This Day in Astro History

Sep 19

1996 – STS-79 Atlantis docks with Mir space station.

1988 – Israel launches experimental Ofeq 1. This is the nation’s first satellite launch.

1961 – James Webb, NASA’s second administrator, announced that the location of the new Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), now NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), would be in Houston, Texas.

Aerial view of the Manned Spacecraft Center during the June 6-7, 1964, Open House. Outdoor displays can be seen at lower left on the grassy areas. Ongoing construction is evident across the center. (wiki)
Aerial view of the Manned Spacecraft Center during the June 6-7, 1964, Open House. Outdoor displays can be seen at lower left on the grassy areas. Ongoing construction is evident across the center. (wiki)
Hyperion
Hyperion

1848 – William and George Bond’s Discovery of Saturn’s Moon Hyperion.

Birthdays

1965 – Sunita Williams was born in Euclid, Ohio, USA. American captain, pilot, and astronaut. Time in space: 608 days, 19 minutes. ISS Commander twice. EVAs: 9, 62 hours, 6 minutes. Missions: STS-116/117 (Expedition 14/15) Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33)
Boeing Crew Flight Test/SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 71/72)

Suni Williams Insignia
Suni Williams Insignia

1957 – Dr Richard Michael Linnehan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Selection NASA Group 14 (1992), Time in Space: 59d 20h 49m, EVAs: 6, EVA time: 42h 11m. Missions: STS-78, STS-90, STS-109, STS-123

1749 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre was born in Amiens, Kingdom of France. He was a famous French mathematician and astronomer. His name is inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. The crater Delambre on the Moon is named after him. (d. 19 August1822)