Apollo 4, which was unmanned, transmitted in the Unified S-band (USB) and tested the entire Manned Space Flight Network system.…
The North American Aviation XB-70 triple-sonic bomber prototype aircraft No. 1. NASA used the pre-production bomber for high-speed research in…
Mariner 5 launched and traveled towards Venus. Mariner 5 traveled within 4,000 kilometers of Venus and as far out as…
The Applications Technology Satellite 1 (ATS-1) was launched. The ATS Program was designed to test technological developments in satellites like…
The Network Testing and Training Facility (NTTF) was established at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The building was divided into…
Lunar Orbiter 1 gives humanity's first view of Earth from the Moon.
The new 64 meter antenna in Goldstone, California received its first signals from Mariner 4. Mariner 4 was the first…
Gemini IV performed the first extravehicular activity. Astronaut Edward H. White II had the privilege of sharing his one-of-a-kind experience…
Gemini III launched with two astronauts onboard. The Gemini Program was initiated in January 1962 as the intermediate step between…
Mariner 4 was launched and traveled towards Mars. As the first deep space satellite to utilize the higher S-band frequency,…
