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The following entries cover events related to science or technology which occurred in the listed year. Before 1500s. 0s: 1st century in science; ... 1960 1961 1962 ...
1962: Riccardo Giacconi and his team discover the first cosmic x-ray source, Scorpius X-1; 1963: Lawrence Morley, Fred Vine, and Drummond Matthews: Paleomagnetic stripes in ocean crust as evidence of plate tectonics (Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis). 1964: Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig: postulates quarks, leading to the standard model
7 March 1962: First orbital solar observatory. USA (NASA) OSO-1: 26 April 1962: First spacecraft to impact the far side of the Moon. USA (NASA) Ranger 4 [16] 11 August 1962: First dual crewed spaceflight. First communication between two crewed space vehicles in orbit. First person to float freely in microgravity. USSR Vostok 3 and Vostok 4: 18 ...
Brazil beats Czechoslovakia 3–1, to win the 1962 FIFA World Cup. June 22 – Air France Flight 117 (a Boeing 707 jet) crashes into terrain during bad weather in Guadeloupe in the West Indies, killing all 113 on board, the airline's second fatal accident in just 3 weeks, and the third fatal 707 crash of the year. June 25. Engel v.
Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1962.
Date (GMT) Spacecraft Event Remarks 28 January: Ranger 3: Flyby of the Moon: Failed impactor, closest approach: 36,793 kilometres (22,862 mi) 26 April