azusa and San Gabriel. Reagan quips to tell them it is a smoke signal for their safe return.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
L.A
Sam Yorty
Pomona
Azusa
San Gabriel
Ronald Reagan
Apollo 10 tribute praised by Goldwater
Space Center Houston remarks by Senator Barry Goldwater call Apollo 10 a tribute to United States technical skill. He criticizes critics of the U S military and industrial establishment and says the nation should have more of it.
Imagine you are an Apollo 10 astronaut today
Astronauts Day imagines a crew aboard a $350 million Apollo 10 mission. Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan occupy the high tech capsule while checks on stars fuel and oxygen are performed. The crew experiences weightless life in a 70 to 75 degree cabin during eight days in deep space.
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John Harris
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Thomas Stafford
John Young
Eugene Cernan
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England
William Congreve
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Dewey Bartlett
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Reim
News Center
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Abadan
Iran
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Cairo
Egypt
Space
Barbara Cernan
al Bishop
Eugene Cargill
Cernans
Teresa Dawn
Gene Cernan
Tom Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Ground Control
Walgreens
Walgreen
S. Hackberr
Him
San Antonio Light
San Antonio
Hearst Corporation
Broadway
McCullough
Texas
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Mexico
Central America
South America
Canada
Associated Press
Joske
Oxford Shop
Joske's
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