July in Space History
Giotto launched on its way to Halley's Comet and Debris of Skylab falls on Australia2 Giotto launched on its way to Halley's Comet (1985).
3 Starstruck Inc launched its dolphin rocket off San Clemente Island. (1984).
5 Mariner 5 flew by Mars6 Newton publishes 'Principia' (1687) Soviets launch Titov in Vostok 2; 17 orbits; 25hr/18 min. (1961).
7 Apollo 15 returned 12d /7 hr/11 min/53 sec. (1971).
8 Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus. (1978).
9 Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter. (1979)
10 Launch of Telstar, 1st private communications satellite (1962). Robert Goddard died. (1945).Orbiter 1 Launched to moon. (1966).
11 Debris of Skylab falls on Australia (1979). Cosmonaut Micolaev set record for longest space flight--4 days. (1962).
12 Echo I, 1st passive satellite launched. (1960).USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs. (1960).Cosmonaught Popovich went into space. 1st time 2 manned craft were in spacesimultaneously. (1962).1st free flight test of Enterprise. (1977).
14 Mariner 4, 1st craft to fly by Mars (1965)15 US/USSR launch Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975).
16 Launch of Apollo 11. Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins (1969).Start of SPACEWEEK.
17 Apollo-Soyus; 1st US/USSR linkup in space (1975)First photograph of a star (Vega) (1850).Pioneer 7 launched.
18 Carl Sagan turns one billion seconds old (1966). Launch of Gemini X, John Young and Mike Collins (1966). Svetlana Savitskaya accompanies Vladimir Dzhanibekov on an EVA outside Salyut 7, becoming the first woman to walk in space. (1984)
20 1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11, (1969) Voyager 2 launched. (1977). Viking 1, 1st probe to transmit from surface of Mars, (1976). USSR recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space. (1960).
21 Launch of Mercury 4 Gus Grissom sub-orbital flight. (1961).Gemini 5 launched atop Titan V with Cooper & Conrad (1965).Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty bell) with Grissom. (1961).
23 ERTS 1 (EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE) later called LANDSAT is launched to start its multi-spectral scans of Earth. (1972)
24 A V-2/WAC Corporal combination launched, 1st launch from Cape Canaveral.
25 USSR launches Mars 5 (1973).Voyager 2 encounters Saturn. (1981).
26 US Launches Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous satellite (1963). Launch of Apollo 15 (1971).USSR launched the 1st intercontinental multi-stage ballistic missle. (1957). Canada's Anik D1 comsat launched by US delta rocket. (1982). USSR's Soyuz failed to dock with Salyut 3. (1974).
27 Mariner 2 launched to venus; flyby mission. (1962).Pioneer 10 Launched. (1969).
28 1st photograph of a total solar eclipse. (1851) US launches Ranger 7 to the moon. (1964). Skylab II launched (1973).
29 Gemini 5 returned after 12 d/7 hr/11 min/53 sec. (1965). Pioneer 11 transmitted images of Saturn & its rings. (1978).
30 Apollo 15 lands on Moon, (1971). STS-8 3rd flight of Challenger. 1st night launch and land. (1983). STS-14 1st flight of Discovery. (1984).
31 Ranger 7 transmits 1st lunar close-up photos before impact (1964).
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