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Time Line in Space Exploration: On this Date: October 3 October 3, 1962 - Astronaut Wally Schirra blasted off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Sigma 7. October 3, 1985 - The fourth space shuttle Atlantis takes off on its first mission (STS-51J). Crew: Karol J. Bobko, Ronald J. Grabe, Robert A. Stewart, David C. Hilmers, and William A. Pailes. October 3, 1998 - Launched by the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the Space Technology EXperiment (STEX) satellite tests 29 new spacecraft designs, including an almost four-mile-long tether, advanced solar panels, and an ion engine test.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:15:50 +0000

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