This day in space history...

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:55 am

So I'm sticking other interesting facts in as well, but, hey, he's the Great One.

1775: American Revolution began.
1967 (In the US): Surveyor 3 landed on the Moon and began sending photos back to Earth. It actually touched down on the lunar surface three times before landing because the engines did not shut down as intended.
1971: Russia launched its first Salyut space station.
1995: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, was destroyed by a car-bomb. It was the worst bombing on U.S. territory. 168 people were killed including 19 children, and 500 were injured. Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing on June 2, 1997.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:38 pm

Whoo. American Revolution!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 6:44 pm

Yes.... people... i have a fact that takes precidence over the american revolution...

today in history - 1981- Hayden Christenson was born

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:06 pm

They killed Timothy McVeigh less than 45 minutes from where I live. It was a huge deal with security all over the state.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:48 pm

stargazer0105 wrote:They killed Timothy McVeigh less than 45 minutes from where I live. It was a huge deal with security all over the state.

Freaky!

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:01 am

1972: John Young and Charlie Duke landed on the Moon, Apollo 16 (CM Pilot: Ken Mattingly)
1999: 13 people were killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, when two teenagers opened fire on them with shotguns and pipebombs.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:52 pm

4/20... it's also Hitler's birthday (I think...) and it's 4/20... I'd like to think none of us space camp-types celebrate 4/20 though...

meg · Post by **meg** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:37 pm

I know what 4/20 is!!!!!

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:54 am

Veteran astronaut Dave Walker died of cancer in 2001. He piloted STS-51-A and commanded 30, 53, 69. He had been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, six Navy Air Medals, the Battle Efficiency Ribbon, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He had two sons.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:42 am

Well since Benji left this one out for today i guess i'll add it. 37 years ago today the space program was again hit by tragedy less than 3 months after the Apollo 1 fire the Russians suffered a tragedy of their own. Soyuz 1 was launched 37 years ago today. despite a perfect launch once cosmonaut Komariov reached orbit his problems began. One of the capsules solar panels failed to deploy leaving it under powered and nearly uncontrolable. He eventually reentered the earths atmosphere and despitre the lack of control made it through the heating to deploy his main parachute it didnt open. He deloyed his backup chute which tangled with the prime chute and the capsule crashed killing Komarov. This was russia's first attempt to fly the new Soyuz capsule they had designed to fly to the moon. It set their program back 18 months serverely hurting their chances of landing on the moon before the Americans. It was also the second reminder in 3 months of what a dangerous bussiness spaceflight is.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:30 am

1800: Library of Congress established
1970: People's Republic of China launched it's first satellite
1981: IMB PC introduced
1990: Discovery carried Hubble into orbit on STS-31

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:04 am

In 1997, Astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev went on the first U.S.-Russian space walk.

In 1987, Benjamin Schwartz was born.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:58 pm

Happy Birthday Benji!

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:18 pm

Benji wrote:In 1987, Benjamin Schwartz was born.

awww, why didnt you tell me earlier?

anyhoo, benj, i hope you have a happy happy birthday. and have loads of fun at practice!

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:15 pm

Happy birthday... nice subtle way of stating it... oh so significant in the history of space... haha.

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:17 pm

lol, i didn't notice till you said something.

yes benji, nice way!

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:26 pm

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Sat May 01, 2004 12:46 pm

Scott Carpenter turns 79.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:19 am

NASA decided pics would not fly: In 1959, pigs (the animal, not the police or my brother) were eliminated as Little Joe flight test subjects when studies disclosed that they could not survive long periods of time on their backs. However, McDonnell did use a pig, 'Gentle Bess', to test the impact crushable support, and the test was successful.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Thu May 06, 2004 9:22 am

<gasp>

I cannot believe that I (or anyone else) forgot to write this yesterday:

05 May 1961 - Freedom 7: Alan Shepard, First American in Space

On to current events... (or tomorrow's history)

06 May 2004 - Space Day http://www.spaceday.org