Week on space 24-30 AUGUST

 

 Monday 24

1966: Luna 11 was launched by USSR

2006: Pluto lost its status as a planet of our solar system 

 Tuesday 25

First Qtr Moon 1:58 PM ET

1965: President Johnson approves full-scale development of Manned Orbital Laboratory
1966: Apollo-Saturn 202 launched
1981: Voyager 2 flies past Saturn
1989: Voyager 2 flies past Neptune
2003: Spitzer Space Telescope launched

 Wednesday 26

1982: Anik D 1 Launched by USA

 Thursday 27

1962: Mariner 2 launched
1984: Teacher In Space program announced
1985: STS-51I Discovery launched

 Friday 28

Ceres at opposition
Jupiter 1.4° north of Moon

1789: William Herschel discovers Enceladus, moon of Saturn
1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida
2009: STS-128 Discovery launched

 Saturday 29

Pluto 1.2° north of Moon
Saturn 2° north of Moon

1991: IRS 1B ISRO's Launched by Vostok 2M

 Sunday 30

1963: Lunar Orbiter program approved by NASA
1983: STS-8 Challenger launched; first night shuttle launch
1984: STS-41D Discovery launched

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