Appendix 4
Flight Summary
[October 1, 1964, through January 20, 1966]
The launches described in this table include only those related to the exploration of the moon: unmanned lunar probes, unmanned tests of spacecraft designed for later manned missions, and manned space flights. The table is not intended as a comprehensive summary of all American and Soviet space flights. The information used in this Appendix is taken primarily from Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1964, and Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1965, Appendixes A and B.
ETR - Eastern Test Range
WSMR - White Sands Missile Range
S - Successfull
P - Partially successful
U - Unsuccessful
Launch Performance
Vehicle Veh Pay- Mission
Name General Mission (Site) load Results
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1964
December 8
Apollo Suborbital Apollo capsule test Little S S S
(BP-23) Joe 11
(WSMR)
1965
January 19
Gemini- Suborbital Gemini spacecraft Titan II S S S Titan test (ETR) II
February 17
Ranger Scientific lunar probe, Atlas- S S S
VIII photographic, transmitted 7,000 Agena B
photos of moon (ETR)
March 18
Voskhod Continuation of study of manned Unknown S S S
II spaceflight, conduct extra- (Baikonur,
vehicular activity U.S.S.R.)
March 21
Ranger Scientific lunar probe, photo- Atlas- S S S
IX graphic, transmitted 5,814 Agena B
photos of moon's craters to (ETR)
earth before impacting
March 23
Gemini Orbital manned Gemini flight, Titan II S S S III first U.S. 2-man spaceflight
May 9
Luna V Attempt soft landing on lunar Unknown S Unknown F
surface (U.S.S.R.)
May 19
Apollo Suborbital Apollo capsule test Little U S P
(BP-22) Joe II
(WSMR)
May 22
Fire II 37,000 fps reentry test Atlas D S S S
(ETR)
June 3
Gemini Orbital manned Gemini flight; Titan II S S S
IV first U.S. extravehicular (ETR)
space activity
June 8
Luna VI Investigate the moon; develop Unknown Unknown
techniques and technology (U.S.S.R.)
for lunar investigation
June 29
Apollo Demonstrate the capability of Escape S S S
pad the launch escape vehicle, rocket
abort equipped with a canard system (WSMR)
test and boost protective cover, to
(BP-23A) abort from the launch pad and
recover
August 21
Gemini Orbital manned Gemini flight Titan II S S S V (ETR)
October 4
Luna Soft-land on the moon; take Unknown Impacted on
VII measurements of lunar en- (U.S.S.R.) Moon Oct 7 1965
vironment
October 25
Agena Agena stage target vehicle for Atlas-GATV U U
(GATV) Gemini VI flight, rendezvous (ETR)
and docking
December 4
Gemini Orbital manned Gemini flight, Titan II S S S VII endurance (ETR)
December 15
Gemini Orbital manned Gemini flight, Titan II S S S VI-A rendezvous (ETR)
1966
January 20
Apollo Final suborbital Apollo capsule Little S S S
(A-004) test Joe II
(WSMR)
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