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2018 - The Electron rocket was the first New Zealand rocket to achieve orbit. The rocket is also unique in using an electric pump-fed engine. The rocket also carried an additional satellite payload called "Humanity Star", a 1-meter-wide (3 ft) carbon fiber sphere made up of 65 panels that reflect the Sun's light. [35]
First woman in space. 13 Joseph A. Walker: 19 July 1963 Flight 90, X-15: First winged craft in space. Reached altitude of 106 km. 14 Joseph A. Walker: 22 August 1963 Flight 91, X-15: Reached altitude of 108 km. Walker becomes first person to fly into space twice. X-15-3 (serial 56-6672) becomes first vehicle to fly into space twice. 15 Vladimir ...
The U.S. Air Force launched an initiative to rid its ranks of material seen to objectify women. Pictures and calendars featuring half-naked women were removed from Air Force work spaces and public areas in an attempt to combat sexism and rape culture. [66]
Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP; Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome Remarks 19 February 05:15 M-3H: Kagoshima Space Center LP-M ISAS: MS-T3 (Tansei 3) ISAS Highly elliptical orbit: Technology test: In orbit: Successful First flight of M-3H 16 June 10:51:00 Delta 2914: Cape Canaveral LC-17B: GOES 2: NOAA ...
Technology development: In orbit: Successful Ørsted: DMI: Sun-synchronous Magnetosphere research: In orbit: Operational SUNSAT: Stellenbosch: Sun-synchronous Technology demonstration: In orbit: Successful ARGOS was retired on 31 July 2003 Ørsted was the first Danish satellite and SUNSAT was the first South African satellite 26 February 22:44 ...
In the chilly hours of Wednesday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took its record-breaking 24th flight, delivering 24 of the company's Starlink satellites to orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket launched ...
The year 1967 in spaceflight saw the most orbital launches of the 20th century and more than any other year until 2021, including that of the first Australian satellite, WRESAT, which was launched from the Woomera Test Range atop an American Sparta rocket.
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