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[[1965]] - The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the "Sea of Tranquility" region of [[Luna|the Moon]] in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. <br> | [[1965]] - The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the "Sea of Tranquility" region of [[Luna|the Moon]] in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. <br> | ||
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| + | [[1996]] - [[NASA]]'s Discovery Program begins as the "NEAR Shoemaker" spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to [[orbit]] and land on an [[asteroid]], 433 Eros. <br> | ||
[[2021]] - Scientists report the first sequencing of [[DNA]] from animal remains more than a million years old – in this case of a mammoth. <br> | [[2021]] - Scientists report the first sequencing of [[DNA]] from animal remains more than a million years old – in this case of a mammoth. <br> | ||
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<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|048]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|048]]</noinclude> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 12 June 2023
1959 - Vanguard 2, the first weather satellite, is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
1965 - Actor Michelle Forbes (Ro Laren) is born.
1965 - The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the "Sea of Tranquility" region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions.
1996 - NASA's Discovery Program begins as the "NEAR Shoemaker" spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
2021 - Scientists report the first sequencing of DNA from animal remains more than a million years old – in this case of a mammoth.
2402 - The USS Dauntless, BC-1553 is launched from the San Francisco Shipyards, with Matthew Thrawn as commanding officer.
