The Big Space Exploration Topic [21-08-2017: Total Solar Eclipse in the USA!]

Dwayne

Thanks for that list @RichardTheBruce.

Every year I use to purchase the "Year In Space" calendar so I would be reminded when these key historical dates came up. And then, for some years I would always include it when putting together my friends Christmas packages (along with Frango Mints!)


Unfortunately, the gentleman that sold the calendar stopped doing so after 2020 in order to move on to other things. I really miss it.

One (very) minor point, technically the Soviet Union's 1971 Mars 3 lander was the first to touchdown on the planet. It, however, only transmitted for less than a minute before going silent.

RichardTheBruce

@Dwayne thanks my source was to pull from The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America by Dr. William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb.



Now there's new space history being made


SpaceX Starship launch: Mechanical arms catch rocket booster back at the launch pad (3:44)