Lady Bird Johnson Visits Alabama
Mar. 24, 1964 - Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson spent a day full of both future and past at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,...
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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...
- Nov 21, 2023
President Kennedy Visits San Antonio, Flies to Houston
Nov. 21, 1963 - President Kennedy mixed a strong defense of his space program with some old-fashioned, earthbound politics today as he...
- 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...
- Oct 10, 2023
President Kennedy Presides at NASA Ceremony
Oct. 10, 1963 - President Kennedy called for greater appreciation of the importance of the space program today as he awarded one of the...
- 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 28, 2023
May 24, 1963 | President Kennedy Decorates Astronaut Gordon Cooper
May 24, 1963 - On Tuesday, President Kennedy awarded Major Gordon Cooper, America's newest space hero, the NASA distinguished service ...
- May 23, 2023
Mantle Gave It a Ride
May 23, 1963 - How high is up? A pair of Oklahomans, Major Gordon Cooper and slugger Mickey Mantle, can supply varying answers to the...
- 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 21, 2023
May 21, 1963 | JFK Presents NASA Medal to Astronaut Gordon Cooper
May 21, 1963 - President Kennedy today presented Gordon Cooper, the Air Force major who became a national hero by orbiting the Earth 22...
- May 21, 2023
Cooper Visits Nation’s Capital
May 21, 1963 - From the highest officials to the youngest children, the nation’s capital gave its praise and its heart today to Gordon...
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