Genesis Decade #2 (1960 – 1969)
The 1960s
The Moonshot & Counterculture Era — 10 landmark years of cosmic leaps, cultural shifts, and the genesis of modern computing.
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10-Year Epoch Matrix (1960 – 1969)
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1960
366 Days
TIROS-1 Meteorological Satellite.
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1961
365 Days
Yuri Gagarin — First Human in Space.
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1962
365 Days
Friendship 7 Orbital Flight.
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1963
365 Days
First Woman in Space.
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1964
366 Days
IBM System/360 Announced.
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1965
365 Days
First Human Spacewalk.
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1966
365 Days
Luna 9 First Soft Moon Landing.
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1967
365 Days
First Human Heart Transplant.
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1968
366 Days
The Mother of All Demos.
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1969
365 Days
Apollo 11 Mission Launch.
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Top 1960s Historic Landmarks
Curated moments from the 1960s Genesis Decade
✦ TIROS-1 Meteorological Satellite
TIROS-1 Meteorological Satellite
The US launches TIROS-1, the first successful weather satellite, proving the utility of monitoring Earth's atmosphere from space.
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✦ Discoverer 14 Corona Satellite Launch
Discoverer 14 Corona Satellite Launch
The United States launches Discoverer 14, the first successful spy satellite to return photographic film capsule from orbit, recovered in mid-air.
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✦ Yuri Gagarin — First Human in Space
Yuri Gagarin — First Human in Space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completes a single orbit of Earth in Vostok 1, becoming the first human to enter outer space.
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✦ First American in Space
First American in Space
Alan Shepard pilots the Freedom 7 spacecraft on a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming the first American astronaut in space.
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✦ Friendship 7 Orbital Flight
Friendship 7 Orbital Flight
Astronaut John Glenn orbits the Earth three times aboard Friendship 7, becoming the first American to achieve Earth orbit.
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✦ Telstar 1 Satellite Launched
Telstar 1 Satellite Launched
AT&T's Telstar 1 is launched into orbit, serving as the first active communications satellite to relay transatlantic television and phone calls.
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