2013 – Launched on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. Where are the Voyagers now? Nasa Live.
1998 – John Holliman, 49, dies in an automobile accident. As national correspondent for CNN news network John Holliman reported on shuttle space missions, missions to Mir, and probably his most famous, the Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997. His enthusiasm for space was contagious, and he served the public well with his dedication and understanding of the important work of exploration. Shortly after his death, JPL announced the naming of an asteroid in honour of Holliman. In 1999, NASA dedicated its press site auditorium at the Kennedy Space Center to the John Holliman Auditorium.
“All of us at NASA are stunned and saddened by this tragic loss. John’s love and enthusiasm for space flight and exploration was infectious and brought America some of the most memorable moments and finest reporting in the history of NASA.” — Dan Goldin
1993 – STS – 51 launch. Discovery carries the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite.
1992– STS – 47 launch of the 50th Shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space; Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space. Space Shuttle Endeavour carried Spacelab-J with microgravity and biology experiments.
1970 – Luna 16 (USSR) launched. The mission is noted for the first lunar samples recovered by an unmanned spacecraft. It collected about 100 grams of lunar material and landed in the Soviet Union on September 24, 1970.
1966 –Gemini 11 launch.
This was the 9th Gemini flight.
1962 – President Kennedy gave his famous
speech at Rice University in which he declares,
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not only because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too. “
Birthdays
1966 – Anousheh_Ansari was born in Mashhad, Iran. She is an Iranian-American engineer who was the first female space tourist and the first Iranian in space. 1 spaceflight, 10.9 days in space. Flew to the ISS on Soyuz TMA-9 on September 18, 2006.
1940 – Roger Crouch, American scientist was born in Jamestown, Tennessee. Time in Space: 19d 15h 58m MIT Payload Specialist. Missions: STS-83, STS-94
