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Dec 16, 2023

Col. Yeager Suffers Burns after Climbing to Near-Record Altitude

Dec. 16, 1963 - Colonel Charles Yeager of the U.S. Air Force, who rode a spinning Lockheed NF-104A space training plane from 90,000 to...

Oct 26, 2023

Khrushchev: No Plans To Put Soviet Astronaut on Moon

Oct. 26, 1963 - Premier Khrushchev has declared that the Soviet Union would not race the U.S. to put a man on the moon. The statement...

Sep 23, 2023

France To Fire Cat Into Space

Sept. 23, 1963 - France announced today she would fire a cat into space late next month aboard a rocket launched from the Sahara. At the...

Jun 20, 2023

Astronaut Impersonator Behind Bars

June 20, 1963 - There was a packed audience in a Houston nightclub June 13 when entertainer Milton Berle introduced a crew-cut young man...

Jun 19, 2023

Two Soviet Cosmonauts Return Safely to Earth

June 19, 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova, 26, the first woman in space, and cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, 28, holder of all records for manned...

Jun 17, 2023

Soviet Female Cosmonaut Doing Well

June 17, 1963 - The Russians reported Lieutenant Colonel Valery Bykovsky lost altitude today on his fourth day aloft in space. But his...

Jun 16, 2023

NASA: No Plans for Woman in Space

June 16, 1963 - The United States has no plans for putting a woman in space, an official said today. A spokesman for NASA said there...

Jun 16, 2023

Soviets Send First Woman into Space

June 16, 1963 - Junior Lieutenant Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to journey into space, was circling the earth this morning. She...

Jun 15, 2023

Soviets Send New Cosmonaut into Orbit

June 15, 1963 - Lieut. Col. Valery F. Bykovsky (pictured) whirled about the Earth today on what is planned as a prolonged orbital flight....

May 29, 2023

Major Cooper Gets His Wings

May 29, 1963 - The Air Force presented pilot-astronaut wings today to Major Gordon Cooper for his 22-orbit flight around the earth....

May 22, 2023

Cooper a Grateful Man of Few Words in NYC

May 22, 1963 - In 38 words, Major Gordon Cooper gave New York his heartfelt thanks today “for this wonderful day.” “I don’t generally say...

May 22, 2023

Cooper Gets Ticker-Tape Parade in NYC

May 22, 1963 - New York City took Major Gordon Cooper to its heart today with a triumphal parade, a welcome at City Hall, and an official...

May 21, 2023

Cooper Addresses Joint Meeting of Congress

May 21, 1963 - Addressing a joint meeting of the two houses of Congress today, astronaut Gordon Cooper concluded his 9-minute talk with a...

May 19, 2023

Cooper Reports on Spaceflight

May 19, 1963 - Major Gordon Cooper (pictured in his capsule after recovery) gave the world today a personal report on his 22-orbit,...

May 18, 2023

Cooper Gets Hero’s Welcome in Hawaii

May 18, 1963 - Major Gordon Cooper came “home” to Hawaii today to get his first feel of solid ground as America’s newest space hero. The...

May 18, 2023

May 18, 1963 | Newsreel on Astronaut Gordon Cooper

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May 17, 2023

Soviet Press Notes Cooper Flight, Emphasizes Birmingham Crisis

May 17, 1963 - The Soviet press today provided for Soviet readers brief but largely factual accounts of Major Gordon Cooper’s orbital...

May 17, 2023

Major Cooper Reviews Flight

May 17, 1963 - Major Gordon Cooper expressed wonderment today at being able to see his home area near Houston, Tex., and smoke curling...

May 17, 2023

New Yorkers Praise Cooper

May 17, 1963 - A thrill of delight went around New York City last night when Major Gordon Cooper piloted his spacecraft to a safe...

May 16, 2023

President Kennedy Telephones Congratulations to Cooper

May 16, 1963, President Kennedy telephoned his congratulations to Major Gordon Cooper minutes after he emerged from the space capsule...