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The third space shuttle mission was launched from Cape Canaveral carrying Commander Jack Lousma and pilot Gordon Fullerton to orbit. Orbiter Columbia carried the two astronauts for 129 orbits before returning successfully to Earth.

''RELEASE: 11-081 NASA USHERS IN NEW SPACE EXPLORATION ERA AT WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY'' WASHINGTON -- NASA ushered in a new era of space exploration at its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF). The HIF will support medium-class mission capabilities. The first customer to use the facility will be ...

''RELEASE: C13-016 - NASA AWARDS CONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR SUPPORT AT MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY'' --WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed a one-year contract option with Jacobs Technology, Inc., of New Orleans to continue manufacturing support and facilities operations at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The one-year contract option begins on May 1. The contract is a performance- ...

Hans K. Kaiser speaks to the GfW in Stuttgart on "Was ging in Peenemünde vor?" (What happened in Peenemunde?)

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... its orbit to fulfill planetary quarantine requirements, avoiding impact with-and contamination of-Mars before the year 2019. The orbiter would keep observing until commanded off, and ... 1980 21 Jul 22 1980 22 Jul 23 1980 23 Jul 24 1980 24 Jul 25 1980 25 Jul 26 1980 26 Jul 27 1980 27 Jul 28 1980 28 Jul 29 1980 29 Jul 30 1980 30 Jul 31 1980 31 August 1980 ...

... 10 years, the story said, but NASA had decided that no life existed on Mars and stopped listening to the Viking spacecraft Viking transmissions. Among those supporting the ... 1980 19 Feb 20 1980 20 Feb 21 1980 21 Feb 22 1980 22 Feb 23 1980 23 Feb 24 1980 24 Feb 25 1980 25 Feb 26 1980 26 Feb 27 1980 27 Feb 28 1980 28 Feb 29 1980 29 March 1980 ...

... possibly through 1994. "All this suggests an extraordinary contrast," the paper said, "On Mars, American technology is thriving... on earth, the American genius that made such things ... 1980 21 Jul 22 1980 22 Jul 23 1980 23 Jul 24 1980 24 Jul 25 1980 25 Jul 26 1980 26 Jul 27 1980 27 Jul 28 1980 28 Jul 29 1980 29 Jul 30 1980 30 Jul 31 1980 31 August 1980 ...

... , and the first Collier award for distinguished congressional service. (NAA newsletter Mar-Apr 80, 4) The British Interplanetary Society 's Spaceflight announced that Skylark ... 1980 20 Apr 21 1980 21 Apr 22 1980 22 Apr 23 1980 23 Apr 24 1980 24 Apr 25 1980 25 Apr 26 1980 26 Apr 27 1980 27 Apr 28 1980 28 Apr 29 1980 29 Apr 30 1980 30 May 1980 ...

... team of JPL scientists decided that the surface of the two small satellites of Mars (Deimos and Phobos) were like those of meteorites known as carbonaceous chondrites, strongly ... 1980 19 Feb 20 1980 20 Feb 21 1980 21 Feb 22 1980 22 Feb 23 1980 23 Feb 24 1980 24 Feb 25 1980 25 Feb 26 1980 26 Feb 27 1980 27 Feb 28 1980 28 Feb 29 1980 29 March 1980 ...

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