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1969 in spaceflight
- James McDivittJames Alton McDivitt Jr. was born on the 10th of June 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he earned the rank of Tenderfoot…
- Gene CernanEugene Andrew Cernan was born on the 14th of March 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. His father Andrew George Cernan came from Slovak descent while his mother Rose…
- Buzz AldrinEdwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. was born on the 20th of January 1930 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. His parents were Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.
- Apollo Lunar ModuleIn July 1962, eleven firms were invited to submit proposals for the Lunar Excursion Module. Nine companies responded in September with a 60-page limited…
- Neil ArmstrongNeil Alden Armstrong was born on the 5th of August 1930 in rural Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio. His father worked as an auditor for the state…
- John Young (astronaut)John Watts Young flew in space six times, walked on the Moon, and commanded the first Space Shuttle mission. No other astronaut in history flew in four…
- David ScottDavid Randolph Scott was born on the 6th of June, 1932 at Randolph Field near San Antonio, Texas. His father Tom William Scott served as a fighter pilot in…
- Michael Collins (astronaut)Michael Collins entered the world on the 31st of October 1930, inside a hospital in Rome, Italy. His father James Lawton Collins served as the United States…
- Alan BeanAlan LaVern Bean was born on the 15th of March 1932 in Wheeler, Texas. His parents were Arnold Horace Bean and Frances Caroline Bean.
- Saturn VIn September 1945, German rocket technologist Wernher von Braun arrived in the United States under Operation Paperclip. This program authorized by President…
- Richard F. Gordon Jr.Richard Francis Gordon Jr. entered the world on the 5th of October 1929 in Seattle, Washington. He was the first of five children born to Richard Francis…
- Rusty SchweickartRussell Louis Schweickart arrived in Neptune Township, New Jersey on the 25th of October 1935. He grew up on a hardscrabble farm that produced hay and…
- Thomas P. StaffordThomas Patten Stafford was born on the 17th of September 1930, in Weatherford, Oklahoma. His father worked as a dentist and his mother had been a teacher…
- Soyuz (rocket family)The first Soyuz launcher touched down in 1966 after a series of four failed test flights. This vehicle emerged from the R-7 Semyorka, which served as the…