1965 in spaceflight

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

American astronaut (1928–2023)

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018)

American astronaut (1926–1967)

American astronaut (1930-1967)

American astronaut (1923–2007)

American astronaut (1930–2024)

American astronaut (1927–2004)

Soviet cosmonaut (1925-1970)

American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022)

American launch vehicle

second spaceflight of the American human spaceflight program Project Gemini

1962 intercontinental ballistic missile and space launcher by the Glenn L. Martin Company

Russian launch vehicle

family of American intercontinental ballistic missiles; first operational ICBM

series of three American satellites launched in 1965

modified Agena-D rocket used as a test and training target in Project Gemini missions

A-003 was the fourth abort test of the Apollo spacecraft. This particular flight is notable because during the abort test flight, an actual abort situation occurred, and further proved the Apollo launch escape system (LES). The CM was successfully pulled away from the malfunctioning Little Joe booster and it landed safely under parachutes.

second launch pad abort test of the Apollo spacecraft

overview of spaceflight-related events during the year of 1965

astronauts selected by NASA in June 1965

The Kosmos-1 (GRAU Index: 65S3, also known as Cosmos-1) was a Soviet carrier rocket (Kosmos (rocket family)), derived from the R-14 missile, which orbited satellites in 1964 and 1965. It served as an interim, and was quickly replaced by the Kosmos-3. Eight were flown, all launched from Site 41/15 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

device used for untethered spacewalk during Project Gemini and Skylab

family of artificial satellites launched in the 1960s run by the USAF

SOLRAD (short for "solar radiation") was an American series of satellites sponsored by the US Navy in a program to continuously monitor the Sun. SOLRAD was the Naval Research Laboratory's first post-Vanguard satellite.