This Week In Space History
Sunday August 14th:
| 1976 | Luna-24 Arrives in Moon orbit. Last Luna sample return. |
| 1997 | Soyuz TM-25 lands. Tsibliev, Lazutkin (Mir-23 crew). |
Monday August 15th:
| 1962 | Vostok-3 Lands. |
| 1962 | Vostok-4 Lands. |
Tuesday August 16th:
| 1960 | Parachute jump from 102,800 feet made by Kittinger. |
Wednesday August 17th:
| 1877 | Phobos, Martian moon, discovered. |
| 1966 | Pioneer-7 Launch. Solar orbit. Monitor Solar activity. |
| 1970 | Venera-7 Launched to Venus. |
| 1996 | Soyuz TM-24 Launch. Korzun, Kaleri, Andre-Deshays (France) |
| 2010 | Wheelock and Caldwell-Dyson EVA sucessfully replaces failed ammonia cooling pump on ISS. |
Thursday August 18th:
| 1868 | Helium discovered (on the sun). |
| 1960 | Discoverer-14 Launch. Capsule recovered mid-air by plane. |
| 1985 | Suisei Launched to Halley's comet. Japan. |
Friday August 19th:
| 1959 | Discoverer-6 Launch. Capsule lost. |
| 1960 | Sputnik-5 Launch. 2nd Vostok test.Belka and Strelka(dogs) recovered. |
| 1979 | Soyuz-32/34 Lands. 175 days at Salyut-6. |
| 1982 | Soyuz-T-7/T-5 Launch. Popov,Serebrov,Savitskaya. Docked with Salyut 7. |
| 1983 | China-13 Launch. Possible operational recon sat. |
Saturday August 20th:
| 1953 | Redstone first test launch. |
| 1975 | Viking-1 Launched to Mars for landing. |
| 1977 | Voyager-2 Launched for Tour of the Outer Planets. |
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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