Space History

This Week In Space History

      Wednesday October 23rd:

            1968 Soyuz-2 Launch. Unpiloted target for Soyuz 3.

            1975 Venera-10 Arrives Venus orbit. Lander decends to surface and radios images.

            2007 Launch of STS-120, Discovery to ISS with Harmony Node-2.
Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wilson, Wheelock, Nespoli (ESA) and Tani (joining Expedition 16).
Unscheduled EVA to repair tears and jam in SAW-4B solar array.

            2012 Launch of Soyuz TMA-06M. Novitskiy, Tarekin, and Ford to join ISS Expedition 33/34.

      Thursday October 24th:

            2004 Return of ISS Expedition 9 crew after 187 days, aboard Soyuz TMA-4
Padalka and Fincke, with Shargin (RSA).

            2007 Launch of Chang'e-1 Chinese lunar orbiter.

            2008 Return of ISS Expedition 17 crew after 200 days aboard Soyuz TMA-12
Volkov and Kononenko with R. Garriott (tourist).

      Friday October 25th:

      Saturday October 26th:

            1968 Launch of Soyuz 3, recovered the Soyuz program 18 months after Komarov's death.
Georgi Bergovoi rendezvoused to within 650' of target Soyuz 2. (127 x 140 nm, 51.4 degrees, 64 orbits).

            1973 Explorer-50 Launch. 10th in series of IMPs.

            1985 China-17 Re-entry vehicle recovered.

            2006 Launch of NASA STEREO solar observation satellites.

      Sunday October 27th:

      Monday October 28th:

            1974 Luna-23 Launched to Moon.

            2003 Return of ISS Expedition 7 crew after 184 days, aboard Soyuz TMA-2
Malenchenko and Lu, with Duque (ESA).

            2009 Launch of Ares I-X aerodynamic test vehicle.

            2014 Failed launch of Orbital Sciences' Cyngus cargo ship on Antares due to AJ26 first-stage motor.

            2015 Cassini flew 49 km from the surface of Enceladus.

      Tuesday October 29th:

            1998 Launch of STS-95 - C. Brown, Lindsey, Parazynski, Robinson, Duque, Glenn, Mukai.

Space history data compiled by Jay Apt. Thanks to the following good sources:
TRW Space Log, NASA Glenn Research Center Space Calendar,
Rick von Glahn's CompuServe SpaceForum archive,
Jonathan's Space Report, and astronautix.com

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Schedule
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1968	Soyuz-2 Launch. Unpiloted target for Soyuz 3.
1975	Venera-10 Arrives Venus orbit. Lander decends to surface and radios images.
2007	Launch of STS-120, Discovery to ISS with Harmony Node-2. Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wilson, Wheelock, Nespoli (ESA) and Tani (joining Expedition 16). Unscheduled EVA to repair tears and jam in SAW-4B solar array.
2012	Launch of Soyuz TMA-06M. Novitskiy, Tarekin, and Ford to join ISS Expedition 33/34.

2004	Return of ISS Expedition 9 crew after 187 days, aboard Soyuz TMA-4 Padalka and Fincke, with Shargin (RSA).
2007	Launch of Chang'e-1 Chinese lunar orbiter.
2008	Return of ISS Expedition 17 crew after 200 days aboard Soyuz TMA-12 Volkov and Kononenko with R. Garriott (tourist).

1968	Launch of Soyuz 3, recovered the Soyuz program 18 months after Komarov's death. Georgi Bergovoi rendezvoused to within 650' of target Soyuz 2. (127 x 140 nm, 51.4 degrees, 64 orbits).
1973	Explorer-50 Launch. 10th in series of IMPs.
1985	China-17 Re-entry vehicle recovered.
2006	Launch of NASA STEREO solar observation satellites.

1974	Luna-23 Launched to Moon.
2003	Return of ISS Expedition 7 crew after 184 days, aboard Soyuz TMA-2 Malenchenko and Lu, with Duque (ESA).
2009	Launch of Ares I-X aerodynamic test vehicle.
2014	Failed launch of Orbital Sciences' Cyngus cargo ship on Antares due to AJ26 first-stage motor.
2015	Cassini flew 49 km from the surface of Enceladus.