BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//iCal 3.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:AARG X-WR-RELCALID:6C729061-9CD6-4D75-9838-37D6EF61D2E3 VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Central BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Central BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19551030T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20061029T070000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19870405T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20060402T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040322 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:First American built rocket in space (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050322 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070322 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060322 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040323 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:The first American-built rocket to leave the earth's atmosph ere (the JPL-Ordnance WAC) was launched from White Sands\, and attained 50 miles of altitude. UID:3250621A-7613-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCD91E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020131 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 2 launched with Ham the chimp (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020131 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020201 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040130;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD25D0-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020825 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-202 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020825 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030825 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020826 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040824;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:F02FC131-7915-11D8-B807-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20040704T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:LDRS EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040704T090000 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20040704T170000 LOCATION:Geneseo\, NY RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040705T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC537E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020513 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Bumper WAC fired from WSPG (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030513 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020513 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020514 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040512;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:3 DESCRIPTION:NHRA launch in Fulshear UID:9C3240D4-44EA-11D7-AFE7-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030314T120000 DTSTAMP:20050412T215200Z SUMMARY:BOB V EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030315T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030315T120000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030314T120000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030314T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030316T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041024 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:V2 no. 13 launched (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051024 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061024 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041025 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DESCRIPTION:Launched from WSPG carrying APL camera to 65 miles UID:6696FFAA-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040724 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Bumper 8 (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050724 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060724 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040725 LOCATION:Cape Canaveral RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION:Fired at the Long-Range Proving Ground\, Florida at a very l ow angle of attack. UID:4F0AF00B-762C-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wsmr.army.mil/paopage/Pages/bump.htm CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC4DFE-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021001 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:XF-86 first flight (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031001 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021001 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021002 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040930;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:A63F9AF8-B32E-11D7-8B28-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030710 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Telstar (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030710 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030711 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040709;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041101 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Scout 1 (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041102 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned test of Mercury Scout launch configuration. Mission listed as failure. UID:CE235FC4-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ms-1/ms-1.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0666-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021003 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 8 - Sigma - Walter Schirra (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021003 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031003 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021004 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041002;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040225 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:First Pershing test launch (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070225 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060225 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050225 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040226 LOCATION:Cape Canaveral LC-30 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DESCRIPTION:Conceived as a replacement for the REDSTONE\, the PERSHING I was first deployed in August 1963. A second generation system\, the PER SHING la began replacing the PERSHING I in 1969. UID:7EA0336A-760A-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/systems/pershing/welc ome.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD297E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020122 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Apollo 5 unmanned LM launch test (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030122 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020122 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020123 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040121;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040429 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:first 3 stage rocket launched from Wallops Island (1954) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050429 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060429 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040429 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040430 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:First launching of a three-stage rocket vehicle consisting o f two Nike boosters in tandem and a Deacon rocket as a third stage\, and also a first launching of a rocket booster system consisting of three \ "peelaway\" Deacons as the first stage wrapped around a fourth Deacon as a second stage\, and a HPAG rocket as a third stage\, by NACA Langley's PARD at Wallops Island. UID:33B24CF0-7620-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.friends-partners.ru/partners/mwade/chrono/19542 .htm#6138 CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040712 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Skylab reentry (1979) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050712 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040712 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040713 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: Skylab was a space station launched into Earth orbit by the United States in May 1973. Until February 1974\, it was occupied by thr ee different three-man crews who spent 28\, 59\, and 84 days\, respectiv ely\, living and working in space. UID:0E56D1F6-7629-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/dsh/artifacts/HS-skylab.ht m CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040228 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Discoverer I\, ARPA (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070228 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040228 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060228 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DESCRIPTION:The discoverer program was the cover for the Corona spy sate llite program. Discoverer launched a prototype KH-1 with no camera or fi lm into polar orbit on a Thor-Agena A from the Pacific Missile Range. UID:171669B7-760F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_sdat/kh-1.htm CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040428 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 5B (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040428 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050428 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060428 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040429 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION: Spacecraft tests successful\, Launch Vehicle partially succ essful UID:1991EF14-7620-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-5b/lj-5b.ht ml CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:2C6636AC-7915-11D8-B807-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040424 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:DARS EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040424 CREATED:20080212T031602Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 LOCATION:McGregor RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040425 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:3 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20040306T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:AARG Monthly Sport launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040403T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040501T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040306T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040605T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040904T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040703T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040807T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20040306T130000 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041002T045959Z;BYDAY=1SA DESCRIPTION:AARG holds regularly scheduled launches on the first Saturda y of each month from approximately 9 AM to noon - often later if the wea ther is good. Launches are always subject to weather. Best-guess evaluat ions of launch conditions will be posted to the rocketry-austin mailing list and the AARG Launch mailing list as early as possible. See the AARG web site for location and time detail specific to each launch. UID:1B02C9FF-6170-11D8-A20A-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.aarg.org/launches.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCC4BB-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021004 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Vandenberg AFB dedicated\, first free-world ICBM base (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031004 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021005 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041003;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 16 (AS-511) launch - Young\, Mattingly\, Duke (1972) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040417 LOCATION:pad 39-A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION: Landing site: Descartes Highlands. First study of highlands area. Selected surface experiments deployed\, ultraviolet camera/spectr ograph used for first time on Moon\, and LRV used for second time. Lunar surface stay-time\, 71 hours\; in lunar orbit 126 hours\, with 64 orbit s. Mattingly performed 01 hour in-flight EVA. 95.8 kg (213 lbs) of lunar samples collected. UID:C5883E88-761C-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-16/apoll o-16.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040529 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:NSL 2004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040531 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040530 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040530 LOCATION:Hearne\, TX RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040531 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:8526CF5E-75FE-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.aarg.org/nsl/nsl.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041001 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:XF-86 first flight (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041001 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051001 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041002 LOCATION:Edwards AFB RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DESCRIPTION:The North American Sabre UID:BE8BD701-7634-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.edwards.af.mil/history/docs_html/aircraft/first _flights.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD1C9A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020718 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Gemini 10 - Young\, Collins (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020718 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030718 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020719 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040717;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCBB5C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020429 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:first successful 3 stage rocket launched from Wallops Island (19 54) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020429 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030429 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020430 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040428;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040820 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:First Redstone fired (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060820 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040820 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040821 LOCATION:Cape Canaveral RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION: fired by Redstone Arsenal personnel at Cape Canaveral UID:779B0918-762B-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo 6 (AS-502) (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060404 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070404 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050404 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040405 LOCATION:pad 39-A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned flight to demonstrate structure and thermal integri ty and compatibility of launch vehicle and spacecraft\; confirm launch l oads and dynamic characteristics (Achieved). Demonstrate separation of l aunch vehicle stages (Achieved). Evaluate performance of emergency detec tion system in closed-loop configuration (Achieved). Verify operation of Saturn V propulsion\, guidance and control\, and electrical systems. (N ot Achieved because of early cutoff of two of the S-II stage J-2 engines and failure of S-IVB J-2 engine to restart. Demonstrate performance of mission support facilities (Achieved). UID:97BD539E-7619-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-6/apollo -6.