Tag: Space Race

  • TMIH Space Exploration: May

    May: May 5, 1961 – Alan Shepard’s Suborbital Flight: Alan Shepard became the first American in space during the Freedom 7 mission, a suborbital flight. May 25, 1961 – Kennedy’s Moon Speech: President John F. Kennedy delivered a historic speech challenging the United States to send astronauts to the moon before the end of the…

  • TMIH Space Exploration

    April: April 8, 2016 – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Landing on a Drone Ship: Dude, SpaceX totally nailed it by landing their Falcon 9 rocket on an autonomous drone ship. They’re showing off their cool reusable rocket technology. April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin’s First Human Spaceflight: Man, Yuri Gagarin rocked it by becoming the first…

  • TMIH Space Exploration: March

    March: March 14, 1879 – Birth of Albert Einstein: Albert Einstein, known for his groundbreaking work on the theory of relativity, was born in Ulm, Germany. March 18, 1965 – First Human Spacewalk: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov conducted the first-ever spacewalk, lasting about 12 minutes during the Voskhod 2 mission. March 25, 1965 – First…

  • TMIH Space Exploration Feburary

    February: February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.  February 7, 1971 – Apollo 14 Moon Landing: NASA’s Apollo 14 mission, led by Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell, landed on the moon, conducting scientific experiments and lunar exploration. February 12, 2001 – NEAR Shoemaker Landing on…

  • TDIH ISS is Launched

    In 1998 the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency launched the first parts of the International Space Station. The International Space Station (ISS) stands as a testament to the power of international cooperation in the realm of space exploration. Orbiting Earth at an average altitude of 420 kilometers,…

  • Happy 60th Birthday Kennedy Space Center

    During the 1950s, POTUS Eisenhower asked Congress to begin the process of developing a permanent launch operations facility under the direction of a civilian leadership group. As a result, large parts of the module program based in Florida began buying up and developing property on Merritt Is. This would expand the Cape Canaveral Launch Operations…