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This is a list of known spaceflights launched before 1951. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
| Launch Date/Time | Rocket | Launch Site | Launch Contractor | Payload | Operator | Orbit | Mission/ Function | Re-Entry/ Destruction | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1944, date unknown | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical firing test | Within 10 minutes of launch | Successful | First man-made object to cross the Karman line, Apogee: 176 km (109 mi) | ||||
| June 1944, date unknown | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical firing test | Within 10 minutes of launch | Failure | Guidance malfunction | ||||
| June 1944, date unknown | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical firing test | Within 10 minutes of launch | Successful | Apogee: 189 km (117 mi) | ||||
| 14 September 1944 | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical test flight | 14 September 1944 | Successful | First spaceflight with recorded date Apogee: 175 kilometres (109 mi) | ||||
| 7 December 1944, 17:00 GMT | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical test flight | 7 December 1944 | Successful | Apogee: 104 kilometres (65 mi) | ||||
| 9 December 1944, 17:10 GMT | Wehrmacht | Sub-orbital | Vertical test flight | 9 December 1944 | Successful | Apogee: 106 kilometres (66 mi) | ||||
| 16 April 1946, 21:47 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Cosmic radiation research | 16 April 1946 | Failure | First Hermes project V-2 launch | ||||
| 10 May 1946, 21:15 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release | 10 May 1946 | Successful | First US spaceflight. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hermes project (November 20 1944-December 31 1954 Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Apogee: 112 km (70 mi) | ||||
| 29 May 1946, 21:12 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release | 29 May 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 189 km (117 mi) | ||||
| 13 June 1946, 23:40 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 13 June 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 117 km (73 mi) | ||||
| 28 June 1946, 19:25 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 28 June 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 108 km (67 mi) | ||||
| 9 July 1946, 19:25 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 9 July 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 134 km (83 mi) | ||||
| 19 July 1946, 19:11 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric research | 19 July 1946 | Failure | |||||
| 30 July 1946, 23:40 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release | 30 July 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 162 km (101 mi) | ||||
| 15 August 1946, 18:00 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release | 15 August 1946 | Failure | |||||
| 22 August 1946, 17:15 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Aeronomy research | 22 August 1946 | Failure | |||||
| 10 October 1946, 18:02 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 10 October 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 164 km (102 mi) | ||||
| 24 October 1946, 19:15 GMT | US Army/General Electric/APL | Sub-orbital | Solar research/Chemical release/Earth photography | 24 October 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 105 km (65 mi) | ||||
| 7 November 1946, 20:31 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release/Radiation research | 7 November 1946 | Failure | Apogee: 100 km (62 mi) | ||||
| 21 November 1946, 16:55 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 21 November 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 102 km (63 mi) | ||||
| 5 December 1946, 20:08 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Solar research | 5 December 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 153 km (95 mi) | ||||
| 18 December 1946, 05:12 GMT | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | Chemical release/meteor research | 18 December 1946 | Successful | Apogee: 184 km (114 mi) | ||||
| 7 March 1947 | Rye and cotton seeds, fruit flies. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is Ionized by solar radiation Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Atmospheric physics is the application of Physics to the study of the atmosphere. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL located in Laurel Maryland, is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center employing A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Radiation, as in Physics, is Energy in the form of waves or moving Subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Rye ( Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored | US Army/General Electric | Sub-orbital | 7 March 1947 | Successful | Apogee: 161 km (100 mi)[1] | ||||
| 24 February 1949 | US Army | Sub-orbital | 24 February 1949 | Successful | Reached 644 km (400 mi)[2] | |||||
| 9 February 1950, 21:44 GMT | NRL | Sub-orbital | Solar research and Earth photography | 9 February 1950 | Failure | Veered off-course. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After a July 1946 suggestion by Colonel Holger N Toftoy to combine the V-2 rocket and Wac Corporal, the US Bumper Program was inaugurated on June 20 1947 White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States After a July 1946 suggestion by Colonel Holger N Toftoy to combine the V-2 rocket and Wac Corporal, the US Bumper Program was inaugurated on June 20 1947 The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London The Viking rocket series of Sounding rockets were designed and built by the Glenn L White Sands Missile Range (WSMR is a Rocket range of almost area the largest military installation in the United States The Glenn L Martin Company was an early US Aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin. The Viking rocket series of Sounding rockets were designed and built by the Glenn L The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight is a Spaceflight in which the Spacecraft reaches space, but its Trajectory intersects Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Failed to reach space (Apogee 80. In Celestial mechanics, an apsis, plural apsides (ˈæpsɨdɪːz is the point of greatest or least distance of the Elliptical orbit of an object from 5 km (50 mi)) | ||||
| 12 May 1950, 03:08 GMT | NRL | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric and Aeronomy research | 12 May 1950 | Successful | Apogee: 169 km (105 mi) | ||||
| 21 November 1950, 17:18 GMT | NRL | Sub-orbital | Ionospheric and solar research | 21 November 1950 | Successful | Apogee: 174 km (108 mi) |