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC37B6-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021003 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:A4/V2 first successful flight at Peenemunde (1942) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031003 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021003 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021004 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041002;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040526 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:NATIV missile first launched (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040527 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION:The North American Aviation (NAA) NATIV\, measuring 141/2 ft long with a diameter of 18 in.\, was capable of speeds up to Mach 1.2 a nd altitudes up to 60\,000 ft\, with a range of about 25 mi. UID:712814C2-7624-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1945-49 .html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC45B8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021208 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:XS-1 first successful powered flight on XLR-11 engine to 550 mph (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021208 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031208 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021209 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041207;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC4FDC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021114 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Aerobee first complete rocket fired to 190\,000 feet at WSPG (19 47) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031114 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021114 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021115 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041113;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040318 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 5A test (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040319 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION:Max Q escape and impact test. Purpose was to demonstrate pri marily the structural integrity of the highest dynamic pressure anticipa ted during an Atlas launch for orbital flight. UID:A9EC9686-7615-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-5a/lj-5a.ht ml CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCF116-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020425 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 3 unmanned fllght (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020425 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020426 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040424;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCEF3A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020324 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone booster qualification flight (MR-BD) (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030324 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020324 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020325 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040323;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCFD30-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021129 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 5 flight with chimp Enos (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021129 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031129 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021130 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041128;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:The Vultee Field division of Convair was awarded a $1.2 mill ion contract by the government to study long-range missile weapons syste ms. The study was called project MX-774 and was designed to study two ty pes of missiles: a subsonic\, jet engine cruise missile and a rocket-pow ered supersonic ballistic missile. UID:5B2EB744-761E-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040419 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:MX-774 project begun (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050419 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040420 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040726 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Apollo 15 launch - Scott\, Irwin\, Worden (1971) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040726 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060726 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040727 LOCATION:pad 39 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: Landing site: Hadley-Apennine region near Apennine Mountain s. 3 EVAs of 10 hours\, 36 minutes. Worden performed 38 minutes EVA on w ay back to Earth. First to carry orbital sensors in service module of CS M. UID:7B09D4E2-762C-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-15/apoll o-15.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040122 DTSTAMP:20050424T194746Z SUMMARY:Apollo 5 (AS-204) unmanned LM launch test (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040122 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050122 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060122 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040123 LOCATION:KSC LC-37 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:Apollo 5 (AS-204) was launched from LC-37 on a Saturn IB to test the lunar module. UID:C989C3E2-7606-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-5/apollo -5.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041111 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Gemini 12 - Lovell\, Aldrin (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041111 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051111 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041112 LOCATION:LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION: Primary object was rendezvous and docking and to evaluate E VA. UID:C453BB89-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-xii/gemi ni-xii.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD2060-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021111 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 12 - Lovell\, Aldrin (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021111 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031111 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021112 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041110;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7212A63E-E399-11D7-91CF-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20031011T100000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Hearne launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031011T100000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031012T100000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20031011T110000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;COUNT=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD114E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020821 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 5 - Cooper\, Conrad (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030821 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020822 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040820;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:F0F72319-ECAD-11D8-8B3B-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040906 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:AARG Anniversary Launch (98) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050905 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060904 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040906 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040907 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=1MO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040206 DTSTAMP:20051231T065107Z SUMMARY:NASA Aerobee-Hi reaches 96 miles (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060206 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070206 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050206 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040207 LOCATION:Wallops Station RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:NASA Aerobee-Hi successfully reached 96 miles above Wallops Station in test of behavior of liquid hydrogen in zero gravity for Lewis Research Center hydrogen propulsion development. UID:03DCE25F-7611-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1961-1. html CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC43DC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021024 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:V2 no. 13 launched from WSPG carrying APL camera to 65 miles (19 46) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021024 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031024 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021025 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041023;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC5722-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020713 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Convair MX-774 first launched (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020713 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030713 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020714 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040712;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041004 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 6 (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041005 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DESCRIPTION: Test of Capsule aerodynamics and integrity UID:A44157B2-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-6/lj-6.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD46F2-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021123T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Crossroads of Texas Rocket Festival\, Hearne TX EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021124T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021123T090000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021123T150000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20021125T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD5B9C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030314T110000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:NARCON EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030314T110000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030315T110000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030316T110000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030314T120000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030317T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040825 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-202 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040825 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050825 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040826 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION:Demonstrate structural integrity and compatibility of launch vehicle and confirm launch loads. Demonstrate separation of first and s econd stages of Saturn\, LES and boost protective cover from CSM\, CSM f rom instrument unit/spacecraft/lunar module (LM) adapter\, and CM from S M. 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UID:BC757B8B-762A-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040713 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Convair MX-774 first launched (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060713 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040713 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050713 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040714 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC65B6-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020630 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:V2 program terminated after flying 67 V2s since 1946 (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020630 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030630 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020701 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040629;BYMONTH=6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD32A8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020303 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Apollo 9 - McDivitt\, Scott\, Schweicart (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030303 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020303 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020304 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040302;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0A04-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020408 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Gemini 1 unmanned (1964) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020408 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030408 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020409 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040407;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:V2 first American flight test (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040417 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:V-2 No. 2: First flight test\, altitude 18\,000 feet\; April 16\, 1946 UID:0009DDC8-761E-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wsmr.army.mil/paopage/Pages/V-2.htm CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC306E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020316 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Goddard launches first liquid fueled rocket (1926) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020316 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020317 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040315;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040819 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Bumper 2 launch (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050819 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060819 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040820 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION:Only attained 8.1 miles - V2 stage failed. UID:4201F1CD-762E-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040715 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Regulus missile first launched (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040715 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060715 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040716 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION:The Regulus was a turbojet-powered cruise missile\, which co uld be launched by solid-rocket boosters from surface ships or surfaced submarines. First launch was from a submarine UID:C5FCE91E-762A-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-6.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040131 DTSTAMP:20050502T151858Z SUMMARY:Apollo 14 (AS-509) launch - Shepard\, Roosa\, Mitchell (1971) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040201 LOCATION:KSC pad 39A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION: Landing site: Fra Mauro. ALSEP and other instruments deploy ed. Lunar surface stay-time\, 33.5 hours\; 67 hours in lunar orbit\, wit h 34 orbits. 