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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, French 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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