1959
The first animal couch-cabin was inspected in the Aeromedical Field Laboratory for the Mercury Project. Read more about it here.
1961
President Kennedy praises the decision for unions to avoid strikes and lockouts at Cape Canaveral, saying, “The Nation cannot afford … [a] delay in our missile and space program … [or] wasteful and expensive practices.”
1969
Spacecraft Mariner 6 flies by Mars and takes pictures of both of Mars’ polar caps.
1991
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) is negotiated between the U.S. and Soviet Union, signed by Bush and Gorbachev to reduce nuclear weapons.
1999
Spacecraft Lunar Prospector crashes, as planned, into the moon.
For a complete list of today’s Space History, see http://www.astronautix.com/j/july31.html
I like to read and watch TV programs about the Space Program. Have you seen Hidden Figures great movie about the space program and woman who were behind the scenes working that never got acknowledge until now.
ReplyDeleteMy dad has been wanting us to watch that! I also like the new LEGO series that features Women of NASA because it acknowledges important female scientists.
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