This week in Space history- October 27, 1961- Saturn 1 is launched. This was the largest launch to date, 3x taller than previous tests and using 6x more fuel. October 28, 2005- Cassini has a successful flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan. October 29, 1998- Space shuttle discovery launched for an 8 day mission with ex-astronaut Senator John Glenn on the crew. October 30, 1981- The Soviet Union launched the Venera 13 probe to Venus. After arriving, the probe survived 127 minutes in an environment with a temperature of 457 C and a pressure of 84 Earth atmospheres. October 31, 2005- Hubble space telescope discovers 2 new moons orbiting Pluto. November 1, 1962- The USSR launched the Mars 1 probe to photograph the surface of Mars. November 2, 19170- The Mount Wilson Observatory mounted a 100 inch telescope, the largest in the world until 1948. This is where Edwin Hubble made his famous observations of galaxies outside the Milky Way. For more information about what happened this week in space history, visit the Encyclopedia Astronautica.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:52:01 +0000
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