Curated playlist
1965 in spaceflight
- NASA Astronaut Group 4NASA once picked six astronauts for their PhDs, not their jet flying. The 1965 group was nicknamed The Scientists.
- Jim LovellJim Lovell flew to the Moon twice and never set foot on it. His second trip, Apollo 13, nearly ended in disaster.
- James McDivittOn Gemini 4, James McDivitt had to force a jammed hatch latch back into place with his fingers.
- Ed White (astronaut)Ed White floated out of his capsule in 1965 and did not want to come back. He was the first American to walk in space.
- Gus GrissomDoctors nearly cut Gus Grissom from astronaut selection because he had hay fever.
- John Young (astronaut)John Young walked on the Moon and later commanded the first Space Shuttle mission. He is the only person to do both.
- Frank BormanA stranger's telegram told Apollo 8's Frank Borman, "You saved 1968." He commanded the first crew to orbit the Moon.
- Wally SchirraAstronaut Wally Schirra refused Mission Control's request to wear helmets.
- Alexei LeonovAlexei Leonov's spacesuit swelled in space until he could not fit back inside. He let air out through a valve.
- Saturn IThe Saturn I rocket beat the odds with a flawless first launch in 1961. Nine more flights followed.
- Pegasus (satellite)NASA launched satellites in 1965 just to let space rocks hit them. The Pegasus wings spanned 96 feet.
- Thomas P. StaffordApollo 10's lunar module spun out of control after Thomas Stafford flew it within nine miles of the Moon.