DAIMO THINGY

By 7d12009

  • Explorer 2

    Explorer 2 is launched by a Jupiter-C rocket, and fails to reach orbit.

  • Pioneer 1

    Pioneer 1, U.S. - IGY space probe, launched to a height of 70,700 miles.

  • Luna 2

    September 12, 1959 - Luna 2 is launched, impacting on the moon on September 13 carrying a copy of the Soviet coat of arms, and becoming the first man-made object to hit the moon.

  • Vostok 6

    Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.

  • Soviet Vennus 3

    November 16, 1965 - Soviet Venus 3 is launched, becoming the first craft to impact Venus on March 1, 1966.

  • Soviet Soyuz 1

    April 23, 1967 - Soviet Soyuz 1 is launched, carrying Vladimir M. Komarov. On April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality

  • NASA

    NASA launches the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1.

  • Einstein

    The Einstein Observatory begins its 30-day mission.

  • Pioneer

    Two Pioneer spacecraft reach Venus. One drops four probes into the atmosphere, while the other maps the surface.

  • Asteroid XM1

    Asteroid XM1 passes within 65,000 miles of Earth.

  • NASA

    The NASA satellite Stardust lifts off for a rendezvous with the Comet Wild-2 in January of 2004