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THE SPACE SHUTTLE BEING FLOWN TO FLORIDA

AFTER LANDING IN CALIFORNIA (1998)

The space shuttle being flown to Florida after landing in California (1998)

 

 

SALLY RIDE, THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN

IN SPACE (1983)

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space (1983)

 

 

BRUCE MCCANDLESS II VENTURED MORE THAN 300 FOOT

AWAY FROM THE SHUTTLE USING A JET POWERED PACK.

THIS WAS THE FIRST UNTETHERED SPACEWALK (1984)

Bruce McCandless II ventures more than 300 feet away from the shuttle using a jet powered pack. This was the first untethered spacewalk (1984)

 

 

THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD RECORDS THE DEEPEST

AND MOST SENSITIVE IMAGE EVERY TAKEN OF THE

NIGHT SKY IN VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS. THE IMAGE TOOK

ROUGHLY 400 ORBITS TO PRODUCE AND SHOWS MORE

THAN 10,000 GALAXIES (2004)

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field records the deepest and most sensitive image every taken of the night sky in visible wavelengths. The image took roughly 400 orbits and shows more than 10,000 galaxies (2004)

 

 

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CHALLENGER ONLY

73 SECONDS AFTER TAKE-OFF HAS BECOME A

SYMBOL OF AMERICAN RESILIENCE (1986)

The destruction of the Challenger only 73 seconds after takeoff has become a symbol of American resilience (1986)

 

 

ED WHITE BECOMES THE FIRST AMERICAN TO WALK

IN SPACE DURING THE GEMINI 4 MISSION (1965)

Ed White becomes the first American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission (1965)

 

 

BUZZ ALDRIN PHOTOGRAPHS HIS FOOTPRINT

ON THE MOON (1969)

Buzz Aldrin photographs his footprint on the moon (1969)

 

 

THIRTEEN DAYS AFTER SETTING OUT TOWARDS JUPITER,

VOYAGER 1 TOOK THE FIRST LONG DISTANCE PHOTO OF

THE EARTH AND MOON TOGETHER (1977)

Thirteen days after setting out towards Jupiter, Voyager 1 took the first long distance photo of the Earth and moon together (1977)

 

 

PRESIDENT NIXON GREETS THE CREW OF APOLLO 11

UPON THEIR RETURN TO EARTH WHILE THEY ARE IN

QUARANTINE ABOARD A RECOVERY SHIP (1969)

President Nixon greets the crew of Apollo 11 upon their return to Earth while they are in quarantine aboard a recovery ship (1969)

 


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