Dec 26 1978

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NASA announced the five Pioneer Venus atmospheric entry craft reaching Venus and the companion craft in orbit around Venus were the highlights of its space-exploration activities in 1978, the agency's 20th anniversary yr. NASA had conducted 20 launches in 1978, mainly for other organizations and agencies; it was the third yr in NASA history with a 100% launch-success record. It had also seen completion, of major milestones in preparing for crew-carrying Space Shuttle missions scheduled to begin late in 1979. (NASA Release 78-190)

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