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space programs
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Sputnik 1 was launched
The sputnik was the first artificial satellite -
Pioneer 0 launched
12 probes in the pioneer program -
Mercury was "born"
Spacecraft orbited earth and first man in space and discovered america -
Pioneer 1 launched
traveled to Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon -
Venera Probes started
Built probes to launch into space and Wanted to be the first people to explore Venus -
Mariner 1 Launched
destroyed after 5 minutes because rocket went off course -
Mariner 2 Launched
first spacecraft the flew by a planet -
Mariner 4 Launched
• was the first successful flyby for planet Mars
• Gave the first sight/glimpse of Mars at close range -
Salyut launched
Salyut broke several records including the longest tie in space -
Mariner 10 Lunched
last Mariner launched in the Mariner Program -
Viking 1 Launched
Took its first pictures -
Viking 2 Launched
Both Vikings went to Mars -
Viking Takes First Pictures
took its first pictures -
Colunbia Space Shuttle Launched
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Mgallen Spacecraft launched
It was taken to earths orbit by shuttle and used solar panels for energy, while made by spare parts. -
Galileo Spacecraft
went down to jupitor and was the 1st time someone tried to go to monitor Jupiter’s atmosphere with remote -
Hubble Space Telescope
Had fourty foot long solar panels, two for power -
Near Shoemaker mission launched
1st mission to orbit and land on an asteroid -
Sojourner Landed on Mars
Sojourner was the first successful full time one on mars -
Casssini Mission launched
This Mission converted heat into electricity -
Near Shoemaker endeded
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Genisis spacecraft launched
launched from florida and had 3 diffferent capsules for three different types of solar dust -
Geniss spacecraft landed
Landed in Oregon and collected samples for a total of 850 days
was collecting solar wind also. -
Cassini Mission Landed on Titan
Explored Saturn and its major moon, Titan -
Atlantis Space Shuttle Launched