Science and Space History
Discoveries, missions and the people who made them, from early observatories to the space age.
1975
1975 · Space
India’s Aryabhata satellite launches
April 19, 19751974
1974 · Science
Lucy Is Discovered in Ethiopia
November 24, 19741974
1974 · Space
Arecibo Sends a Message Toward a Distant Star Cluster
November 16, 19741973
1973 · Nature & Disasters
The Endangered Species Act Is Signed
December 28, 19731973
1973 · Space
Pioneer 10 Makes the First Jupiter Flyby
December 3, 19731973
1973 · Space
Skylab 4 Launches for the Final Skylab Expedition
November 16, 1973
1973 · Space
Mariner 10 Sets Out on a Double Journey to Venus and Mercury
November 3, 1973
1973 · Space
Skylab 3 Returns After Fifty Nine Days in Space
September 25, 19731972
1972 · Nature & Disasters
The Andes Flight Survivors' Rescue Is Completed
December 23, 19721972
1972 · Space
Apollo 17 Returns to Earth
December 19, 19721972
1972 · Space
Apollo 17 Lands at Taurus–Littrow
December 11, 19721972
1972 · Space