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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe returned its first test images Friday, since entering orbit around the Red Planet earlier this month. Today marks the fifth anniversary (23 March 2001) of the deorbiting of Russia's Mir space station, after 15 years in service. We covered it live way back then. The operation began the day before, with school-bus-size chunks streaking through the atmosphere over the Pacific ocean.
Here on Earth's northern hemisphere, Spring officially begins today at 1:26PM EST. Looks like the next Shuttle flight has been postponed from May to July. NASA reports:
Stay Tuned... Today also marks 80 years since the first launch of a liquid-fueled rocket. Robert Goddard tested the small rocket, which reached a height of... 41 feet. Goddard is considered "the father of American rocketry". Today marks 40 years since the launch of Gemini 8. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott flew their 2-man spacecraft to dock with an Agena target vehicle, but a stuck thruster caused their ship to spin out of control. Coolness under pressure got the crew out of this jam, but they had to cut the flight short, splashing down only 10 hours later, on 17 March 1966. |
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