Science and Space History
Discoveries, missions and the people who made them, from early observatories to the space age.
1969
1969 · Space
Venera 5 sets off for Venus
January 5, 19691968
1968 · Technology
The Tu-144 Makes Its First Flight
December 31, 19681968
1968 · Space
Apollo 8 Enters Lunar Orbit
December 24, 19681968
1968 · Space
Apollo 8 Launches Toward the Moon
December 21, 19681968
1968 · Technology
Douglas Engelbart Demonstrates Interactive Computing
December 9, 1968
1968 · Space
Apollo 7 Broadcasts Live Television From Earth Orbit
October 14, 1968
1968 · Space
Before the Moon Landing: Apollo 7 Takes Flight
October 11, 19681968
1968 · Space
Surveyor 7 leaves for the lunar highlands
January 7, 19681967
1967 · Medicine & Health
The First Human-to-Human Heart Transplant
December 3, 19671967
1967 · Science
Jocelyn Bell Recognizes the First Pulsar Signal
November 28, 19671967
1967 · Space
The First Saturn V Launches on Apollo 4
November 9, 19671967
1967 · Space