Space Stories
Launches, landings, telescopes and discoveries beyond Earth, one date at a time, each with sources from space agencies and archives.
1959
1959 · Space
Luna 1 passes near the Moon
January 4, 19591958
1958 · Space
Project SCORE Launches an Early Communications Satellite
December 18, 19581958
1958 · Space
Before Mercury Had a Name: NASA’s Human Spaceflight Decision
October 7, 19581957
1957 · Space
The Vanguard TV-3 Launch Fails
December 6, 19571957
1957 · Space
Laika Orbits Earth Aboard Sputnik 2
November 3, 19571957
1957 · Space