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Ranger 7
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Ranger 7 was the first US space probe to successfully transmit close images of the lunar surface back to Earth. It was also the first completely successful flight of the Ranger program. Launched on 28 July 1964, Ranger 7 was designed to achieve a lunar impact trajectory and to transmit high-resoluti...
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Apollo 15
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Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo program, the fourth mission to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previou...
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Mars 5 mission
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Mars 5 * Launch date/time: o Mars 5: July 25, 1973 at 18:55:48 UTC * On-orbit mass: o Dry: 2270 kg o Fully-fuelled: 3440 kg Mars 5 reached Mars on February 12, 1974 at 15:45 UT and was inserted into an elliptical 1755 by 32,555 km, 24 h 53 min orbit with an inclination of 35.3 degrees. Nearly synchronised wi...
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Venera 8 mission
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Venera 8 (manufacturer's designation: 3V (V-72)) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander. The spacecraft took 117 days to reach Venus with one mid-course correction on 6 April 1972, separating from the bus (which conta...
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Mariner 1 spacecraft
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Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of the Mariner program. Launched on July 22, 1962 as a Venus flyby mission, a range safety officer ordered its destructive abort at 09:26:16 UT, 294.5 seconds after launch. Read more
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Gemini 10 mission
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Today is the Anniversary of the Gemini 10 Launch in 1966 (John Young & Michael Collins). Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 8th manned Gemini flight, the 16th manned American flight and the 24th spaceflight of all time (includes X-1...
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Soyuz 19
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Soyuz 19 (ASTP) was launched on the 15th July 1975 Spoiler Read more
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Orbital-2 Mission
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Briefing previews science and tech cargo for the Orbital-2 Mission Spoiler
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UKube 1 satellite
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The UK Space Agency has today (Wednesday 21st July) announced a one year pilot programme to design and launch a CubeSat - a miniature, cube-shaped satellite that will allow the UK to test new space technologies and carry out new space research 'cheaply' and quickly. The pilot programme, named UKube...
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Luna 15b
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Luna E-8-5 No.402 was an unmanned space mission of the Soviet Luna programme, also called Luna 15b The mission of the Luna Ye-probes 8-5 was land on the lunar surface, collect samples of the lunar surface and return a capsule to Earth. Luna E-8-5 No.402 was launched at 04:00:07 UTC on 14 June 1969 atop...
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Zond 1964A
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The Soviet Zond 1964A lunar flyby spacecraft was launched from Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome) on June 4, 1964. The SL-6/A-2-e carrier rocket had a failure at launch. The aim of the Zond 1964A mission was to test technologies for future flights to Mars. NASA had incorrectly identified the launch of...
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SpaceX CRS 3
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SpaceX to launch supplies to station SpaceX launches its third commercial cargo re-supply mission to the International Space Station on Monday. Its Falcon-9 rocket and Dragon freighter are set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 16:58 local time (20:58 GMT). Read more
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Expedition 39/40
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Expedition 39 and 40 Crew Undergoes Final Training Outside Moscow Spoiler
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Apollo 16
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Apollo 16, the tenth manned mission in American Apollo space program, was the fifth mission to land on the Moon and the first to land in a highlands area. Launched on April 16, 1972, it was a J-class mission, featuring a Lunar Rover; and brought back 94.7 kg of lunar samples. Read more
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Progress 55
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New Space Station Supply Ship Launches from Kazakhstan Spoiler The unpiloted Russian ISS Progress 55 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 9 on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to deliver alm...
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