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Aug 22, 2022

U.S. “Well Behind” Russians in Space Race, Says JFK

Aug. 22, 1962 - The United States is “well behind” the Soviet Union in the space race, President Kennedy asserted today, but he repeated...

Aug 15, 2022

Soviets Riding High on Space Success

Aug. 15, 1962 - Soviet scientists, exultant over the prolonged orbital flights and safe return to earth of Vostoks III and IV, looked...

Aug 14, 2022

Two Soviet Astronauts Finally Land

Aug. 14, 1962 - Maj. Andrian G. Nikolayev and Lieut. Col. Pavel R. Popovich, pilots of the Soviet spaceships Vostok III and Vostok IV,...

Aug 13, 2022

NASA Remains Optimistic

Aug. 13, 1962 - Leaders of this country’s space program are still optimistic about chances of being the first to land astronauts on the...

Aug 13, 2022

Two Soviet Astronauts Still Aloft

Aug. 13, 1962 - Two Soviet astronauts continued to circle the earth this morning on their “group flight” in space. Maj. Andrian G....

Aug 12, 2022

Truman Congratulates Russians on Spaceflight “If It’s True”

Aug. 12, 1962 - Former President Harry S. Truman (pictured right Thursday with former President Herbert Hoover at the dedication of the...

Aug 12, 2022

Kennedy Congratulates Soviets on Space Feat

Aug. 12, 1962 - President Kennedy extended his congratulations to the Soviet Union today for its latest achievements in space. In a...

Aug 12, 2022

Two Soviet Astronauts in Adjacent Orbits

🚨Aug. 12, 1962 - Two Soviet spacecraft hurtled around the earth this morning in adjacent orbits while their pilots conversed with each...

Aug 11, 2022

Soviets Launch Third Astronaut for Prolonged Orbital Flight

Aug. 11, 1962 - The Soviet Union launched its third astronaut into space today on what was expected to be a prolonged orbital flight....

Jul 25, 2022

(VIDEO) Telstar: First Live Satellite Broadcast

July 23, 1962 - This afternoon, Walter Cronkite of CBS entered NBC’s studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza to co-host this historic Telstar ...

Jul 11, 2022

(VIDEO) Telstar Satellite Transmits Call to Vice President Johnson in D.C. from Andover, ME

#science #technology #NASA

Jun 27, 2022

NASA Chooses Walter Schirra for Six-Orbit Journey in September

June 27, 1962 - NASA announced today that the next man-in-space flight would be a six-orbit journey with Comdr. Walter M. Schirra Jr....

Jun 22, 2022

Astronaut Glenn is Going Camping

June 22, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., for the first time since he joined Project Mercury three years ago, is going on a camping...

Jun 5, 2022

President Kennedy Welcomes Astronaut Carpenter to Washington

June 5, 1962 - Here is a video clip from President Kennedy’s welcoming remarks to astronaut M. Scott Carpenter and his family #JFK #1960s...

Jun 5, 2022

Astronaut Scott Carpenter Honored in New York

June 5, 1962 - Lieut. Comdr. M. Scott Carpenter flew into and out of New York today through overcast weather that would have canceled the...

May 30, 2022

Astronaut Scott Carpenter Acclaimed in Native State of Colorado

May 30, 1962 - Boulder gave Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter one of the greatest parades in Colorado history today to wind up his triumphal...

May 27, 2022

Comdr. Carpenter Honored at Cape Canaveral

May 27, 1962 - Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter returned to the starting point of his space journey at Cape Canaveral today and was honored...

May 26, 2022

Pravda Credits Astronaut Carpenter's "Courage and Endurance"

May 26, 1962 - Pravda published today a dramatic account of Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter’s troubles in space but praised the American...

May 26, 2022

Carpenter's Errors Disclosed by Project Mercury Officials

May 26, 1962 - Lieut. Comdr. Scott Carpenter made the mistake of leaving two control systems in operation in the final phase of his...

May 25, 2022

Astronaut Scott Carpenter Perfectly Healthy

May 25, 1962 - The Project Mercury medical team pronounced Lieut. Commander Scott Carpenter today to have come through five hours in...