Aug 22, 2022U.S. “Well Behind” Russians in Space Race, Says JFKAug. 22, 1962 - The United States is “well behind” the Soviet Union in the space race, President Kennedy asserted today, but he repeated...
Aug 15, 2022Soviets Riding High on Space SuccessAug. 15, 1962 - Soviet scientists, exultant over the prolonged orbital flights and safe return to earth of Vostoks III and IV, looked...
Aug 14, 2022Two Soviet Astronauts Finally LandAug. 14, 1962 - Maj. Andrian G. Nikolayev and Lieut. Col. Pavel R. Popovich, pilots of the Soviet spaceships Vostok III and Vostok IV,...
Aug 13, 2022NASA Remains OptimisticAug. 13, 1962 - Leaders of this country’s space program are still optimistic about chances of being the first to land astronauts on the...