1950
March 2: The fist full-thrust test of the 75,000-pound thrust liquid (EtOH/LOX) rocket engine (XLR-43-NA-1) in the Nava …
1949
February 9: The Department of Space Medicine was established at the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Tex., b …
1940-1948
December 7: Pearl Harbor is attacked, bringing the US into World War II. June 13: The first launching attempt was made wi …
1931-1939
September 15: The Soviet Group for the Study of Reactive Motion (GIRD) in Moscow was established with Fridrikh Tsander a …
1920-1930
The Smithsonian Institution published the paper, “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes” by Robert H. Goddard. Although …
Before 1920
Jules Verne published “ From the Earth to the Moon ”. In 1873, the second part, “ Around the Moon ” was published. He descri …
Strughold Award (Cancelled)
In 2006, the Space Medicine Association Executive Committee was asked to remove Dr. Strughold’s name from the Strughold …
