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Wilbur Wright

  • 4 Jun 2010

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.

  • 18 Jun 2009

    NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first American lunar mission in ten years.

  • 11 May 2009

    NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle launched on the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

  • 5 Apr 2009

    North Korea launched the infamous Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite.

  • 15 Mar 2009

    NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119.

  • 11 Jun 2008

    The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.

  • 31 May 2008

    The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-124.

  • 12 Mar 2008

    Space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station during NASA's STS-123 mission.

  • 5 Nov 2007

    Spacecraft Chang'e 1 entered lunar orbit at 02:15 UT and became the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit the moon successfully.

  • 10 Mar 2006

    After seven months of travel, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived safely to Mars.

  • 9 Nov 2005

    The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.

  • 15 Apr 2005

    NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.

  • 12 Jan 2005

    NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  • 25 Dec 2004

    Cassini orbiter released the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan.

  • 1 Jul 2004

    The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.

  • 21 Jun 2004

    SpaceShipOne completes the world's first manned private spaceflight.

  • 2 Jan 2004

    The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.

  • 22 Sep 2003

    The European Space Agency integrated its SMART-1 spacecraft with its dedicated launching rocket.

  • 21 Sep 2003

    After 14 years in space, NASA's Galileo spacecraft was intentionally destroyed in Jupiter's atmosphere.

  • 2 Jun 2003

    The European Space Agency launched its 'Mars Express,' the first planetary mission in Europe.

  • 1 Feb 2003

    The first reusable spacecraft called ''Space Shuttle Columbia" broke apart when returning to Earth, and all seven astronauts on board died.

  • 23 Jan 2003

    The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.

  • 16 Jan 2003

    The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.

  • 29 Dec 2002

    China's Shenzhou spacecraft launched on its fourth and final uncrewed flight.

  • 7 Apr 2001

    NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.

  • 12 Feb 2001

    NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.

  • 30 Nov 2000

    The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

  • 3 Dec 1999

    NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.

  • 19 Nov 1999

    The People's Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.

  • 31 Jul 1999

    NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft was deliberately crashed into the Moon’s south pole.

  • 29 May 1999

    The Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.

  • 3 Jan 1999

    The Mars Polar Lander was launched.

  • 20 Nov 1998

    Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

  • 3 May 1998

    NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.

  • 17 Feb 1998

    Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.

  • 19 May 1996

    STS 77 (Endeavour 11) was launched into orbit.

  • 20 Jan 1996

    NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.

  • 12 Nov 1995

    US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.

  • 7 Sep 1995

    The STS-69 became the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight.

  • 29 Jun 1995

    The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.

  • 8 Apr 1993

    NASA's Discovery space shuttle launched on mission STS-56.

  • 13 May 1992

    Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.

  • 24 Nov 1991

    STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.

  • 8 Dec 1990

    NASA's Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth.

  • 25 Apr 1990

    The Discovery Space Shuttle deployed the Hubble Space Telescope into low-Earth orbit.

  • 24 Apr 1990

    NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.

  • 14 Feb 1990

    Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.

  • 24 Jan 1990

    Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.

  • 9 Jan 1990

    NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.

  • 22 Nov 1989

    The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched on the fifth Department of Defense shuttle mission.

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