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Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon
July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on the way to becoming the first space mission to land men on the Moon. The post Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech…
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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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Moon Rocket Announced
January 10, 1962 NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket booster. It became better known as the Saturn V moon rocket, which launched every Apollo moon mission. The post Moon Rocket Announced 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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First Men to Orbit the Moon
The view of Earth rising over the lunar surface from Apollo 8 December 23, 1968 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders become the first men to orbit the Moon. Flying in Apollo 8, the men perform 10 total lunar orbits and test many of the procedures that will be used in future lunar…
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First Man-Made Object on Moon
September 14, 1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 crashes onto the surface of the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon, as well as the first man-made object to reach any celestial body. Previous post: Osborne Declares Bankruptcy Next post: The Last Apple II This Day in Tech History Tech History…
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First Man-Made Object on Moon
September 14, 1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 crashes onto the surface of the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon, as well as the first man-made object to reach any celestial body. Previous post: Osborne Declares Bankruptcy Next post: The Last Apple II This Day in Tech History Tech History…
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First Men to Orbit the Moon
The view of Earth rising over the lunar surface from Apollo 8 December 23, 1968 Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders become the first men to orbit the Moon. Flying in Apollo 8, the men perform 10 total lunar orbits and test many of the procedures that will be used in future lunar…
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First Man-Made Object on Moon
September 14, 1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 crashes onto the surface of the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon, as well as the first man-made object to reach any celestial body. Previous post: Osborne Declares Bankruptcy This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech…
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It's Moon Day today.
It's Moon Day today. Parting Moon Shots from NASA's GRAIL mission Three days prior to its planned impact on a lunar mountain, mission controllers activated the camera aboard one of NASA's GRAIL twins to take some final phot… TechiTeens Computer Repair’s Facebook Wall
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It's Moon Day today.
It's Moon Day today. Parting Moon Shots from NASA's GRAIL mission Three days prior to its planned impact on a lunar mountain, mission controllers activated the camera aboard one of NASA's GRAIL twins to take some final phot… TechiTeens Computer Repair’s Facebook Wall