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Columbia Lands
April 14, 1981 The first test flight of the first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ends successfully as the orbiter lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The post Columbia Lands appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Opportunity Lands on Mars
January 25, 2004 Opportunity rover (MER-B) lands on surface of Mars, three weeks after its twin, Spirit (MER-A), touched down on the other side of the planet. The post Opportunity Lands on Mars appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Spirit Lands on Mars
January 4, 2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars. The post Spirit Lands on Mars appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Spacecraft Lands on an Asteroid
February 12, 2001 The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the “saddle” region of asteroid 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Previous post: She Was Also Famous for Tennis This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Men’s Basketball Lands Five on 2013-14 NABC Honors Court
Men’s Basketball Lands Five on 2013-14 NABC Honors Court 2013-14 NABC HONORS COURT KANSAS CITY, MO. – The University at Albany men’s basketball team had a program-record five student-athletes on the 2013-14 NABC Honors Court, the organization announced on Wednesday night. Among the honorees were seniors Luke Devlin, John Puk and David Wiegmann, as well…
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US Soft Lands on Moon
June 2, 1966 NASA’s lunar lander Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum (“Ocean of Storms”) on the Moon, becoming the first US spacecraft to soft-land on an extraterrestrial body. The previous Ranger program sent craft that had hard-landings (i.e. crash landings). However, the Soviet spacecraft, Luna 9, claims the honor of being the first to…
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Columbia Lands
April 14, 1981 The first test flight of the first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ends successfully as the orbiter lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Previous post: The Titanic Could Have Been Worse This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Spacecraft Lands on an Asteroid
February 12, 2001 The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the “saddle” region of asteroid 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Previous post: She Was Also Famous for Tennis This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com