Science and Space History
Discoveries, missions and the people who made them, from early observatories to the space age.
1971
1971 · Space
Mars 3 Makes a Brief Landing on Mars
December 2, 19711971
1971 · Space
Mars 2 Reaches Mars but Its Lander Crashes
November 27, 19711971
1971 · Technology
Intel Advertises the 4004 Microprocessor
November 15, 19711971
1971 · Space
Mariner 9 Enters Orbit Around Mars
November 13, 19711971
1971 · Space
Black Arrow Launches Prospero Into Orbit
October 28, 19711971
1971 · Space
Apollo 15 astronauts drive a rover on the Moon
July 31, 19711970
1970 · Space
Venera 7 Returns Data from Venus's Surface
December 15, 19701970
1970 · Space
Lunokhod 1 Begins Exploring the Moon
November 17, 19701969
1969 · Space
Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon
November 19, 19691969
1969 · Space
Apollo 12 Launches Through a Storm
November 14, 19691969
1969 · Technology
LO: The First ARPANET Host-to-Host Message
October 29, 19691969
1969 · Space