Jul 28 – This Day in Astro History

1973 – Skylab 3 – Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB. Crew: Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott, Jack R. Lousma. The second mission to Skylab setting a record for the longest time in space at the time – 59days.

1964 – Ranger 7 Launch (Moon Impact Mission) First images of Moon taken by US spacecraft.

Last picture by Ranger 7, taken about 1,600 feet (490 m) above the moon, reveals features as small as 15 inches (0.38 m) across. Receiver noise pattern at right results from spacecraft crash on the moon while transmitting. (wiki)

1851 – The first photograph of the Sun during a total eclipse is made and the corona is discovered.

Every Year – Delta Aquarids (Aquarius): 5am: Associated Comet ? thought to be associated with the comet 96P/Machholz: Meteors per Hour 20

Birthdays

1961 – Dr Scott Edward Parazynski born in Little Rock, Arkansaw. Selection NASA Group 14 (1992). Total Time in Space 57d 15h 34m. EVA’s 7 – total time 47h 5m. STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120. He is the first person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest.