NASA TIMELINE PROJECT

MISSIONS FROM 1967 - 1968

• April 23, 1967 - Soviet Soyuz 1 is launched, carrying Vladimir M. Komarov. On April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality.
• October 18, 1967 - Venera 4 sends a descent capsule into the Venusian atmosphere, returning data about its composition.
• September 15, 1968 - Soviet Zond 5 is launched, the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return.
• October 11, 1968 - Apollo 7 is the first manned Apollo mission with Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. It orbited the earth once.
• December 21, 1968 - Apollo 8 is launched with Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr. and William A. Anders, the first Apollo to use the Saturn V rocket, and the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon, making 10 orbits on its 6-day mission.

April 23, 1967

• Soviet Soyuz 1 is launched, carrying Vladimir M. Komarov. On April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality.
• the primary goal of the Soyuz 7K-OK project was the rehearsal of rendezvous in space in support of the L1 and L3 lunar exploration programs.

PICTURE OF SOYUZ 1

PICTURE OF THE ASTRONAUT VLADIMIR KOMAROV

PICTURE OF THE SOYUZ 1 MISSION PATCH

MILESTONES/SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

• Launched and reached space on April 23rd 1967
• Rocket failed and fell to the earth, burning up and killing Vladimir Komarov, the first space fatality ever

OCTOBER 18TH, 1967

• October 18, 1967 - Venera 4 sends a descent capsule into the Venusian atmosphere, returning data about its composition.
• The goal was to gather information about the atmosphere of Venus
• First successful probe to gather information on the Atmosphere of another planet

VENERA 4

MILESTONES/SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

• Launched June 12th, 1967
• Course correction on July 29th, 1967
• Reached Venus Atmosphere October 18th, 1967

SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1968

• Soviet Zond 5 is launched, the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return.
• Second spacecraft to orbit the moon, first to return home safely.
• Unmanned but biologically occupied by a mannequin
• Goal was to collect more information and orbit the moon

SOVIET ZOND 5

MANNEQUIN SENT TO MOON

MILESTONES/SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

• On September 14th, 1968 the Zond 5 launched
• On September 18th, 1968 The spacecraft reached the orbit of the moon and flew around it

OCTOBER 11TH, 1968

• October 11, 1968 - Apollo 7 is the first manned Apollo mission with Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. It orbited the earth 163 times.
• Goal was to demonstrate command and service module, crew performance and mission support facilities performance

APOLLO 7

APOLLO 7 ASTRONAUTS

APOLLO 7 MISSION PATCH

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/MILESTONES

• Launched at 11:02 am on October 11th, 1968 in Florida
• Spent more time than all the Soviet spacecrafts combined in space up till that point
• 10 days and 20 hours is how,long the total mission lasted

DECEMBER 21ST, 1968

• December 21, 1968 - Apollo 8 is launched with Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr. and William A. Anders, the first Apollo to use the Saturn V rocket, and the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon, making 10 orbits on its 6-day mission.
• Goal for Apollo 8 included a coordinated performance of the crew, the command and service module, or CSM, and the support facilities. The mission also was to demonstrate translunar injection; CSM navigation, communications and midcourse corrections; consumable assessment; and passive thermal control.

APOLLO 8 SPACECRAFT

ASTRONAUTS ON APOLLO 8

APOLLO 8 MISSION PATCH

MILESTONES/SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

• Launched on December 21st, 1968
• First manned space flight
• Mission lasted 6 days
• Safely returned home

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