2 EVAs of 09 hours\, 25 minutes. Third stage impacted on Mo on. 42 kg (94 lbs) of materials gathered\, using hand cart for first tim e to transport rocks. UID:572DB0B8-7608-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-14/apoll o-14.html CREATED:20080212T031608Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041104 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 1A (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061104 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041104 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041105 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the flight was to test the escape system unde r the maximum dynamic pressure conditions of an Atlas flight or about 1\ ,000 pounds per square foot. Though the launch and recovery were success ful\, researchers were not able to test the escape system at maximum aer odynamic loads on this flight. UID:33ADB5C2-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-1a/lj-1a.ht ml CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040821 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Gemini 5 (GT-05) - Cooper\, Conrad (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040822 LOCATION:pad LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION:Flight to evaluate rendezvous Guidance and Navigation system with REP. Demonstrate 8-day capability of spacecraft and crew. Evaluate effects on weightlessness for 8-day flight. UID:15F22A79-762F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-v/gemini -v.html CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCCFE6-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020131 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Explorer I\, first US satellite launched on a modified Jupiter-C (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020131 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020201 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040130;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:D8F0F71B-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Aerobee first complete rocket fired to 190\,000 feet (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051114 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041114 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061114 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041115 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 3 (MA-3) (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040426 LOCATION:pad LC-14 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION: Mission listed as a failure. Forty seconds after the Atlas left the pad\, the vehicle was destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. Th e mercury spacecraft seperated and was recovered. UID:D2F5C876-761F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-3/ma-3.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0838-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020515 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 9 - Faith 7 - Gordon Cooper (1963) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020515 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020516 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040514;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040729 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Bumper 7 launch (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040729 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050729 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040730 LOCATION:Long Range Proving Ground RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION:Round 7 launch was delayed because of moisture in the vehicl e. The WAC achieved the highest sustained speed in the atmosphere to tha t date. Fired at the Long-Range Proving Ground\, Florida. UID:BBA9682C-762D-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wsmr.army.mil/paopage/Pages/bump.htm CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCC2DE-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020515 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Sputnik III (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020515 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020516 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061003 DTSTAMP:20061003T125257Z SUMMARY:A4/V2 first successful flight (1942) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041003 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061003 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061004 LOCATION:Peenemunde RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DESCRIPTION:14:58hrs local time UID:A2E73BB9-4014-497A-90D4-ADB8D3DAE868 TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0F78-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020603 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 4 - McDivitt\, White (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020603 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020604 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040602;BYMONTH=6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC620C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020620 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:First B-61 Martin Matador launched (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030620 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020620 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020621 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040619;BYMONTH=6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040419 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Goddard's first gyroscopic vanes (1932) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040420 LOCATION:Roswell\, NM RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:First flight of Goddard rocket with gyroscopically controlle d vanes for automatically stabilized flight\, near Roswell\, N. Mex. UID:18D9B82E-7618-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1930-34 .html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD59CA-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021123T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:AARG EX Launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021123T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030125T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021228T090000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021123T130000 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;COUNT=3;BYDAY=4SA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:45C03148-45F3-11D7-931A-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030524T180000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:NSL EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030524T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030525T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030526T180000 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030524T190000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030527T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCDAEC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020821 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 1 launched from Wallops Island with a boilerplate tes t capsule (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020821 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020822 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040820;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:D21E4244-45F2-11D7-931A-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030524T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Jim Turner Memorial Launch - McGregor EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030525T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030524T090000 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030524T220000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030526T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040509 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Beach Abort test BA-1 (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070509 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050509 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040509 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040510 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION: Test Off-the-pad escape system UID:5034BFA9-7621-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/beach-abort/be ach-abort.html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040822 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:V2 no TF-1 (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050822 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040822 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040823 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION: This flight set an altitude record for the V2 of 132.6 mile s UID:717A57E4-762F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC554E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020526 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:North American NATIV missile first launch from WSPG (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020526 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020527 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040525;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE7DC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021121 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 1 unmanned qualification flight - mission abort ed (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031121 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021122 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041120;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCED5C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020318 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 5A max Q and impact test (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030318 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020319 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040317;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041109 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo 4 (AS-501) (1967) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061109 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051109 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041110 LOCATION:pad 39 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION:unmanned first Saturn V launch UID:837DA02B-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-4/apollo -4.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCFB34-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021101 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Scout 1 (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021101 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021102 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041031;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD3662-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020716 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo 11 launch - Armstrong\, Aldrin\, Collins (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030716 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020716 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020717 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040715;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040411 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 13 (AS-508) launch - Lovell\, Swigert\, Haise (1970) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040411 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050411 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060411 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040412 LOCATION:pad 39-A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:Apollo 13 was supposed to land in the Fra Mauro area. An exp losion on board forced Apollo 13 to circle the moon without landing. The Fra Mauro site was reassigned to Apollo 14. UID:83E80BEB-761C-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-13/apoll o-13.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC678C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021029 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:V2 no 66 fired from WSPG (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031029 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021029 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021030 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041028;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040323 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Gemini 3 (GT-03) - Grissom\, Young (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060323 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070323 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050323 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040324 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION: All primary objectives were achieved except the controlled reentry objective was only partially achieved. The angle of attack durin g reentry was lower than expected. Secondary objectives were only partia lly achieved. UID:BAF1A924-7616-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-3/gemini -3.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCEB88-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020221 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 1 qualification flight (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030221 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020221 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020222 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040220;BYMONTH=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040721 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Liberty Bell 7 (MR-4) Gus Grissom (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040722 LOCATION:LC-5 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: Mercury-Redstone 4 was the fourth mission in the Mercury-Re dstone series of flight tests and the second U.S. manned suborbital spac eflight. UID:03E5C5E2-762C-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-4/mr-4.html CREATED:20080212T031601Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD383E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020720 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo 11 - first landing on moon (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020720 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030720 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020721 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040719;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:E86BDE16-4A16-11D7-ABCD-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030524T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:TX Regional - McGregor EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030525T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030524T090000 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030524T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030526T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040913 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 4 (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050913 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040913 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040914 LOCATION:LC-14 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned flight to test environmental controls in orbit. UID:2BE5364A-7632-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-4/ma-4.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040613 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:A4/V2 first unsuccessful test (1942) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040613 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060613 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050613 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040614 LOCATION:Peenemünde RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:2229C8E9-7626-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment-start.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040710 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Telstar launched (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060710 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040710 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040711 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION:Telstar 1 was launched by a Delta launch vehicle. The spacec raft weighed 171 pounds (the Delta capability was for a maximum payload of 180 pounds). The shape was a faceted sphere with a diameter of a litt le over 34 inches. Of six spacecraft built\, two were launched. The sola r cells provided just under 15 watts. UID:67F8397C-7628-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://roland.lerc.nasa.gov/~dglover/sat/telstar.