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Venera 16
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Venera 16 was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This unmanned orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 15 and based on modifications to the earlier Venera space probes. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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STS-50
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STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1) was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the Columbia orbiter. Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-50, was successfully launched on 25 June 1992 Read more
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STS-40
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STS-40, the eleventh launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, was a nine-day mission. It carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology. Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-40, was successfully launched on 5 June 1991 [url...
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STS-78
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STS-78 was the fifth dedicated Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission for the Space Shuttle program, flown partly in preparation for the International Space Station project. Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-78, was successfully launched on 20 June 1992 [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-...
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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
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The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was the second of the NASA "Great Observatories" to be launched to space, following the Hubble Space Telescope. CGRO was named after Dr. Arthur Holly Compton (Washington University in St. Louis), Nobel prize winner, for work involved with gamm...
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Venera 15
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Venera 15 (Russian: -15) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This unmanned orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 16 and based on modifications to the earlier Venera space probes. [url=http://en.wikipe...
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Soyuz TMA-09M
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Soyuz TMA-09M is a planned 2013 flight to the International Space Station. It will transport three members of the Expedition 36 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-09M will be the 118th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
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Pioneer Venus Orbiter
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Pioneer Venus consisted of two spacecraft to study Venus: the Orbiter and the Multiprobe. The latter separated into 5 separate vehicles near Venus. The Orbiter was launched on the 20 May 1978 from the Kennedy Space Center aboard an Atlas-Centaur rocket. It went into orbit around Venus on 4 December...
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Bion-M
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Soyuz TM-12
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Soyuz TM-12 was the 12th expedition to Mir, and included first Briton in space, Helen Sharman. Read more Launch date: May 18, 1991, 12:50:28 UTC
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Luna 5
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The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed onto the Moon on the 12th May, 1965. The landing coordinates were 31° south latitude and 8° west longitude. Read more
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Mariner 8
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Mariner-H (Mariner Mars '71), also commonly known as Mariner 8, was (along with Mariner 9) part of the Mariner Mars 71 project. It was intended to go into Mars orbit and return images and data. A launch vehicle failure prevented Mariner 8 from even achieving an Earth orbit and the spacecraft splashed...
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Vega VV02 launch
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The Vega VV02 launch is postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions The weather conditions being unfavourable over the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have decided to postpone VV02. VV02 will place into orbit the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCu...
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STS-30
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STS-30 was the 29th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on 4 May 1989, and landed four days later. During the mission, Atlantis deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit. [url=https://en...
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Sunjammer
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Sunjammer spacecraft to 'sail' towards the sun The UK Space Agency has announced that British scientists are now working with Nasa to develop the spacecraft, known as Sunjammer, which will use a 13,000 square foot solar sail to propel itself nearly two million miles towards the sun. [url=http://w...
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