Space Stories
Launches, landings, telescopes and discoveries beyond Earth, one date at a time, each with sources from space agencies and archives.
1970
1970 · Space
Venera 7 Returns Data from Venus's Surface
December 15, 19701970
1970 · Space
Lunokhod 1 Begins Exploring the Moon
November 17, 19701969
1969 · Space
Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon
November 19, 19691969
1969 · Space
Apollo 12 Launches Through a Storm
November 14, 19691969
1969 · Space
Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 dock in orbit
January 16, 19691969
1969 · Space
Venera 5 sets off for Venus
January 5, 19691968
1968 · Space
Apollo 8 Enters Lunar Orbit
December 24, 19681968
1968 · Space
Apollo 8 Launches Toward the Moon
December 21, 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 · Space