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:D19B72DC-BBD5-11D7-9B35-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030721 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Neil Armstrong first to step on the moon (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060721 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030722 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC2E8C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020526 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Goddard's Report \"A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes\" (191 9) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020526 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050526 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020527 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD30CC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021221 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 8 - Borman\, Lovell\, Anders (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031221 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021221 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021222 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041220;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040911 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Sidewinder first intercept (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040911 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060911 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040912 LOCATION:China Lake RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DESCRIPTION:Grumman F6F-5K drone is destroyed in first successful interc eption test of AIM-9 Sidewinder. UID:2AA0B28C-7631-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.novia.net/~tomcat/AIM-9.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040920 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:First Jupiter C launch (1956) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040920 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060920 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040921 LOCATION:Cape Canaveral RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DESCRIPTION:Despite the fact that the vehicle was a modified Redstone\, the Agency designated it Jupiter-C because of its use in the Jupiter dev elopment program. Several of these rockets were assembled\, but only thr ee were flown as Jupiter reentry test vehicles (RS-27 on 20 September 19 56\, RS-34 on 15 May 1957\, and RS-40 on 8 August 1957). All three fligh ts were considered to be successful\, but only in the last firing was th e nose cone recovered after it impacted at a point 1\,161 nautical miles from the launch point. UID:BDD49B5E-7632-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD4338-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021207 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Apollo 17 launch - Cernan\, Evans\, Schmitt (1972) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031207 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021207 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021208 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041206;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3B5A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020824 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Tiamat - first successful telemetry from a research rocket (1945 ) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030824 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020824 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020825 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040823;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040224 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Bumper WAC B-5 launch (1949) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060224 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050224 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070224 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040225 LOCATION:WSMR RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DESCRIPTION:Bumper #5\, launched on February 24\, 1949 was the most succ essful in the White Sands Bumper-Wac series. In this test\, the vehicle achieved an altitude of 244 miles at a maximum speed of 5\,150 m.p.h. UID:F71352AF-7609-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2003-00062.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041011 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Apollo 7 - Schirra\, Eisele\, Cunningham (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061011 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041011 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041012 LOCATION:pad 34 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 DESCRIPTION: The primary objectives for the Apollo 7 engineering test fl ight\, were simple: \"Demonstrate CSM/crew performance\; demonstrate cre w/space vehicle/mission support facilities performance during a manned C SM mission\; demonstrate CSM rendezvous capability.\" UID:3EE1325B-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-7/apollo -7.html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20040705T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:LDRS EX EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040706T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040705T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20040705T170000 LOCATION:Geneseo\, NY RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040707T045959Z DESCRIPTION:The launch will be held at The Historic Aircraft Group field in Geneseo New York\, the site of both BRS's BUFFROC and The Invitation al. The site is aprox 20 miles South of the Rochester\, NY exit off of I nterstate 90 UID:9AF3E93E-7915-11D8-B807-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC58F8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020930 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Bumper-WAC 3 launced from WSPG\, V2 attaining 93.4 miles\, WAC f ailed to fire (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040930 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021001 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:85D66A40-7915-11D8-B807-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20040701T140000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:LDRS EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040701T140000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040702T140000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040703T140000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20040701T150000 LOCATION:Geneseo\, NY RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040704T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:FD3B7B9C-E399-11D7-91CF-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040731 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:NARAM 46 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040801 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040807 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040805 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040803 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040804 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040806 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040802 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040731 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040801 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040807 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD4A18-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021019T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Shoot for the Stars\, Windom EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021020T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021019T090000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021019T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20021021T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD27AE-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021109 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo 4 - unmanned first Saturn V launch (1967) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021109 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031109 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021110 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041108;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC5C98-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020729 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Bumper no. 7 launched from Cape Canaveral attains mach 9 (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030729 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020729 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020730 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040728;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCCE16-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020317 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Vanguard I launched (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020317 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030317 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020318 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040316;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3240-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020419 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Goddard flies first rocket with gyroscopically controleld vanes (1932) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020419 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020420 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040418;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCB96E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020318 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:first launch of a cluster of 4 Deacon rockets at Wallops Island (1954) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020318 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020319 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040317;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC28AC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020724 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Bumper 8 flown from Cape Canaveral (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020724 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030724 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020725 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040723;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC63E0-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020622 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:JPL fires first of 3544 Loki missiles at WSPG (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020622 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030622 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020623 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040621;BYMONTH=6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041204 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 2 (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051204 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041204 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041205 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DESCRIPTION:third launch caries monkey Sam 53 miles into space UID:87F79732-7637-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-2/lj-2.html . CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCC108-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020920 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:First Jupiter C launched at Cape Canaveral to 680 miles (1956) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020920 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030920 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020921 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040919;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3988-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020308 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gorgon Navy missile first fired from PBY-5A (1945) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030308 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020308 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020309 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040307;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040716 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo 11 launch - Armstrong\, Aldrin\, Collins (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060716 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040716 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040717 LOCATION:pad 39-A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA. \ "HOUSTON\, TRANQUILITY BASE HERE.THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.\" July 20\, Sea o f Tranquility. UID:24D5784A-762B-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apoll o-11.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE5FE-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021108 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 5 - listed as failed test (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031108 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021108 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021109 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041107;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD2400-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020705 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-203 (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020705 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030705 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020706 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040704;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD1892-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020603 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Gemini 9 A - Stafford\, Cernan (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030603 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020604 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040602;BYMONTH=6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:DF30AB68-7610-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040306 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1945-49 .html DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:ONR Aerobee reaches 78 miles (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070306 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060306 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040306 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050306 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040307 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040603 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 9 A - Stafford\, Cernan (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040604 LOCATION:Pad LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DESCRIPTION:Primary objective was to perform rendezvous and docking and conduct EVA. Secondary objectives included: Rendezvous with ATDA (launch ed 6/1/66 from Complex 14) in the 3rd revolution. UID:3D4C4611-7625-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-ix-a/gem ini-ix-a.html CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:BAF06E77-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041029 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:V2 no 66 (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061029 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051029 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041029 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041030 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040803 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:First Sparrowbee (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040803 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050803 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040804 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION:First Sparrowbee sounding rocket launched from Wallops Stati on lifting 56-pound University of Michigan payload to 260 miles. UID:EC1F5088-762D-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040303 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Apollo 9 (AS-504) - McDivitt\, Scott\, Schweickart (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060303 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070303 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050303 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040304 LOCATION:pad 39A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION: First manned flight of all lunar hardware in Earth orbit. S chweickart performed 37 minutes EVA. Human reactions to space and weight lessness tested in 152 orbits. First manned flight of lunar module. UID:2C4A829A-7610-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-9/apollo -9.