2000 – Report of the UK Task Force on Near Earth Objects released. The Task Force was chaired by Dr Harry Atkinson, formerly of the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and past Chairman of the European Space Agency‘s Council. Sir Crispin Tickell, British diplomat, and Professor David Williams, immediate past President of the Royal Astronomical Society, completed the team. The report made 14 recommendations, which include the British role in a greater international effort, improvement in the ability to detect incoming objects, an assessment of risks,
measures to mitigate any future impacts, and new national and international arrangements to cope with the many issues that are raised. The report is also a comprehensive review of current knowledge.
1999 – Deep Space 1, End Of Primary Mission
1991 – Landing of STS-48 at 07:38 GMT.
1980 – Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.
1977 – Voyager 1 snaps the first-ever image of the Earth AND Moon together.
1959 – Vanguard 3 was a scientific satellite that was launched into Earth orbit by a Vanguard rocket. It’s objective was to measure the Earth’s magnetic field, x-ray radiation and the micrometeoroid environment.
Birthdays
1908 – Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (d.12 August 1996)
1932 – Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut. 3 spaceflights, 9.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 10 (1971), Soyuz 16, Soyuz 33 (d. 19 October 2002)
1944 – Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Selection: NASA Group 10 (1984)Time in space: 18d 4h 18m. STS-39, STS-52 (d. 3 October1995)
1954 – Takao Doi, Japanese engineer, astronomer and JAXA astronaut born in Tokyo, Japan. Selection: 1985 NASDA Group. Time in Space: 31d 19h 35min, EVAS: 2. Missions: STS-87, STS-123