1957
May 27 U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces goal to walk on moon within decade.
1965
May 5 launch Freedom 7 Alan Shephard first American man in space; suborbital flight lasted 15 min 28 sec. April 12 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagann first human to enter space and return safely.
1961
1969
1970 “UFO”
Aug 21 launch Gemini 5 carrying 2 astronauts; 8 day mission to test guidance/ navigation systems & study how humans handle long term exposure to space.
1972 SILENT RUNNING
Oct. 4 Soviet Union launches Sputnik I.
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? 2001 :SPACE ODESSY 1968 2001 :SPACE ODESSY
Nov. 3 Sputnik II launches with unfortunate dog as passenger...
1959 STARSHIP TROOPERS
Evolution of Space Exploration - 1957 to present
July 20 Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin & Neil Armstrong first men to walk on the moon. July 16 launch Apollo 11
Feb 20 launch Friendship 7 Astronaut John Glenn first American to go into orbit - 5 hours.
Explorer I from FL. Oct 1 NASA formed after congress passes Natl. Aeronautics & Space Act
1964
French Government chose Kourou as their launch site for satellites Ideal because 500 km north of equator.
1965 DUNE
1958 Jan 31 U.S. launches
THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS 1966 STAR TREK
1962
1970 Nov 9 First test flight Saturn V rocket; would carry doezens of spacecrafts in space over years. Jan 27 Mission AS-204, Apollo I, flash fire on launch pad test. Kills 3 astronauts. NASA’s first major setback.
1967
Gerard K. O’Neill realizes large space habitats feasible by assigning students project,
1972
March 2 launch unmanned Pioneer 10: 1st space probe to outer planet travel through asteroid belt; made direct close up images of Jupiter. Left our solar system and made last contact Jan 22, 2003 7.6 billion miles from home.
1973
1981
1978 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
1977 STAR WARS I
1976 LOGAN”S RUN
1974 THE FOREVER WAR
May 20 launch Pioneer Venus to study Venusian atmosphere
1988
1983 June 18 Sally Ride 1st American woman in space aboard Challenger Aug 30 Guions Bluford Jr 1st black man in space on Challenger
Space Frontier Foundation created
1985 ENDERS GAME
1978
Jan 28 First major catastrophe for NASA. Challenger explodes 73 sec. after take off with 7 crew members aboard. L5 Society became Natl Space Society a group that desired to build & live in space colonies
1984 NEUROMANCER
1977
1986
1983 STAR WARS III THE RIGHT STUFF
1975
1980 STAR WARS II
Aug 20 Launch Viking I 1st orbiter & lander sent to Mars
Aug 20 launch Voyager 2 NASA to study Jupiter & Saturn; sends pics & data from 10 billion miles away
HITCH HIKER”S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY 1979 ALIEN
Sept 5 launch of Voyager I
1982 BLADE RUNNER
April 12 Shuttle Columbia Astronauts make 1st mission in NASA’s space shuttle program
May 14 U.S. launches 1st experimental space station Skylab
1991
1990 Foundation
1989 HYPERION [S1]
began to speak out against NASA NASA’s space exploration initiative began to fizzle CATS (Cheap Access to Space) cause began
Frontier Foundation publishes quarterly journal
1993
1997
1994 Feb 3-11 Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev 1st Russian to fly aboard U.S. space shuttle CATS gains support from policymakers in D.C. NASA loses monopoly on human space flight Frontier Foundation gave creator of Babylon 5 award for “Best Presentation of the Vision” Frontier Foundation began campaign to use Hollywood & popular culture to promote Frontier message
1996 Dec 4 Launch of Mars pathfinder
2000 MISSION TO MARS
1995
June 10, July 7 Mars exploration rovers Spirit & Opportunity launched Feb 1 Crew 7 astronauts lost on Columbia when exploded on re-entry
2003
Aug 8th launch Genesis to collect sample atoms of solar wind
2001
1998
2000
Nov. 20 1st piece of Intl Space Sation launched
Crew Expedition One dock at Intl Space Station stayed several months
2003BATTLESTAR GALACT.
Bristol Spaceplane founded private company Space Frontier sets up small office in Boston
2002 STAR WARS II, SOLARIS MINORITY REPORT
1989
July 4 Pathfinder lands on Mars to explore surface Alpha Town central theme in NASA speeches & declared privatization of station NASA & Air Force sponsor CATS symposium
1999 STAR WARS I
1993 BABYLON 5
1990 TOTAL RECALL
Oct 19 Shuttle Atlantis launches Galileo to study Jupiter & its moons - took 6 years to reach Jupiter
March 14 US astronauts board Russian Joyuze to spend 115 days on Mir Frontier Foundation annual conference moved to LA media capital Frontier Foundation members began to infiltrate congress speaking on issues such as space tourism, large scale settlements, commercialization & privatizing space shuttle. Foundation began distributing series of short thought provoking essays
2004 SpaceshipOne is first private venturecraft to attempt to leave Earth’s launch atmosphere & enter space (100 km). (White Knight carrier plane) FAA certified Mohave as a spaceport Sept 8 Genesis crashes in Utah, scientists still manage to recover samples
March 23 NASA Centennial Challenges Program announces partnership with Spacewar & Foundation regarding Elevator 2010
2005
Centennial Challenges announced: Tether challenge, Beam Power, MoonROx, Regolith Excavation, Personal Air Vehicle, Astronaut Glove Aug 4 Phoenix lander launches on way to Mars to explore northern poles June 28 Genesis II launched continued to test viability of long term inflatable structure
Intl Space Station provides temporary non-autonomous human presence in low Earth orbit
2009
2007
2009 STAR TREK KNOWING
2006 A SCANNER DARKLY
2005 STAR WARS III
2010 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
2006 Genesis I launched on Dnepr rocket July 20 beginning of Bigelow Aerospace’s journey to revolutionize space commerce. (expandable habitat)
1957
0 20
19 64
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA 2
KEY: SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS 1996
1970
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19
77
89
19
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
1983
1957
0 20
19 64
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA 2
KEY: SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS 1996
1970
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19
77
89
19
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
1983
1957
0 20
19 64
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA 2
KEY: SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS 1996
1970
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19
77
89
19
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
1983
1957
0 20
19 64
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA 2
KEY: SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS 1996
1970
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19
77
89
19
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
1983
1957
0 20
19 64
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA 2
KEY: SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS 1996
1970
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 19
77
89
19
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
1983
19
19
02
02
64
64
1957
1957
20
20
ARRAY DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATING SIGNIFICANT “SPACE” EVENTS WITHIN FIELDS OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE & CINEMA KEY: 1996
1970
1996
1970
1996
1970
SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 9 19 8
77
19 89
19
77 19
ICONIC SCI-FI PUBLICATIONS
1996
64 19
02
19
20
64
1957
1957
1983
1983
02
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
20
ICONIC SPACE FILMS
1970
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
COMPILATION 19 89
89
77
7
19
19
7 19
1983
1983