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCD1B8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020225 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:First Pershing test launch from Cape Canaveral (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030225 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020225 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020226 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040224;BYMONTH=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC40F2-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020419 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Project MX-774 inaugurated by the AAF (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020419 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030419 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020420 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040418;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned flight listed as failed test UID:5C5BCA6E-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041108 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 5 (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051108 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061108 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041108 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041109 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040821 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 1 (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040821 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040822 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 DESCRIPTION:Max Q abort and escape test. Objective was to determine how well the escape rocket would function under the most severe dynamic load ing conditions anticipated during a Mercury-Atlas launching. UID:6138B0A6-762E-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-1/lj-1.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCB3AC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021126 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Northrop B-62 Snark first launched (1952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021126 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061126 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051126 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031126 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041126 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021127 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040107 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:USAF Blue Scout I (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040107 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070107 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050107 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040108 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:The Ford RM-89 Blue Scout 1 reached near 1000 mile altitude from Atlantic Missile Range (1961) UID:7AD2707E-7602-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/rm-89.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD57EC-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021211 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Apollo 17 lands on the moon (1972) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021211 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041211 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061211 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031211 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051211 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021212 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCB784-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020720 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:First Redstone fired by Redstone Arsenal personnel at Cape Canav eral (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020720 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030720 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020721 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040719;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040718 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Gemini 10 - Young\, Collins (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040718 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050718 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040719 LOCATION:pad LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: Primary objective was to rendezvous and dock with Gemini Ag ena target vehicle (GATV-5005) UID:373A5A1A-762B-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-x/gemini -x.html CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCD574-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020107 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:USAF Blue Scout I reached near 1000 mile altitude from Atlantic Missile Range (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020107 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030107 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020108 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040106;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE9AA-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021219 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 1A sub-orbital qualification flight (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021219 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031219 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021220 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041218;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD3F90-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020726 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo 15 launch - Scott\, Irwin\, Worden (1971) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020726 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030726 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020727 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040725;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3414-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020328 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Goddard launches first gyroscopically controlled rocket (1935) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030328 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020328 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020329 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040327;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:A45C45CC-45F3-11D7-931A-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030801T180000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:NARAM 45 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030808T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030804T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030803T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030807T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030802T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030806T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030805T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030801T180000 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030801T190000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030809T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCD74A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020113 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:B-58 Hustler breaks six world speed records (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020113 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030113 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020114 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040112;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:E84433C4-49FD-11D7-ABCD-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030426T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:DARS April Madness EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030427T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030426T090000 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030426T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030428T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD2EFA-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021011 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Apollo 7 - Schirra\, Eisele\, Cunningham (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031011 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021011 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021012 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041010;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040518 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 10 (AS-505) - Cernan\, Young\, Stafford (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060518 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050518 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070518 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040519 LOCATION:pad 39-B RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION:Mission to demonstrate performance of LM and CSM in lunar gr avitation field. Evaluate CSM and LM docked and undocked lunar navigatio n. All mission objectives were achieved.\n\nDress rehearsal for Moon lan ding. First manned CSM/LM operations in cislunar and lunar environ- ment \; simulation of first lunar landing profile. In lunar orbit 61.6 hours\ , with 31 orbits. LM taken to within 15\,243 m (50\,000 ft) of lunar sur face. First live color TV from space. LM ascent stage jettisoned in orbi t.\n UID:DD494A9A-7622-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-10/apoll o-10.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040912 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Gemini 11 - Conrad\, Gordon (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040912 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050912 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040913 LOCATION:LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DESCRIPTION: Primary objective was to rendezvous and dock with Gemini Ag ena target vehicle (GATV-5006) which was launched 9/12/66 from Launch Co mplex 14 as TLV-5306 in 1st revolution. UID:F5B30FFF-7631-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-xi/gemin i-xi.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3D32-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020315 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:V2 - first American assembled unit static fired at WSPG (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020315 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030315 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020316 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040314;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0BD4-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020119 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Gemini 2 unmanned reentry test (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020119 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030119 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020120 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040118;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC3F10-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020416 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:V2 first American flight test at WSPG EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030416 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020416 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020417 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040415;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040113 DTSTAMP:20050414T212044Z SUMMARY:B-58 Hustler breaks six world speed records (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070113 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040113 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050113 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040114 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:Convair B-58 Hustler\, jet bomber powered by four GE J-79 en gines\, broke six world speed records\, Maj. H. J. Deutschendorf\, U.S. Air Force\, as pilot. On first closed-course run\, the Hustler averaged 1\,200.194 miles per hour\, and it averaged 1\,061.808 miles per hour on both runs carrying a payload of 4\,408 pounds and a crew of three. UID:F8C0DE00-7603-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1961-1. html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040226 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-201 Saturn 1B test launch (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040226 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060226 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050226 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040227 LOCATION:pad 34 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DESCRIPTION: Both booster and spacecraft performed adequately. From lift off to touchdown in the South Atlantic\, the mission lasted only 37 minu tes. The spacecraft was recovered two and a half hours after splashdown. There were several malfunctions\, mostly minor. UID:DF03C03E-760E-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/as-201/as-201.h tml CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040515 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Mercury Faith 7 (MA-9) Gordon Cooper (1963) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040516 LOCATION:LC-14 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION: Manned 1-day mission in orbit UID:2B463ABC-7622-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-9/ma-9.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041219 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 1A sub-orbital qualification flight (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041219 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051219 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041220 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned qualification flight UID:3CB9B6DE-7638-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-1a/mr-1a.ht ml CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:First successful powered flight on XLR-11 engine to 550 mph UID:0502B6EC-7638-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041208 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:XS-1 first flight (1946) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061208 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041208 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051208 CREATED:20080212T031601Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041209 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040524 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Mercury Aurora 7 (MA-7) Scott Carpenter (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060524 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040524 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050524 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040525 LOCATION:pad LC-14 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION: Spacecraft overshot intended target area by 250 nautical mi les. After landing\, Carpenter reported a severe list angle on the order of 60 degrees from vertical and postflight photographs of the spacecraf t taken after egress indicated approximately a 45 degree list angle. The spacecraft was delivered by destroyer to Roosevelt Roads\, Puerto Rico with subsequent return to Cape Canaveral by airplane. UID:4B2540E0-7623-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-7/ma-7.html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040308 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Gorgon Navy missile first firing (1945) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050308 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060308 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070308 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040309 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION:Navy rocket-powered Gorgon air-to-air missile launched from PBY-5A in first powered test flight off Cape May\, N.J. The Gorgon was t he first rocket powered American missile. UID:56BF8C1A-7611-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1945-49 .html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC7170-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020421 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Bumper B-6 (1949) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020421 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030421 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020422 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040420;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD6598-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030222T220000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Hearts & Darts - Houston EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030223T220000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030222T220000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030222T230000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030224T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:71204E3E-45F3-11D7-931A-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030717T180000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:LDRS 22 - Argonia EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030722T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030721T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030718T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030719T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030720T180000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030717T180000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030717T190000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030723T045959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD3BE8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020411 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo 13 launch (1970) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030411 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020411 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020412 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040410;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD347E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020518 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Apollo 10 - Cernan\, Young\, Stafford (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030518 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020518 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020519 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040517;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC485C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020425 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:XF-91 first rocket propelled airplane performance model flown fr om Wallops Island (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020425 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020426 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040424;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC2A8A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020911 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Sidewinder AIM 9A first succesful intercept at China Lake (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030911 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020911 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020912 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040910;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040317 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Vanguard I launched (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040317 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060317 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050317 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040318 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION:Vanguard I achieved the highest altitude of any man-made veh icle to that time and established beyond doubt geologists' suspicions th at Earth is pear shaped. It carried two radios and a temperature sensor and was the first orbiting vehicle to be powered by solar energy. UID:40880C25-7614-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=VANGUARD CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7838DC3B-DBFB-11D7-BBA7-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20031025T170000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gulf Coast Regional EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031026T170000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031025T170000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20031025T180000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20031027T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041215 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Gemini 6 A - Schirra\, Stafford (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061215 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041215 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041216 LOCATION:LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DESCRIPTION: Primary objective was to rendezvous with Gemini-VII. UID:1BAA0D5E-7638-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-vi-a/gem ini-vi-a.html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC4C32-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020906 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:V2 launched from carrier Midway in Atlantic tests (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060906 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030906 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020906 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040906 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050906 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020907 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCB0D8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020903 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:First fully configured Sidewinder launched during development (1 952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020903 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030903 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020904 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040902;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040316 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Goddard launches first liquid fueled rocket (1926) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040317 LOCATION:Auburn\, Massachusetts RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION:After 21/2 seconds of flight\, the fuel was expended\, the r oar ceased abruptly\, and the rocket fell to earth 184 feet away. It had reached an estimated speed of 60 miles per hour and the height of 41 fe et. This was the world's first liquid fuel rocket flight\, an event cons idered comparable in its significance to the Wright Brothers' achievemen t of manned flight at Kitty Hawk. UID:E121DF78-7613-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/ general/frocket/frocket.htm CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCB596-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020715 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Regulus missile first launched from a submarine (1953) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030715 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020715 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020716 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040714;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:4 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC1E00-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021005T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T215200Z SUMMARY:AARG Monthly Sport launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031004T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030607T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030301T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021102T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030104T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040103T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030503T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030705T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030802T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030906T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20040207T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030901T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021005T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031206T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030809T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021207T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030201T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030405T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20031101T090000 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021005T130000 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040306T055959Z;BYDAY=1SA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE42A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020729 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 1 unmanned test launch (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020729 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030729 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020730 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040728;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC7340-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020919 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Last V2 no. TF-5 upper air experiment (1952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030919 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020919 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020920 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040918;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:0 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050506 DTSTAMP:20070625T142115Z SUMMARY:NSL 2005 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050509 LOCATION:El Centro\, CA RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20050506 DESCRIPTION:Held at the \"Plaster Blaster\" \nsite near El Centro\, CA. UID:2911F541-3530-11D9-BCEB-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041221 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo 8 - Borman\, Lovell\, Anders (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051221 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041221 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041222 LOCATION:pad 39-A RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DESCRIPTION:Demonstrate crew/space vehicle/mission support facilities du ring manned Saturn V/CSM mission. Demonstrate translunar injection\, CSM navigation\, communications\, and midcourse corrections. Assess CSM con sumables and passive thermal control. Demonstrate CSM performance in cis lunar and lunar orbit environment. Demonstrate communications and tracki ng at lunar distances. Return high-resolution photographs of proposed Ap ollo landing sites and locations of scientific interest. All mission obj ectives were achieved. UID:6EC83A37-7638-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-8/apollo -8.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCBD3C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021118 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:X-10 first fight test (1954) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041118 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021118 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051118 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031118 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061118 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021119 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD131A-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021204 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Gemini 7 - Borman\, Lovell 14 day mission (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021204 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031204 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021205 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041203;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040622 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:JPL fires first Loki (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050622 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060622 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040623 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DESCRIPTION:JPL fired 3\,544 Loki rockets at White Sands during the 4 ye ar program. UID:9E548CE2-7626-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD4514-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021207T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Huevos Launcheros Tres EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021208T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021207T090000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021207T160000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20021209T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD0DA0-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020323 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Gemini 3 - Grissom\, Young (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030323 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020323 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020324 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040322;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC51B0-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020306 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:ONR Aerobee flown to 78 miles (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020306 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030306 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020307 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040305;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:715BFA04-7633-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040930 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an25.htm DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Bell XGAM-63 Rascal first launch (1952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060930 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040930 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041001 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD1E96-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020912 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Gemini 11 - Conrad\, Gordon (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030912 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020912 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020913 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040911;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD2B5E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020404 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 6 (AS-502) unmanned flight (1968) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030404 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020404 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020405 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040403;BYMONTH=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:5ED85A15-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041014 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Nike-Zeus first flight (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041014 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051014 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061014 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041015 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC6FA4-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021101 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Bumper B-4 launched (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041101 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031101 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021102 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050919 DTSTAMP:20050909T015847Z SUMMARY:Talk Like A Pirate Day EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050919 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050920 LOCATION:Aarg! RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:You've read about it in Dave Barry's column. Maybe you caugh t one of our radio or TV interviews. Or maybe you just stumbled on to ou r site while googling around for sites your mother probably wouldn't app rove of. Perhaps you're one of the millions of people from South Africa to Australia\, from New York to the Pacific Northwest\, who party like p irates every September 19th.