Eric the Red would be pleased that this U.S. spacecraft landed on the Red Planet July 20, 1976
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July 20, 1976: Landing on the red planet  Spaceflight Now  Jul 20, 2016 ... Today marks the 40th anniversary  July 20, 1976  of the first U.S. robotic landing on another planet by the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars.
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The Best (And Worst) Mars Landings in History - Space.com  Jul 19, 2016 ... See the top 10 best (and worst) landings on Mars. ... of being the first human-built object ever to touch down on the Red Planet. ... The first successful landing on Mars came on July 20, 1976, when ... Everything worked perfectly, and NASA will use the same basic technique on its Mars 2020 rover, which is...
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ExoMars landing: Mars lander touches down on Red Planet but it is ...  Oct 20, 2016 ... ExoMars landing: Mars lander touches down on Red Planet but it is not known whether ... Starting next year, the orbiter will sniff the Martian atmosphere for traces of ... the orbiter went into orbit successfully  so I am hugely happy about that. .... ESA Spacecraft Operations Manager, said: "Currently we're not...
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This Week @ NASA, August 12, 2016 | NASA  Aug 12, 2016 ... 11 close flyby is the next opportunity for a rocket motor burn designed to ... Together with the FAA, NASA will use data from this test to refine ... and developing technology to help us stay on the Red Planet for an extended time. ...... Forty years ago, on July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first U.S. spacecraft to...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Exploring the Red Planet | NASA  Understanding the Red Planet has been a long-standing objective of NASA ... Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Mars on November 13, 1971. ... Viking 1 became the first successful mission to land on Mars on July 20, 1976. .... While 50 years of experience has shown us that exploring Mars is never...
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Free Flashcards about ASTRONOMY - StudyStack  IN 1981 THIS FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE BECAME THE FIRST U.S. SPACECRAFT TO END ITS MISSION BY LANDING ON TERRA FIRMA, COLUMBIA. IN 1966...
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Mercury-Redstone 3 - Wikipedia  Mercury-Redstone 3, or Freedom 7, was the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut ... Launch site, Cape Canaveral LC-5. End of mission ... The number 7 was included in all the manned Mercury spacecraft names to honor NASA's first group of seven astronauts. His spacecraft reached an...
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J! Archive - Show #5448, aired 2008-04-23  Apr 23, 2008 ... On Feb. 11, 1984 the Challenger made the first space shuttle landing at this location .... Antonin Careme created Charlotte Russe & this sour-creamed meat dish for Czar Alexander I...
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Biography - John H. Glenn | NASA  John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. ... 6 "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first manned orbital mission of the United States. ... On February 20, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth ..... And a ticker tape parade in New York City celebrated his mission.
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July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind | NASA  Jul 14, 2014 ... Buzz Aldrin climbs down the Eagle's ladder to the surface. ... When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain ... It reads, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon ..... The three types became serious projects, and all contributed greatly to the success of Apollo...
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Apollo 11 - Wikipedia  Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; ..... Aldrin described communion on the Moon and the involvement of his church...
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History of the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana  May 25, 2008 ... The Diamant B rocket on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana circa 1970. ... A space vehicle launched due East anywhere on the Equator can use the Earth's ... The Guiana Space Center (CSG from French abbreviation of Centre ... From 1976, the European Space Agency, ESA, partially funded the...
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Glenn Orbits the Earth | NASA  Send a man to orbit Earth, observe his reactions and return him home safely. The pilot of this historic flight, John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of ... He became the third American in space and the first to orbit Earth. ... Glenn's "Friendship 7" Mercury spacecraft landed approximately 800 miles southeast of...
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It's Not Over Yet! | Science Mission Directorate  Feb 13, 2001 ... Following one of the softest planetary landings ever, ground ... February 14, 2001 -- One year after NASA's NEAR Shoemaker ... Left: These images were captured by NEAR Shoemaker as it descended to the surface of Eros on February 12, 2001 ... and became the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid on Feb.
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The Movie Transcripts - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  Jul 27, 1984 ... This landing is Captain's discretion and I'm the one who's out on a limb. [Genesis planet surface - sub-tropical. SAAVIK: I'll try to remember that.
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Apollo 11 - Wikipedia  Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. ... then moved into the lunar module Eagle and landed in the Sea of Tranquility. .... Landing site of Apollo 11 at Sea of Tranquility.
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Apollo 11 - Wikipedia  Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on ..... Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D....
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First Space Tourist: How a U.S. Millionaire Bought a Ticket to Orbit  Apr 27, 2011 ... Forty years to the month after Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space, ... Tito launched in April 2001 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft ... If the era of commercial spaceflight has a birthday, it's April 28, 2001. ... He would turn 60 later that year, and he felt like his chances of getting into space were...
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Defining Events - NASA History Homepage  Jan 3, 2012 ... 1961 NASA launched Ranger 1 on this date, with the mission of ... 1964 The United States' Ranger 7 sends back to Earth 4,300 close-up images of the Moon ... 1965 An American space probe, Mariner 4, flies within 6,118 miles of Mars ..... where they landed for many years, to NASA's launch location at the...
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Nov. 10, 1999: Metric Math Mistake Muffed Mars Meteorology ...  Nov 10, 2010 ... 1999: A disaster investigation board reports that NASA's Mars ... But as it approached the red planet to slip into a stable orbit Sept. ... the problem was in the software controlling the orbiter's thrusters. ... Polar Lander, which launched 23 days after Mars Climate Orbiter, .... But ads help us keep the lights on.
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Viking 1 - Wikipedia  Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft (along with Viking 2) sent to Mars as part of NASA's ... Following launch using a Titan/Centaur launch vehicle on August 20, 1975, ... The Viking 1 Orbiter was inserted into Mars orbit on June 19, 1976, and ... Transmission of the first surface image began 25 seconds after landing and...