Week on space 25-31 MAY

phoenix lander

 Monday 25

1961: JFK challenges nation to Moon landing before end of decade
1965: Saturn SA-8 launched
1966: Roll-out of first full-scale Saturn V
1973: Skylab 2 begins 28-day mission
2008: Phoenix lander lands on Mars

 Tuesday 26

1951: Sally Ride born

 Wednesday 27

Juno stationary

2009: Soyuz TMA-15 launched carrying ISS Expedition 20/21 crew

 Thursday 28

1959: First primates in space, Able and Baker (monkeys), complete suborbital flight
1964: SA-6 launched, second Saturn I Block 2
2013: Soyuz TMA-09M launched carrying ISS Expedition 36/37 crew
2014: Soyuz TMA-13M launched carrying ISS Expedition 40/41 crew

 Friday 29

First Qtr Moon 11:30 PM ET

1919: Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity tested during total solar eclipse2009: ISS Expedition 20 begins

 Saturday 30

1934: Alexi Leonov born
1966: Surveyor 1 launched
1971: Mariner 9 probe launched

 Sunday 31

1975: European Space Agency formed
1990: Kristall module launched to Mir space station
2008: STS-124 Discovery launched

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Abhinav P Pradeep, wayanad, Kerala, India

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