Aug 21, 2021Scientists View Space Explosion that Happened 800 Million Years AgoAug. 21, 1961 - News of a gigantic explosion in space has just reached earth. A star, perhaps about the size of our sun, suddenly...
Aug 19, 2021Mercury-Atlas 4, Carrying Robot, Set to Launch into Orbit this WeekAug. 19, 1961 - A Mercury capsule called Mercury-Atlas 4 (pictured) carrying robot devices that breathe, perspire, and talk is scheduled...
Aug 18, 2021After Orbital Flight, NASA to Move from Project Mercury to ApolloAug. 18, 1961 - NASA has decided to omit further suborbital flights. Instead, it will concentrate on an orbit of the earth with a manned...
Aug 12, 2021NASA Deemed Sluggish Out of the Gate in All-Out Race to MoonAug. 12, 1961 - Nearly three months after President Kennedy called for an all-out race to the moon, there is no one in direct charge of...