NASA's Top 30 Achievements In The History

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Re: NASA's Top 30 Achievements In The History

Postby jeevan » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:12 pm


16. X-38, Ship #2 (1999)

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Taken on July 9, 1999, this picture shows the X-38 research vehicle as it detaches from the mothership, NASA’s B-52.


17. Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) (2001)

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The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) spacecraft was launched on June 30, 2001, on a Boeing Delta II rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base to measure temperature fluctuations to create a sky map.


18. CONTOUR Launch (2002)

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NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) was also initially launched on a Boeing Delta II rocket, one year later than MAP, on July 3, 2002, from the very same Cape Canaveral.



19. Mars Explorer Rover-B launch (2003)

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Sent up in the sky on a Delta II launch vehicle on July 7, 2003, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Mars Explorer Rover-B launch was initially planned to last for only 3 months but finally returned to Earth 15 years later on June 10, 2018.



20. STS-121 Shuttle Mission (2006)

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This mission had seven members that committed to a two-day adventure on the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121, to the International Space Station on July 4, 2006.






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