1960s Timeline

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,...

Nov. 21, 1962 - Here is a recording of a meeting today between President Kennedy, NASA Administrator James Webb, and Jerome Wiesner,...

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, 1962 - Maj. Gordon Cooper, the only eligible Mercury astronaut who has not yet been rocketed into space, has been named for the...

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, 1962 - President Kennedy played host in his office today to Comdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr., the six-orbit astronaut’s wife, and...

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, 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, 1962 - Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr. flew six orbits around the earth today, twice as far as the two Americans who had orbited...

Sept. 20, 1962 - A resolution endorsing the use of force, if necessary, to prevent the spread of Cuban Marxism in the Western Hemisphere...

Sept. 19, 1962 - The Senate passed the Administration’s foreign trade bill today and thus capped for President Kennedy his biggest...

Sept. 18, 1962 - Here is a 30-minute documentary film directed by Michael R. Lawrence about astronaut John Glenn. #NASA #Space #1960s...

Sept. 17, 1962 - Nine new astronauts, candidates for the lunar space flight, made their debuts in Houston today. Two civilians were among...

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...

Sept. 12, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation at Lambert Field in St....

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...

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...

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, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today upon signing the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, which aims to...

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)...