#OnThisDayInSpace in 2003, Mars Express entered Mars' orbit at a speed of 5.07 km/s. The mission's main goal was to search for subsurface water (life?) and collect data that would help us better understand Mars’ geology, atmosphere and surface environment. #ISSIBJ www.issibj.ac.cn/os/outreach/...
#otd in #space: In 1978 the Soviet Union's Venera 11 #spacecraft landed on the #planet #venus!
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#otd in #space: In 1672, 353 years ago, #astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered the #moon of #saturn which he named Rhea.
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#otd in #space: In 1966, the HL-10 Lifting Body took its first flight.
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#otd in #space: In 1961 France created their space #agency!
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#otd in #space: In 1999, #nasa launched the #terra #earth observing #satellite to monitor Earth's changing #climate.
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#otd in #space: the #nasa #grail twin orbiters ended their #mission by slamming into the #moon.
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#otd in #space: In 1962 #nasa launched the #explorer 16 #spacecraft to study micrometeoroids.
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#otd in #space: In 1612, nearly 400 years ago, the #andromeda #galaxy was first spotted through a #telescope.
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#otd in #space: In 1967, #nasa launched the #pioneer 8 #spacecraft to help study the #sun.
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#otd in #space: The #apollo 17 #mission lands on the #moon, becoming the last #nasa mission to do so.
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#otd in #space: In 1977, #Russia launched its first long-duration crew #mission to the Salyut 6 #spacestation.
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#otd in #space: In 2009, the first #swedish #astronaut, Arne Christer Fuglesang, launched to the #iss.
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#otd in #space: In 1990, the #nasa #galileo #spacecraft flew by #earth on its way to #jupiter! Read more about Galileo's mission below
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#otd in #space: In 2014, #nasa ran the first #test #launch of the #orion space capsule!
Since then, the #spacecraft has been used in many #missions
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#otd in #space: In 1965 #nasa launched the crewed #gemini 7 #mission!
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#otd in #space: In 2014, #japan launched the Hayabusa 2 #spacecraft for the #asteroid Ryugu!
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Happy 30th #anniversary to the SOHO #sun observing #spacecraft! #otd in #space in 1995, #nasa launched this solar observatory into space to monitor our sun!
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#otd in #space: In 2013 #china launched its first #rover, Yutu, to the #moon! Read more about what inspired the rover's name and its mission goals on our #website
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#otd in #space: In 2011, NASA's #curiosity #rover is launched to #mars.
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#otd in #space: In 1970 the"wingless" m2-F3 #aircraft made its first test flight!
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#otd in #space: In 1998, #construction began on the #ISS.
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#onthisday in #space: in 2005, Japan's Hayabusa #spacecraft lifted off from an #asteroid!
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#otd in #space: NASA launched the #maven #mission to #mars!
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#otd in #space: In 1967, the Surveyor 6 #spacecraft had the first successful #liftoff from the moon's surface!
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#otd in #space: In 1969, the #apollo 12 #mission launched for the #moon!
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#otd in #space: In 1971, the Mariner 9 #spacecraft became the first to #orbit #mars.
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#otd in #space: In 2014, the #esa Philae #spacecraft got lost when it landed on #comet 67P. Read more about what happened below:
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#otd in #space: In 1966 NASA's #gemini 12 #mission launched, carrying astronauts #buzzaldrin and #jimlovell into #orbit.
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#otd in #space: In 2013, the GOCE #satellite falls to #earth.
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