Psychiatrist: NASA Astronauts Largely Free of Self-Doubt
Dec. 28, 1962 - The main difference between astronauts and most of the rest of us is they know how to control their anxieties — in fact,...
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Nov 21, 2022
Nov. 21, 1962 - JFK: Landing on Moon before Soviets "Our Top Priority"
Nov. 21, 1962 - Here is a recording of a meeting today between President Kennedy, NASA Administrator James Webb, and Jerome Wiesner,...
Nov 21, 2022
Warrant Issued for Astronaut Grissom
Nov. 21, 1962 - The fact that Major Virgil I. Grissom (right) has been in outer space does not excuse him from paying a traffic fine for...
Nov 13, 2022
Major Cooper Named for Next Mercury Flight
Nov. 13, 1962 - Maj. Gordon Cooper, the only eligible Mercury astronaut who has not yet been rocketed into space, has been named for the...
Nov 5, 2022
First U.S. Space Chimp is Dead
Nov. 5, 1962 - Enos, the first chimpanzee to orbit the earth in a U.S. space capsule, died of dysentery yesterday, the Air Force said...
Oct 16, 2022
Astronaut Schirra Visits President Kennedy
Oct. 16, 1962 - President Kennedy played host in his office today to Comdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr., the six-orbit astronaut’s wife, and...
Oct 15, 2022
Oct. 15, 1962 - Homecoming Celebration for NASA Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr.
Oct. 15, 1962 - Here is video of the homecoming celebration today for NASA astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. in Oradell, N.J. #NASA
Oct 7, 2022
NASA: Gordon or Shepard to Make Next Orbital Flight
Oct. 7, 1962 - A NASA official said today that the astronaut for the 18-orbit, one-day Mercury flight in early 1963 could be either...
Oct 3, 2022
🚨Schirra Flies Six Orbits, Returns Safely
Oct. 3, 1962 - Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr. flew six orbits around the earth today, twice as far as the two Americans who had orbited...
Sep 20, 2022
Congress Endorses Force, if Necessary, on Cuba
Sept. 20, 1962 - A resolution endorsing the use of force, if necessary, to prevent the spread of Cuban Marxism in the Western Hemisphere...
Sep 19, 2022
Senate Passes Administration’s Foreign Trade Bill in Major Victory for President
Sept. 19, 1962 - The Senate passed the Administration’s foreign trade bill today and thus capped for President Kennedy his biggest...
Sep 18, 2022
(VIDEO) John Glenn Documentary
Sept. 18, 1962 - Here is a 30-minute documentary film directed by Michael R. Lawrence about astronaut John Glenn. #NASA #Space #1960s...
Sep 17, 2022
Nine New Astronauts Introduced in Houston
Sept. 17, 1962 - Nine new astronauts, candidates for the lunar space flight, made their debuts in Houston today. Two civilians were among...
Sep 14, 2022
Armstrong One of Nine New Astronauts Picked by NASA
Sept. 14, 1962 - Neil Armstrong, a 31-year-old civilian who has been flying X-15 research planes, was reported today to be one of 9 new...
Sep 12, 2022
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks in St. Louis
Sept. 12, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation at Lambert Field in St....
Sep 12, 2022
Sept. 12, 1962 - JFK Remarks at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston
Sept. 12, 1962 - Here is a recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Rich Building of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in...
Sep 12, 2022
JFK Speaks at Rice University
Sept. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy said today that “no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations” can afford to lag in the...
Sep 11, 2022
Huge Crowd Greets President in Houston
Sept. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy stopped in Houston, Texas tonight on his two-day tour of four space installations. He was greeted at...
Aug 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 1962 - JFK Remarks Upon Signing the Satellite Act
Aug. 31, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today upon signing the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, which aims to...
Aug 24, 2022
Gagarin Says Moon Trip Will Be “Group Effort”
Aug. 24, 1962 - The first trip to the moon will be a team effort, not a one-man job, Lieut. Col. Yuri A. Gagarin (pictured lower right)...
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