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Space Exploration
The most important space missions occured, cutting-edge research was made, and innovative inventions were created in space exploration in this time period. -
Sputnik Launch
The Sputnik was launched from Russia on this date, -
1st Pioneer Launch
Made by NASA, the Pioneer Program was made to go to the Moon, Sun, Jupiter, and Venus. This was its first launch. -
First Venera Probe Mission Launch
The first mission of the Venera Probes occured on this day, sent by the Soviet Union. -
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Venera Probe Missions
There were 16 Venera Probe missions to Venus, 3 of which were failures. They discovered information about the atmosphere of Venus and all occured within this timespan. -
Mercury Launch
The Mercury allowed us to learn how to safely send to space and bring an astronaut home. We gained the experience of going into space because of it. -
Gemini Launch
The $1,280 million Gemini was launched on this day teaching us how to survive in space for long periods of time. -
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Mariner Program Missions
All 10 of the Mariner Program Missions were launched within these dates. -
Mariner 4 Launch
Mariner 4 was the first successful trip to Mars. -
Mariner 9 Launch
The 9th mission of the Mariner Program was the first to capture pictures of Martian moons. -
Viking 1 Launch
Made by NASA, the first Viking probe was launched into space, on its way to Mars on this date. -
Viking 2 Launch
Put together, the Viking 1 and 2 cost $2 billion, and the second was launched (also to Mars) on this day. -
Viking 1 Arrival
The Viking 1 reached its destination, Mars, on this day and began taking photos. -
Vicking 2 Arrival
The Viking 2 successfully reached Mars on this day. -
Voyager 1 Launch
The first manmade object in space, Voyager 1, was launched on this day, It was sent to take pictures of the universe so scientists could investigate space even more. -
Voyager 2 Launch
Shortly after the lauch of Voyager 1, Voyager 2 was launch for the same photo-taking reasons. -
Last Pioneer Launch
The last launch of the Pioneer Program occured on this day. -
Final Venera Mission Launch
This was the day the final Venera Probe (mission) was sent into space. -
Magellan Spacecraft Launch
The $680 million Magellan Spacecraft was launched by NASA to explore Venus. -
Galileo Spacecraft Launch
The Galileo Spacecraft was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Station on this day to orbit and collect data from Jupiter's atmosphere. -
Hubble Space Telescope Launch
After 11 years of building, the $2.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope was launched on this day. It now has a revolution around Earth of 97 minutes, going 4.5 miles per second. -
Magellan Spacecraft Arrival
The Magellan Spacecraft arrived on Venus on this date. -
Galileo Spacecraft Starts Orbit and in Atmosphere
This is the day that the Galileo Spacecraft started to orbit Jupiter and entered its atmosphere. This is what discovered the fact that Jupiter had 16 moons. -
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N.E.A.R. Program
This time period includes the launch period of the N.E.A.R. program (February 17th - March 1st, 1996), the primary mission (January 1999), and the end of the Nominal Mission (December 1999). -
Cassini Mission Launch
On this day, the orbiter for the Cassini Mission was sent into space and the probe to Titan. It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Station. It was sent to investigate Saturn and its moons. -
Space Stations: Expedition 1 Launch
NASA has conducted over 400 experiments with Space Stations, this is the launch that started it all. -
Genesis Spacecraft Launch
The $200 million Genesis Spacecraft was sent to collect solar wind with the Genesis collector ray was launched on this date with no astonauts in it. -
Mars Rovers: Spirit Launch
The Spirit is one of the successful, American Mars Rovers which was launched on this day. -
Mars Rovers: Opportunity Launch
The Opportunity was launched on this day, it is another American Mars Rover. -
Genesis Spacecraft Return
The Genesis Spacecraft returned to Earth with solar wind on this day. -
Cassini Mission Arrival
The orbiter for the Cassini Mission arrived at its destination (Saturn/its moons) on this day. -
Mars Rovers: Curiosity Launch
Launched out of America (Cape Canaveral Air Station), the Curiosity is another Mars Rover. -
Space Stations: Expedition 35 Launch
The most recent expedition is Expedition 35.
