1960s Timeline

July 12, 1961 - A color film of the first American astronaut's flight into space will be presented by NBC on Sunday. The account was...

July 12, 1961 - Two candidates for the second manned U.S. spaceflight tested their reflexes today. Marine Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr....

July 11, 1961 - Here is video of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, being interviewed on BBC Television: #space #NASA...