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| + | * '''March 14''' – Prof. Kevin Warwick of the University of Reading in England has part of his nervous system experimentally linked to a computer. | ||
| + | :* On June 10, he demonstrates the first direct electronic communication between the [[Nervous System|nervous systems]] of two [[human]]s. | ||
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* ''[[Nomad]]'', [[Human]]ity's first true interstellar probe, is launched by [[NASA]]. | * ''[[Nomad]]'', [[Human]]ity's first true interstellar probe, is launched by [[NASA]]. | ||
* [[NASA]]'s 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of [[Mars]], using its thermal emission imaging system. | * [[NASA]]'s 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of [[Mars]], using its thermal emission imaging system. | ||
| + | :* It shortly finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet. | ||
* The "Envisat" environmental satellite is launched, with its purpose being the recording of information on environmental change. | * The "Envisat" environmental satellite is launched, with its purpose being the recording of information on environmental change. | ||
| + | * '''June 6''' – "Eastern Mediterranean event": An object with an estimated diameter of 10 meters impacts with [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]] over the Mediterranean Sea and detonates in mid-air. | ||
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Revision as of 12:56, 7 September 2022
Events
- March 14 – Prof. Kevin Warwick of the University of Reading in England has part of his nervous system experimentally linked to a computer.
- On June 10, he demonstrates the first direct electronic communication between the nervous systems of two humans.
- Nomad, Humanity's first true interstellar probe, is launched by NASA.
- NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars, using its thermal emission imaging system.
- It shortly finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet.
- The "Envisat" environmental satellite is launched, with its purpose being the recording of information on environmental change.
- June 6 – "Eastern Mediterranean event": An object with an estimated diameter of 10 meters impacts with Earth's atmosphere over the Mediterranean Sea and detonates in mid-air.
| 2001 | [[21st
Century]] |
2003 |
