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Space History | 1973-05-25 | First Skylab Crew Launched

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

May 25, 1973 – First crew to Skylab are launched, repairing damage incurred to Skylab during its launch (the Skylab Orbital Laboratory was launched on May 14, 1973). The Skylab II (the first manned mission to Skylab, also called SL-2) … Continue reading →

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Space History | 1961-05-25 | Kennedy’s Vision: The Moon

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

May 25, 1961 – Washington, D.C. –  In a speech to a joint session of Congress, John F. Kennedy outlines his vision for American Human Spaceflight, and gives us a goal – that before this decade is out, to land … Continue reading →

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Space History | 1963-05-16 | End of Project Mercury – Launch Site Photos

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

May 16, 1963 – Today Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 Capsule was recovered Southeast of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean, officially ending the Mercury program. Here are some recent photos of Launch Complex 14, where all of the Mercury-Atlas were … Continue reading →

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Space History | 1997-05-17 | Atlantis Docks with Mir

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May 17, 1997 – Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) performs its sixth docking with Mir during the STS-84 mission. The Shuttle-Mir project would eventually see 11 total Shuttle dockings with Mir, with Atlantis visiting Mir for a total of seven times. … Continue reading →

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Space History | 1963-05-15 | Final Flight of Project Mercury

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May 15 1963 – Mercury-Atlas 9, carrying NASA Astronaut Gordon Cooper in his Faith 7 capsule, was rocketed into orbit by an Atlas booster. The launch took place where all the Mercury-Atlas rockets were launched – Space Launch Complex 14 … Continue reading →

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Space History | 1973-05-14 | Launch of Skylab

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May 14, 1973 – The Skylab orbital laboratory was launched from Kennedy Space Center. Skylab was launched unmanned from Space Launch Complex 39A on a modified Saturn V rocket. Skylab would be visited by three crews from 1973 to 1974. … Continue reading →

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Space History | 2002-05-12 | Russian Shuttle Buran Destroyed

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

May 12 2002 Kazakhstan – The Russian equivalent of the NASA Space Shuttle, called the “Buran,” was destroyed. The Buran was stored in a hangar in Kazakhstan. On May 12 2002, that hangar collapsed unexpectedly, killing eight people and destroying the … Continue reading →

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Space History 2010-05-06 – Orion Pad Abort Escape System Test

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

May 6 2010 – White Sands Missile Range – Pad Abort 1  (PA-1) was the first test of Orion’s Launch Abort System. This test was part of the capsule qualification on the road to becoming a human-rated space craft. It … Continue reading →

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Space History 1961-05-05 – First American Astronaut in Space

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

May 5, 1961 – Alan Shepard, in his Freedom 7 capsule, was launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 5 as the first U.S. man in space as part of the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) mission. MR-3 was the first manned mission … Continue reading →

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Space History 2012-04-27 – Final Flight of Space Shuttle ENTERPRISE

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April 27, 2012 – Washington D.C. – One final flight today for the Shuttle ENTERPRISE (pictured at Smithsonian). ENTERPRISE was used for the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT), but never flew into space. It was also used for Pad fit-checks … Continue reading →

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