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2006 Stardust space mission returns dust from a comet to earth
2001 Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft becomes first vehicle to land on an asteroid (433 Eros) 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU) 1997 Soyuz TM-24 returns to Earth (Russia) 1997 Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU) 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful 1996 Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth 1994 5m meteor 1994 XM1 passes within 100,000 km of Earth 1994 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time 1994 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV 1993 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth 1993 10m meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA) 1992 Hari Rhodes, actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000), dies at 59 1991 Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies 1991 Compton Gamma Ray Observatory orbits Earth 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1988 Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov return to earth (a year) with Chretien 1988 Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km) 1988 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days 1987 Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73 1986 Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km 1986 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit 1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth 1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth 1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed 1984 Transit of Earth as seen on Mars 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth 1984 Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth 1984 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth 1983 Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off 1983 Comet C/1983 (Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa) approaches 0.0628 AUs of Earth 1983 Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth 1983 Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth 1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth 1983 [Dallas] Mack/McCord Reynolds, sci-fi author (Earth War), dies at 65 1982 Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off 1982 Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth 1982 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth 1982 Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth 1982 Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth 1981 Satellites China 10 and 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket 1981 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth 1981 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth 1981 Soyuz 39 returns to Earth 1981 [Adele] Marie Astaire, actress (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at 82 1980 Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth 1980 Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37 1980 Soyuz 38 returns to Earth 1980 Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 1980 Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth 1980 Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35 1980 Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49 1979 Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight 1979 Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 1979 Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched 1979 Soyuz 33 returns to Earth 1978 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 1978 Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 1978 Aram Katchaturian, Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth 1978 Soyuz 28 returns to Earth 1978 International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit 1978 Soyuz 27 returns to Earth 1977 Panama 747SP lands after polar flight around Earth in record 54:07 1977 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit 1977 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth 1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit 1977 U.S. Voyager I takes 1st space photograph of Earth and Moon together 1977 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit 1977 Soyuz 24 returns to Earth 1976 Soyuz 23 returns to Earth 1976 Soyuz 22 returns to Earth 1976 Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days 1976 Soyuz 21 returns to Earth 1976 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth 1976 U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth 1976 U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth 1975 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth 1975 Apollo 18 returns to Earth 1975 Soyuz 19 returns to Earth 1975 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth 1975 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth 1975 Landsat 2, an Earth Resources Technology Satellite, launched 1974 Tilly Losch, actress (Duel in the Sun, Good Earth), dies at 70 1974 Soyuz 16 returns to Earth 1974 Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days 1974 Soyuz 15 returns to Earth 1974 Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia) 1974 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space 1974 Soyuz 14 returns to Earth 1973 Soyuz 13 returns to Earth 1973 Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days 1973 Skylab 4 launched into Earth orbit 1973 Soyuz 12 returns to Earth 1973 Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) 1973 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75 1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth 1972 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 12 performances 1972 "Mother Earth" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 12 performances 1972 1st Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched 1972 U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km) 1972 Apollo 16 returns to Earth 1972 Georg Rendl, Austriam miner/beekeeper (Satan on Earth), dies at 68 1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth 1971 Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61 1971 Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes 1971 Soyuz 10 returns to Earth 1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth 1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon 1970 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 1970 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 1970 Flat Earth celebrated 1970 Apollo 13 returns back safely to Earth 1969 Apollo 12 returns to Earth 1969 Soyuz 8 returns to Earth 1969 Soyuz 7 returns to Earth 1969 Soyuz 6 returns to Earth 1969 Apollo 11 returns to Earth 1969 Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth 1969 Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space 1969 Apollo 9 returns to Earth 1969 Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) 1969 Orbiting Solar Observatory 5 launched into earth orbit 1968 Apollo 8 returns to Earth 1968 Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 launched into Earth orbit 1968 Robert Ayres, actor (Battle Beneath the Earth), dies at 54 1968 Apollo 7 returns to Earth 1968 Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry 1968 Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, and Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km) 1967 ATS-3 launched by U.S. to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk 1967 Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63 1967 Paul Muni [Muni Weisenfreund] actor (Good Earth), dies at 71 1967 Paul Muni, actor (Good Earth), dies after lengthy illness at 71 1967 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit 1967 Kosmos 140 (Soyuz Test) launches into Earth orbit 1966 Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth 1966 Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 1966 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again 1966 Gemini X returns to Earth 1966 French satellite Diapason D-1A launch into Earth orbit 1965 Jessica Steen, Toronto, actress, Earth II, Homefront, Trial and Error 1965 Gemini 6 returns to Earth 1965 Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5 1965 Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (2 astronauts) 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test) 1965 Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km) 1964 Morris Ankrum, actor (Kronos, Earth vs Flying Saucers), dies at 67 1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit 1964 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit 1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit 1963 2 Russian space missions return to Earth 1963 Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman in space returns to Earth 1963 Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days 1963 Explorer 17 attains Earth orbit (254/914 km) 1963 Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1962 Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into Earth orbit 1962 U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion 1962 Oscar 2 (ham radio satellite) launched into Earth orbit 1962 M. Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into Earth orbit 1962 Scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in U.S. Aurora 7 1962 John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7 1961 Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth 1961 Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit 1961 U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back 1961 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays 1961 Joan Chen, born in Shanghai, China, actress, Heaven and Earth 1961 Yuri Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth in Vostok 1 1961 Explorer 10 launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181,000 km) 1961 Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered 1961 Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure 1960 Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed 1960 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed by Triton 1960 Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit 1960 Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 1960 Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth and Venus 1959 1st color photograph of Earth from outer space 1959 The 1st color photograph of Earth received from outer space 1959 Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around Earth 1959 Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit 1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space 1959 Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1959 Luna 1, Mechta, becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity 1958 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 Belinda Carlisle, born in Hollywood, California, GoGos lead singer, Heaven on Earth 1958 Vanguard SLV-2 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) 1958 Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd U.S.), measures Earth shape 1958 Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit 1958 Vanguard TV-3 back-up launches into Earth orbit; reaches 6 km 1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite 1955 Fred White, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover 1953 Larry Dunn, Dunhill, U.S. keyboardist, Earth Wind and Fire 1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1952 Barrel Scherpenzeel, rocker, Earth and Fire 1952 Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist, Earth and Fire 1951 Jon Graham, rock guitarist and vocalist, Earth Wind and Fire-Celebrate 1951 Verdine White, U.S. bassist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1951 Ralph Johnson, rock drummer, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star 1951 Philip Bailey, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover 1950 Andrew Woolfolk, U.S. pop musician, Earth, Wind and Fire-Shining Star 1950 Ronnie Laws, U.S. saxophonist/guitarist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1948 U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit 1948 U.S. announced a study to launch an Earth satellite 1948 Jessica Cleaves, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, member, Friends of Distinction, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire 1948 "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Alan McKay, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Boogie Wonderland 1947 Taiwan passes Human Rights laws (Day of Earth Law) 1947 Jerney Kaagman, Dutch singer, Earth and Fire 1947 Candy Clark, born in Oklahoma, actress, Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti 1947 David Gee, director, Friends of the Earth 1946 Bert Bouquet, bassist, Earth and Fire, Focus 1946 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) 1944 Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1940 Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1938 Nobel for literature awarded to Pearl Buck (Good Earth) 1937 Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood 1936 Keith Barron, born in Mexborough, England, actor, At Earth's Core, Baby Love 1935 Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68 1932 Ben[jamin William] Bova, U.S., sci-fi author, Exiled from Earth 1932 Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S. Buck (Good Earth) 1931 Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys, Prussia, sci-fi author, Man of Earth 1930 Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth 1930 Alois Walgrave, Flemish writer/pastor (Peace on Earth), dies at 54 1929 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed 1927 Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke approaches within 0.0394 AUs of Earth 1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century 1921 Betty Hutton, born in Michigan, American film actress, singer, 'Greatest Show on Earth' 1919 Edwin C Tubb, Brits sci-fi writer, Earth is Heaven, Earthfall 1917 [Dallas] Mack/McCord Reynolds, U.S., sci-fi author, Earth War 1914 Robert Wise, director, Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story 1914 Barbara Ward, economist/writer, Only One Earth 1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic 1910 Comet Halley's closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass 1910 Douglas Spencer, actor, Thing, This Island Earth, River of No Return 1910 Luise Rainer, Austria, actress, Escapade, Good Earth, Big City 1909 Michael Rennie, England, actor, Robe, Klatuu-Day the Earth Stood Still 1907 Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus 1904 Lyle Latell, born in Iowa, actor, Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon 1903 Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, Earth 1898 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch writer, Arid Earth 1897 Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers 1887 Walter Connolly, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl 1886 Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author, Between Heaven and Earth 1881 Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey 1881 Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) 1876 O E Rolvaag, Norwegian-American novelist, Giants in the Earth 1873 P. T. Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (New York City) 1873 P. T. Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (New York City) 1869 Emma Goldman, anarchist/publisher, Mother Earth 1868 Leon Foucault, discovers 1st physical proof of Earth's rotation, dies 1867 Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth 1864 Comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth 1853 Comet C/1853 G1 (Schweizer) approaches within 0.0839 AUs of Earth 1828 Jules Verne, born in France, pioneered sci-fi, From the Earth to the Moon 1819 Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist, pendulum proved Earth rotates 1805 Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 AUs of Earth 1797 Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth 1790 Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth 1760 Comet C/1760 A1 (Great comet) approaches within 0.0682 AUs of Earth 1744 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1743 Comet C/1743 C1 approaches within 0.0390 AUs of Earth 1702 Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth 1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant Earth orbits Sun by Pope (but on Oct 31, 1992, Vatican admits it was wrong) 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun 1581 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, gave age to Earth based on bible 1519 Magellan's 5 ship set sail to circumnavigate Earth 1366 Comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches 0.0229 AUs of Earth 837 Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth 610 Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth 607 Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth 374 Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth |
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