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The British space programme is the British government's work to develop British space capabilities. The objectives of the current civil programme are to "win sustainable economic growth, secure new scientific knowledge and provide benefits to all citizens." [1] The first official British space programme began in 1952.
March 1960: First solar probe. USA (NASA) Pioneer 5: 19 August 1960: First plants and animals to return alive from Earth orbit. USSR Sputnik 5: 25 September 1960 First rocket engine fired in space. USA (NASA) Pioneer P-30 [13] 31 January 1961: First hominidae in space (chimpanzee Ham). First tasks performed in space. USA (NASA) M-R 2: 12 ...
This is a list of spaceflights launched between October and December 1960. For launches between July and September, see 1960 in spaceflight (July–September). For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight. [1] [2]
The timeline contains all the flights which have either crossed the edge of space, were intended to do so but failed, or are planned in the near future. Notable test flights of spaceflight systems may be listed even if they were not planned to reach space.
This is a list of spaceflights launched between July and September 1960. For launches between January and June, see 1960 in spaceflight (January–June) . For an overview of the whole year, see 1960 in spaceflight .
A chart showing U.S. astronaut assignments during the 1960s through the Apollo era. List of human spaceflight programs; List of human spaceflights; List of human spaceflights, 1971–1980; List of human spaceflights, 1981–1990; List of human spaceflights, 1991–2000; List of human spaceflights, 2001–2010; List of human spaceflights, 2011 ...
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Apollo 7 heads into orbit with its crew of three, 1968. This is a list of all crewed spaceflights throughout history. Beginning in 1961 with the flight of Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1, crewed spaceflight occurs when a human crew flies a spacecraft into outer space.