▁val ve ▁during ▁re - entry ▁prepar ations , ▁the ▁only ▁human ▁death s ▁to ▁occur ▁outside ▁Earth ' s ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Apol lo ▁program : ▁La unch ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 5 ▁astr onaut s ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁ride ▁in ▁a ▁lun ar ▁ro ver ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁landing ▁on ▁the ▁surface . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Mar iner ▁program : ▁Mar iner ▁ 9 ▁enters ▁Mars ▁orbit . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁ ▁July ▁– ▁Francis ▁G . ▁How arth ▁disco vers ▁communities ▁of ▁special ized ▁therm oph ile ▁cave ▁animals ▁living ▁in ▁la va ▁tub es ▁at ▁Hawai i ▁Vol cano es ▁National ▁Park . ▁▁ ▁C . ▁A . ▁W . ▁Je ek el ▁publish es ▁N omen cl ator ▁Gener um ▁et ▁Famil iar um ▁D ip lop od orum . ▁ ▁John ▁O ' Ke efe ▁disco vers ▁place ▁cells ▁in ▁the ▁m amm al ian ▁brain . ▁ ▁Computer ▁science ▁ ▁July ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Michael ▁S . ▁Hart ▁posts ▁the ▁first ▁e - book , ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ' s ▁main frame ▁computer , ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁Project ▁G uten berg . ▁ ▁November ▁ 3 ▁– ▁The ▁UN IX ▁Program mer ' s ▁Man ual ▁is ▁published . ▁ ▁November