Daily Extra :
Quote Of The Day
Quote Of The Day
The creative conquest of space will serve as a wonderful substitute for war.
James S McDonnell, builder of Mercury and Gemini space capsules
Today in History:
1969: Luna 15 - USSR Lunar Lander launched. Unsuccessful sample return attempt. Crashed during landing.
1969: Luna 15 - USSR Lunar Lander launched. Unsuccessful sample return attempt. Crashed during landing.
1994: Hubble Space Telescope - USA & Europe Telescope photographed the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter.
1999: Deep Space 1 (DS1) - USA Asteroid and Comet Flyby - (launched 24 October 1998) flew by the Mars-crossing near-Earth asteroid 9969 Braille. The Deep Space 1 (DS1) is the first of a series of technology demonstration probes being developed by NASA's New Millennium Program. It again flew by comet Borrelly in September 2001.