\n\nhttp://www.talklikeapirate.com UID:6FC2DFA5-CF08-410B-92CD-91CE6F9D3C1D TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.talklikeapirate.com CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC24E8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021005 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Goddard's Birthday (1882) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031005 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021005 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021006 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041004;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:706F4743-B49B-11D7-BDEE-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030712 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Skylab reentry (1979) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030712 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030713 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040711;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCCC3C-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020228 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Discoverer I\, ARPA satellite launched into polar orbit on a Tho r-Agena A from Pacific Missile Range (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030228 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020228 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020301 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040227;BYMONTH=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040515 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Bumper B-1 (1948) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050515 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040516 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=5 DESCRIPTION:The first launch of Project Bumper\, the first 2 stage liqui d fueled rocket. The V2 first stage reached an altitude of 69.7 miles an d the WAC reached an altitude of 79.1 miles. UID:AFA2D5B8-7621-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wsmr.army.mil/paopage/Pages/bump.htm CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040720 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo 11 - first lunar landing (1969) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040720 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060720 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040721 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION: First manned lunar landing mission and lunar surface EVA. \ "HOUSTON\, TRANQUILITY BASE HERE.THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.\" July 20\, Sea o f Tranquility. UID:5C8DB4CE-762B-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apoll o-11.html CREATED:20080212T031608Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Friendship 7 (MA-6) - John Glenn (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050220 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070220 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040220 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040221 LOCATION:pad LC-14 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2 DESCRIPTION:John Glen makes 3 orbits of the earth and becomes the first American to make a complete orbit. The booster for this flight was Mercu ry Atlas 6. UID:E17416AA-63F1-11D8-8C5D-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-6/ma-6.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:Where:  Johnson Space Center\, Houston\, Texas\nEvents:\n             Open Spot Landing\n            1/2A HD (helicopter duration)\n             1/2A SRD (super-roc duration)\n            1/2A SD (streamer duration)\n            1/2A RG (rocket glider duration)\n            1/2 A BG (boost glider duration)\nFine Print: Gate passes are required to en ter JSC property. Get your by pre-registering. Out of town flyers MUST r egister by 16 Oct to get their pass. Pre-registration closes 23 October\ , 2002. \n UID:56CC20F0-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021026T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Gulf Coast Regional - CANCELLED EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021027T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021026T090000 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021026T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20021028T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:5 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:80AC3271-8F1E-4C0D-ABB9-0FEE5E012F14 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20080124T190000 DTSTAMP:20080119T190824Z SUMMARY:Meeting/Elections CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20080124T200000 LOCATION:TBD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040318 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Alexei Leonov performs first spacewalk (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050318 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040319 LOCATION:Voskhod Spacecraft RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov takes the first space walk\, a ten-m inute tethered excursion outside Voshkod 2. Good quality pictures from L eonov's walk outside the Voskhod 2 vehicle are not available because the camera mounted on the outside of Voskhod 2 could not be retrieved from the airlock\, which was ejected before re-entry. UID:F0094C1F-75FD-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2 /leonov_spacewalk.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCC6A2-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021004 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 6 with boilerplate Mercury launched at Wallops (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031004 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021005 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041003;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040705 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-203 (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060705 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040705 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040706 LOCATION:pad 37-B RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned flight to evaluate performance on S-IVB instrument unit stage under orbital conditions and obtain flight information on ven ting and chill-down systems\, fluid dynamics and heat transfer of propel lant tanks\; attitude and thermal control system\, launch vehicle guidan ce\, and checkout in orbit (Achieved). UID:3C2957F4-7628-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/as-203/as-203.h tml CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC5E62-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021025 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Lark missile first launched at Cape Canaveral (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021025 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031025 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021026 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041024;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040903 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:First Sidewinder (1952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050903 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040903 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040904 LOCATION:China Lake RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 DESCRIPTION:First fully configured Sidewinder launched during developmen t. UID:4103A129-7630-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.novia.net/~tomcat/AIM-9.html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040918 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:B-58 Hustler sets altitude record (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060918 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040918 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040919 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1 DESCRIPTION:On September 18\, 1962\, the crew of Major Fitzhugh Fulton\, Capt William Payne and FTE C.R. Haines won the Harmon Trophy for flying a B-58 to an altitude of 85\,360.84 feet\, while carrying a payload 11\ , 023 lbs. UID:39D01A18-7604-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://home.sport.rr.com/hustler1/b58trophy.htm CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:First free-world ICBM base UID:27E275F5-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041004 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Vandenberg AFB dedicated (1958) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051004 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041004 CREATED:20080212T031602Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041005 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040408 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 1 (GT-01) (1964) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050408 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070408 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060408 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040409 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:Unmanned flight to demonstrate GLV performance\; flight qual ify subsystems\, Determine exit heating of GLV and spacecraft. Demonstra te structural integrity of GLV and spacecraft\; Demonstrate GLV and grou nd guidance systems performance in achieving proper orbital insertion\; Monitor\, evaluate GLV switchover circuits. UID:FA7CEDD8-7619-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-1/gemini -1.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:XF-91 test (1947) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060425 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040426 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=4 DESCRIPTION:NACA Langley's PARD launched its first rocket-propelled mode l of a complete airplane for performance evaluation (AF XF-91)\, at Wall ops Island. This was followed by flight tests of models of practically a ll Air Force and Navy supersonic airplanes. UID:67CD5D57-761F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1945-49 .html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:6 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20041002T090000 DTSTAMP:20060901T203042Z SUMMARY:AARG Monthly Sport launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070303T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050305T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050507T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20041002T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070203T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060204T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20041204T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20061007T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060805T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060304T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060701T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20061104T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050205T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070106T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060401T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060902T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20061202T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20051001T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050402T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20051203T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070602T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070505T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20051105T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050806T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060603T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050604T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050702T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20060506T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20050101T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20041106T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20070407T090000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20041002T170000 LOCATION:Hutto RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=1SA DESCRIPTION:AARG holds regularly scheduled launches on the first Saturda y of each month from approximately 9 AM to noon - often later if the wea ther is good. Launches are always subject to weather. Best-guess evaluat ions of launch conditions will be posted to the rocketry-austin mailing list and the AARG Launch mailing list as early as possible. See the AARG web site for location and time detail specific to each launch. UID:76A99046-0F7C-11D9-8296-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.aarg.org/launches.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:4 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20050903T090000 DTSTAMP:20050815T224105Z SUMMARY:AARG EX launch DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20050903T170000 LOCATION:Hutto DESCRIPTION:Special AARG EX launch with commercial on Labor day UID:76A99046-0F7C-11D9-8296-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.aarg.org/launches.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=US/Central:20050903T090000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:8 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20051231T090000 DTSTAMP:20051231T064847Z SUMMARY:AARG Monthly Sport launch (CANCELLED) DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20051231T170000 LOCATION:Hutto DESCRIPTION:This launch is on a special date because of the holidays UID:76A99046-0F7C-11D9-8296-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.aarg.org/launches.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=US/Central:20060107T090000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040620 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:First B-61 Martin Matador launched (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050620 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060620 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040621 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DESCRIPTION:Development of the Matador began in August 1945 and the XB-6 1 was first launched on January 19\, 1949. Operational TM-61s which late r followed were the first tactical guided missiles in the USAF inventory . The first Pilotless Bomber Squadron (Light) was organized in October 1 951 for test and training purposes and in March 1954 the first matador u nit was deployed overseas to bolster NATO forces in West Germany. UID:514D0AD4-7626-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b5/b5-45.h tm CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCD38D-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020803 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:First Sparrowbee sounding rocket launched from Wallops Station t o 260 miles (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030803 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020803 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020804 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040802;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040119 DTSTAMP:20050420T171019Z SUMMARY:Gemini 2 launch\, unmanned (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040119 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070119 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060119 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040120 LOCATION:KSC RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:Gemini II was designed to demonstrate reentry heat protectio n during maximum heating reentry\; Demonstrate structural integrity of s pacecraft\; Demonstrate satisfactory performance of major subsystems\; D emonstrate checkout and launch procedures\; Evaluate backup guidance ste ering signals through launch. UID:C49F8B4C-7605-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-2/gemini -2.