Astronautical and Aeronautical Events of 1962 - NASA's History Office

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Suborbital communi-
catiom test.
Sttborbltal Mercury
came.
Sdeatificlunarprobe.
SuborMtal Mercury
capsule teat.
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Subokbltal communi;
cations teat. .
Suborbital Mercury
capsule teat.
Suborbital communi-
cations test.
ScienMflc deep space
probe.
SdentiBc earth satellite.
Suborbital communi.
cations test.
Communications
earth satellite.
Suborbital communi-
cations test.
Launch vehicle de-
alt test.
SI%%% Mercury
capsule test.
Communlcations
earth satellite.
Augmented
sergeant
(WS)
Little Joe
(WS)
Atlas-Able
(AMB)
Little Joe
(WS)
Augmented
Sergeant
(WS)
Little Joe
(WS)
Augmented
Sergeant
(WS)
Thor-Able
(AMB)
Juno I1
(AYB)
Augmented
Sergeant
(WS)
Thor-Able
(AMR)
scout x (WS)
----_____-----
Thor-Delta
(AMR)
Augmented
Sergeant
(WS)
scout (WS)
Mercury-
Atlas (AYR)
Thor-Delta
(AMB)
Atlas-Able
(AMR)
scout (WS)---
Juno 11 CAME)
Little Joe
(W8)
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
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Oantster ejection suceessfut lWht sphere inflation
IULSUCCBPS~. ~hcceasr~l test of
Delta stage.
Capsule escape teat. Eseape rocket had a
delayed thrust buildup.
Shroud failure after 46 seconds.
Eseaps spatem and biomedical ht; monkey
(Sam) used.
Canister ejection successful, sphere Mation
-e.
Emape syrbm and biomedical tert; monkey
(Miss Sam) used.
Canister ejection successful, sphere inflation
Uumlcceasful.
Communicnted data from 17 700,000 mi., podtion
from ~,500,000 &.
Failure in upper stages.
Twelvesentence voice massage relayed successfully.
First true meteorological satellite; photogmphedcloudcover.
Structuml failure prevented 3rdstsge ignition
(Zndaudlthstages weredummies).
Failure in upper stages.
Infistion successful deapite excess spin.
Ground tracking failure led to erroneous
destruction by Range Safety Officer.
Atlas erploded; capsule re-entry qualification
test.
First passive communic&ionr &elUte; Wmt
I here used for assive communioetit~~ urd
a?r densi ty experqments.
2ndstage failure.
Air included. Force Special Weapons Center payload
Ion, electron, and micrometeoroid measurements.
Mercury escape system qualI5cation; premature
escape-rocket firing.