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APPENDIX B CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR NASA LAUNCHINGS OCTOBER 1, 1958, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1962 This chronology of major NASA launchings is intended to provide an accurate and ready historical reference, one compiling and verifying informa tion previously scattered over several sources. It spans NASA’s first four years. It includes launchings of all vehicles larger than sounding rockets launched either by NASA or under “NASA direction” (e.g., ABMA served as launching ageot for the early Jupiter C and Juno I1 shots, and AFBMD for the Thor-Able shots). An attempt has been made to classify the performance of both the launch vehicle and the payload and of total results in terms of primary mission. Three categories have been used for vehicle performance and mission results-successful (S) , partially successful (P) , and unsuccessful (U). A fourth category, unknown (Unk), has been provided for payloads where launch vehicle malfunctions did not Cgve the payload a chance to exercise its main experiments. These im- sions are necessarily arbitrary, since many of the results cannot be neatly categorized. Also they ignore the fact that a great deal was learned from shots which may have been classified as unsuccessful. A few unique items require separate treatment. Their dates have been kept in sequence, but their history has been relegated to footnotes. Dates of launchings are referenced to local time at the launch site. The original table was prepared by Robert Rosholt of the NASA Historical Office, who made a comparative analysis of the several general chronologies prepared by the NASA Historical Office, the first six semiannual reports of NASA, and the Space Activities Summary prepared by the NASA Office of Public Information. Additional information and guidance was received from Headquarters Offices, from Launch Operations Center, and from the very useful comments received on the October 1962 version. For further information on each item, see Appendix A of Aeronauiics and Astronautics (1916- 1960), Aeronautical and Astronautical Events of 1961, and this volume. Prepared January 1963 (AFEH). 299
Date 1968 Oct 11 Oct n Nov 8 Dec 6 1969 Feb 17 Mar 3 Apr 13 May 28 Jun 22 Jul 16 Aug 7 Aug 14 Aug 21: Sep 0 Sep 16: Sep 18 Sep 24' Oct 4 Oct 13 Name NASA Code General Mission Launch Vehicle (Site) s P -- Performance Vehicle 11 Payload - ~~ Mission Results Remarks Scientific lunar probe Scientific earth satellite. ScienttfIc lunar probe Scientific lunar probe Thor-Able (AMR). Jupiter C (AMR). Thor-Able (AMR). ____ x ____ ___ .___ __ Uneven separation of 2nd and 3rd stages. reached 70,700 miles. Verified Van Alled Belt. Premature upper-stage separation. 3rd-stage failure. reached 963 miles its brief data indicated' equatorial region iad higher flux and energy levels than previously thought. Premature cutoff on 1st stagv reached 63,580 miles. Radiation belt dis&eries. Scientific earth satellite. Scientific lunar probe Scientific earth satellite. (AMR). Juno I1 (AMR). Vanguard (AMR). I ___. I--- Ex- satellite wobble. Cloud cover data not mea. 2nd and 3rd stage propulsion and pitch malfunction. Communicated to 407,000 miles. 2nd-stage failure. ----________._____.___ Scientific earth satel- 2nd-stage failure. lite. Scientific earth satel- Dastroyed after 6% seconds. lite. Scientific earth satel- Mapped Van Allen belt. Photographed cloud lite. cover. Scientific earth satel- Premature fuel depletion in 1st stage; upperlite. stage malfunction. ---.____.____.-_______ ._____..____________-- Suborbital Mercury Atlas-Big Joe [ x [ ___ Capsule recovered after re-entry test. capsule test. (AMR) ----____________-_____ Scientific earth satel- Magnetic fields radiation belt, and microlite. meteorite findings. -----._______.-_-_____ Suborbital Mercury capsule test. Scientific earth satellite. Qualify booster for use with Mercury test program. Radiation and magnetic storm findings.
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