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1977 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit
1975 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays 1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit 1972 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 48 launched to study gamma rays 1972 U.S. orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched 1970 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays 1968 Radio astronomy satellite Explorer 38 launched (o 450 m) 1962 U.S. National Radio Astronomy Obs gets a 300' (91m) radio telescope 1962 Launch of OSO 1, 1st astronomy satellite (solar flare data) 1960 Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center 1939 George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy 1923 Patrick Moore, born in England, astronomer and writer, A-Z of Astronomy 1843 Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher and popularizer of astronomy 1560 Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy |
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