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January 26 – The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, sees first light.; June 14 – Albert II, a rhesus monkey, becomes the first mammal in space, in a U.S.-launched V-2 rocket, reaching an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) but dying on impact after a parachute failure.
Pages in category "1949 in science" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The series aired between June 27, 1949, and April 1, 1955, originally on Monday through Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, and then Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET. [1] A separate 30-minute spinoff series called The Secret Files of Captain Video aired Saturday mornings, alternating with Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from September 5, 1953, to May 29, 1954 ...
Earth Abides is a 1949 American post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart.The novel tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and the emergence of a new culture with simpler tools.
Science fiction films, one-time presentations, original net animation (ONA), original video animation (OVA), short films (a.k.a. shorts), serial films (a.k.a. serials) and specials must have been created specifically for or broadcast first (premiere, "first showing") on television or on a streaming channel to qualify for the purpose of this list.
The Bell System Science Series consists of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation that were originally broadcast in color between 1956 and 1964. Marcel LaFollette has described them as "specials that combined clever story lines, sophisticated animation, veteran character actors, films of natural phenomena, interviews with ...
1949 in science (9 C, 14 P) 1949 in sports (49 C, 1 P) T. ... Pages in category "1949" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Pages in category "1949 in outer space" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Albert II (monkey) B.