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[[1962]] – USA President Kennedy delivered a speech in which he declares his intention to put a man on [[Luna|the moon]]. <br> | [[1962]] – USA President Kennedy delivered a speech in which he declares his intention to put a man on [[Luna|the moon]]. <br> | ||
[[1970]] – The Soviet rocket ''Luna 16'' is launched, conducting the first successful return of [[Luna|lunar]] soil samples by an automatic spacecraft. <br> | [[1970]] – The Soviet rocket ''Luna 16'' is launched, conducting the first successful return of [[Luna|lunar]] soil samples by an automatic spacecraft. <br> | ||
| − | [[1992]] – [[NASA]] launches Space Shuttle ''Endeavor'', marking the organization's 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison (first African-American woman in space), Mamoru Mohri (first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship), and Mark Lee and Jan Davis (first married couple in space). <br> | + | [[1992]] – [[NASA]] launches Space Shuttle ''Endeavor'', marking the organization's 50th shuttle mission. |
| + | * On board are [[October 17|Mae Carol Jemison]] (first African-American woman in space), Mamoru Mohri (first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship), and Mark Lee and Jan Davis (first married couple in space). <br> | ||
[[2013]] – [[NASA]] confirms that its ''Voyager 1'' [[probe]] has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. <br> | [[2013]] – [[NASA]] confirms that its ''Voyager 1'' [[probe]] has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. <br> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 25 August 2023
1838 – Astronomer Arthur von Auwers is born, known for his life's work making extremely accurate catalogs of stellar positions and motions.
1962 – USA President Kennedy delivered a speech in which he declares his intention to put a man on the moon.
1970 – The Soviet rocket Luna 16 is launched, conducting the first successful return of lunar soil samples by an automatic spacecraft.
1992 – NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavor, marking the organization's 50th shuttle mission.
- On board are Mae Carol Jemison (first African-American woman in space), Mamoru Mohri (first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship), and Mark Lee and Jan Davis (first married couple in space).
2013 – NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
2409 – Aloysia Yvette is assigned as acting commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg, BC-1863.
