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Seven Wonders of Astronomy
Published on 22 Jul 2007 at 8:13 pm.
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A couple weeks ago, I posted about the New Seven Wonders of the World, and I offered my suggestions for Seven Wonders of Space Exploration. That series seemed well received, so but a couple of comments led me to think that I should probably have a follow-up series on the Seven Wonders of Astronomy. […]
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STS-1
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 4:52 pm.
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For my final suggestion for the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration, I picked the Space Shuttle. But, all of my other entries were specific craft or missions, so I decided to make my Space Shuttle entry about STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight.
STS-1 was the first time that a reusable space vehicle was launched […]
Mir
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 11:19 am.
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My sixth suggestion for the 7 wonders of space exploration is the Mir space station. Currently, the International Space Station gets all the press, and some reporters that I’ve heard talking about it on TV have made it sound like the ISS is the first space station to orbit Earth. That couldn’t be […]
Voyager 2
Published on 17 Jul 2007 at 11:54 pm.
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My fifth choice in my list of 7 wonders of space exploration is Voyager 2. Really, this could be both Voyagers, but to keep it similar to the other entries in my list, I picked a single craft.
The planets of the Solar System all move around. In the 1970s, they were positioned such […]
Apollo 11
Published on 13 Jul 2007 at 11:43 pm.
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One of the greatest achievements in exploration, in my opinion, was the manned exploration of the Moon. So, for my next choice for one of the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration, I pick Apollo 11. This was a tough pick. The entire Apollo program could justifiably be selected. Kennedy Space Center, […]
Mariner 2
Published on 12 Jul 2007 at 11:21 pm.
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My third candidate for being one of the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration is Mariner 2.
Launched August 27, 1962, Mariner 2 was the first successful mission to another planet. It was not the first spacecraft to leave Earth, though. Luna 1, a Soviet space probe launched January 2, 1959, flew past the Moon […]
Vostok 1
Published on 10 Jul 2007 at 12:39 pm.
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My second pick for my list of Seven Wonders of Space Exploration was Vostok 1. On April 12, 1961, another massive R-7 rocket lifted off from the launch site later named Baikonur (The launch site itself was not near the town Baikonur, but was rather near Tyuratam. The Soviet Union, though, had reported […]
