Week on space 27 APRIL to 3 MAY

 Monday 27

Venus greatest illuminated extent

 Tuesday 28

1900: Jan Oort born
1906: Bart Bok born
1928: Eugene Shoemaker born
1991: STS-39 Discovery launched
2001: Soyuz TM-32 launched; Dennis Tito becomes first space tourist
2003: GALEX launched
2006: CloudSat and CALIPSO launched

 Wednesday 29

1985: STS-51B Challenger launched

 Thursday 30

First Qtr Moon 4:38 PM ET

2017: Soyuz MS-04 launched carrying ISS Expedition 51/52 crew

 Friday 1

1949: Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, moon of Neptune
1996: Comet Hyakutake closest approach to Sun

 Saturday 2

Astronomy Day (Spring)

 Sunday 3

2003: ISS Expedition Six crew returns to Earth after 161 days in orbit

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Abhinav P Pradeep, wayanad, Kerala, India

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