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD2232-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020226 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Apollo AS-201 Saturn 1B test launch (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030226 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020226 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020227 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040225;BYMONTH=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD02CA-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020220 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 6 - Friendship 7 - John Glenn (1962) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030220 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020220 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020221 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040219;BYMONTH=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040630 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:US V2 program ends (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050630 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060630 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040701 LOCATION:WSPG RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DESCRIPTION:The V2 program came to a close when the supply of captured V 2s was exhausted. A total of 67 V2s were flown carrying eighty experimen ts between 1946 and 1951. UID:F27B0AF8-7626-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=V2 CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE074-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020121 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 1B max Q abort test (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030121 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020122 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040120;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DESCRIPTION:Last V2 flown carrying upper air experiments. UID:57A28F1A-7632-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040919 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Last V2 no. TF-5 (1952) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040919 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050919 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060919 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040920 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:D09BB94D-D37F-11D7-841A-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030815 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:AARG's Birthday (1998) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040815 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030815 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050815 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060815 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030816 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:17DC955A-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041003 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:A4/V2 first successful flight (1942) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041003 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051003 CREATED:20080212T031601Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041004 LOCATION:Peenemunde RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20061002;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040316 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Gemini 8 - Armstrong\, Scott (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040317 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION: Primary objective was to rendezvous and dock with Gemini Ag ena target vehicle (GATV-5003) launched on 3/16/1966 from Complex 14 (TL V-5302) and conduct EVA operations. Secondary objectives included: Rende zvous and dock in 4th revolution. Perform docked-vehicle maneuvers\, Eva luate systems and conduct 10 experiments. Spacecraft weight: 3788kg. GAT V-5003 Weight: 8097. 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UID:BEFBB842-7612-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/tline2.htm l CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD4C10-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20021109T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Turkey Shoot\, DARS EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021109T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20021110T090000 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20021109T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20021111T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041121 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 1 (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041122 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION:unmanned qualification flight - mission aborted UID:E5A7517C-7636-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-1/mr-1.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC2C6E-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021217 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Wright Brothers first flight (1903) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031217 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041217 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021217 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051217 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061217 CREATED:20080212T031604Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021218 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCDCCE-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020909 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Big Joe 1 launched to test ablation heat shield on Atlas 10-D (1 959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020909 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020910 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20050908;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:7DAB156B-44E9-11D7-AFE7-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20030315T090000 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Asa Launch EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030316T090000 EXDATE;TZID=US/Central:20030315T090000 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20030315T170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20030317T055959Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040127 DTSTAMP:20050429T031447Z SUMMARY:Apollo 1 fire (1967) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070127 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040127 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050127 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040128 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:Tragedy struck on the launch pad during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204)\, which was scheduled to be the first Apollo manned mission\, and would have been launched on February 21\, 1967. Astronaut s Virgil Grissom\, Edward White\, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives whe n a fire swept through the Command Module (CM). UID:A4DC4CDE-7607-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-1/apollo -1.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCE253-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020509 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Mercury Beach Abort test BA-1 (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020509 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030509 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020510 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040508;BYMONTH=5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DESCRIPTION:Big Joe 1 launched to test ablation heat shield on Atlas 10- D. UID:DB138DCB-BD04-4F4D-AD52-5B718B206578 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050909 DTSTAMP:20050909T020001Z SUMMARY:Big Joe 1 (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030909 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040909 CREATED:20080212T031610Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050910 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041129 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 5 (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061129 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041129 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041130 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=11 DESCRIPTION: Enos\, the orbiting chimpanzee fared well. He withstood a p eak of 6.8g during booster-engine acceleration and 7.6g with the rush of the sustainer engine. UID:3DA1FD6E-7637-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/ma-5/ma-5.html CREATED:20080212T031604Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:90A5B8E9-7635-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041025 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Lark missile first launch (1950) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061025 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051025 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041025 CREATED:20080212T031609Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041026 LOCATION:Cape Canaveral RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCF4D2-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020913 DTSTAMP:20050412T202233Z SUMMARY:Mercury Atlas 4 unmanned spacecraft environment control test (19 61) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020913 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030913 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020914 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040912;BYMONTH=9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CC6964-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020822 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:V2 no TF-1 sets altitude record of 132.6 miles (1951) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030822 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020822 CREATED:20080212T031605Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020823 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040821;BYMONTH=8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD14E6-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021215 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 6 A - Schirra\, Stafford (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031215 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021215 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021216 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041214;BYMONTH=12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040131 DTSTAMP:20050502T151858Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 2 launched with Ham the chimp (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040201 LOCATION:pad LC-5 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION: Spacecraft No. 5\, Launch Vehicle MR-2. Suborbital flight t o 157 miles. The chimpanzee Ham was recovered in good condition. UID:89980270-7608-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/mr-2/mr-2.html CREATED:20080212T031609Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040603 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:Gemini 4 - McDivitt\, White (1965) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040603 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040604 LOCATION:LC-19 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6 DESCRIPTION:Gemini-4 was NASA's 1st Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) opera tion. EVA time 36min. 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UID:BA4900CA-762F-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1945-49 .html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD00F8-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020721 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Mercury Redstone 4 - Liberty Bell 7 - Gus Grissom - suborbital f light (1961) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030721 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020721 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020722 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040720;BYMONTH=7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20050412T202238Z SUMMARY:Goddard launches first gyroscopically controlled rocket (1935) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040328 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050328 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060328 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040329 LOCATION:Roswell\, NM RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3 DESCRIPTION:Robert Goddard launched the first rocket equipped with gyros copic controls\, which attained a height of 4\,800 feet\, a horizontal d istance of 13\,000 feet\, and a speed of 550 mph\, near Roswell\, N. Mex . UID:354BCD7C-7619-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/1935-39 .html CREATED:20080212T031602Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD16C2-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020316 DTSTAMP:20050412T202235Z SUMMARY:Gemini 8 - Armstrong\, Scott (1966) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030316 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020316 CREATED:20080212T031607Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020317 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040315;BYMONTH=3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040121 DTSTAMP:20050422T215120Z SUMMARY:Little Joe 1B max Q abort test (1960) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20070121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20060121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20040121 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20050121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040122 LOCATION:Wallops Island RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1 DESCRIPTION:Little Joe 1B made a suborbital flight with Miss Sam to an a ltitude of 9 miles to perform a Max Q abort test. UID:387BA654-7606-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/mercury/lj-1b/lj-1b.ht ml CREATED:20080212T031603Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CCC884-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021014 DTSTAMP:20050412T202237Z SUMMARY:First successful Nike-Zeus test flight at WSPG (1959) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20031014 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20021014 CREATED:20080212T031606Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021015 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20041013;BYMONTH=10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041207 DTSTAMP:20050412T202234Z SUMMARY:Apollo 17 launch - Cernan\, Evans\, Schmitt (1972) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20061207 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20041207 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20051207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041208 LOCATION:pad 39 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=12 DESCRIPTION:The lunar landing site was the Taurus-Littrow highlands and valley area. This site was picked for Apollo 17 as a location where rock s both older and younger than those previously returned from other Apoll o missions and from the Luna 16 and 20 missions might be found.\n\n UID:E55EC3D9-7637-11D8-A839-00039373464C-RID TRANSP:OPAQUE URL;VALUE=URI:http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-17/apoll o-17.html CREATED:20080212T031610Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:56CD3DBA-257B-11D7-8006-00039373464C-RID DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020131 DTSTAMP:20050412T202236Z SUMMARY:Apollo 14 launch - Shepard\, Roosa\, Mitchell (1971) EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20030131 EXDATE;VALUE=DATE:20020131 CREATED:20080212T031608Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020201 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20040130;BYMONTH=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SEQUENCE:10 DESCRIPTION:The Blast Off Aerospace Camp combines fun and learning in a week long day camp for kids age 9-13. 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