#FirstSpacecraft
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#OTD #TDIH #April30, 1967: #Surveyor3 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to transmit TV images from another #AstronomicalObject ( #TheMoon )
#SpaceRace #SpaceExploration #SpaceSky
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April 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #April30, 1967: #Surveyor3 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to transmit TV images from another #AstronomicalObject ( #TheMoon )
#SpaceRace #SpaceExploration #SpaceSky
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April 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #December14, 1962 #NASA's #Mariner2 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to successfully encounter another planet, sends information back from #Venus.
#MarinerProgram #SpaceflightFirsts #Spaceflight
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #April20, 1967: #Surveyor3 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to transmit TV images from another #AstronomicalObject; 1st mission w/ a #SamplingScoop; 1st (unintended) mission to test on #TheMoon for #BiologicalContamination #SpaceRace #SpaceExploration #SpaceSky
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April 20, 2026 at 9:13 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #April20, 1967: #Surveyor3 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to transmit TV images from another #AstronomicalObject; 1st mission w/ a #SamplingScoop; 1st (unintended) mission to test on #TheMoon for #BiologicalContamination #SpaceRace #SpaceExploration #SpaceSky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyo...
April 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #December14, 1962 #NASA's #Mariner2 becomes #FirstSpacecraft to successfully encounter another planet, sends information back from #Venus.
#MarinerProgram #SpaceflightFirsts #Spaceflight
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_2
December 14, 2024 at 4:46 AM