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24 July 1969. ( 1969-07-24) British television coverage of the Apollo 11 mission, humanity's first to land on the Moon, lasted from 16 to 24 July 1969. All three UK television channels, BBC1, BBC2 and ITV, provided extensive coverage. Most of the footage covering the event from a British perspective has now been wiped or lost.
The UK decided not to contribute funds for the International Space Station, on the basis that it did not represent value for money. [21] The British government did not take part in any crewed space endeavours during this period. The United Kingdom continued to contribute scientific elements to satellite launches and space projects.
April 20, 2023 at 2:27 PM. SpaceX has launched the world’s biggest rocket – which exploded seconds later. The spacecraft successfully left its launchpad, but the two parts of the rocket failed ...
9:28: Flight 93 is hijacked above northern Ohio, turning to the southeast. 9:37:46: Flight 77 crashes into the western side of The Pentagon. All 58 passengers and crew are killed aboard the aircraft including an additional 125 (including emergency workers) on the ground. The crash starts a violent fire.
The players have ended their action by January 1983, enabling Channel 4 to air live coverage of that year's Super Bowl. [ 26 ] 7–28 November – The London Weekend Television epic production The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is aired by Channel 4 over its first four Sunday evenings on the air.
Blue Origin is set to launch its first passenger spaceflight on Tuesday, carrying founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers for a journey to experience the weightlessness of suborbital space.
60. 43. Success. First launch of Starlink "operational" satellites (v1.0), [ 34] with an increased mass of 260 kg each and included Ka-band antennas. [ 35] Satellites were released in a circular orbit at around 290 km altitude, from which the satellites raised their altitude by themselves. 3. L2. v1.0.
This week, marvel at the milestones of the Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Starship vehicles, dig into a teen T. rex discovery, spy an ancient “thunder bird,” and more.