2005 The Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan
2000 Conjunction of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Moon
1997 U.S. launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn
1989 Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Moon
1981 Voyager 2 takes photo's of Saturn's moon Titan
1981 Voyager 2's closest approach to Saturn (63,000 miles/100,000 km)
1981 Voyager 2 encounters Saturn
1980 U.S. spacecraft Voyager I sent back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn
1980 U.S. space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn
1980 Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn
1979 Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings
1978 Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings
1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
1977 Voyager 1 (U.S.) launched toward fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn
1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
1973 Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn
1968 Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
1967 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module
1967 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V
1966 Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus
1966 Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy
1965 Test flight of heavy Saturn S-1C-rocket
1964 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit
1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit
1962 Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn within 16 degrees
1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test
1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test
1900 James E Keeler, U.S. astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42
1899 Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering
1858 William Pickering, Boston, astronomer, 9th and 10th moons of Saturn
1857 James E Keeler, U.S., astronomer, rings of Saturn
1848 Hyperion, moon of Saturn, discovered by Bond (U.S.) and Lassell (England)
1789 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn
1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
1787 W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn
1756 Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
1695 Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66
1677 Jacques Cassini, French astronomer, rings of Saturn
1672 Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn
1671 Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, satellite of Saturn
1655 Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, (Saturn's largest satellite)
1629 Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer, discovered Saturn's rings
1625 Giovanni D Cassini, Perinaldo, France, discoverer, 4 moons of Saturn
1514 Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn
1345 Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction: thought "cause of plague epidemic"
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