1970s (FASA)
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Reference Stardate -1/7001 through -1/7912
1970
- RSD -1/70: Disaster is averted as Apollo 13, which experiences a power failure en route to the moon, is skillfully swung around the satellite and brought safely back to Earth.[1]
- Hahnium (element 105) is discovered in the United States of America on Earth.[2]
1971
- RSD -1/71: Apollo 14 lands at Fra Mauro on the moon, the destination originally chosen for the ill-fated Apollo 13.[1]
- RSD -1/71: Apollo 15 lands in Hadley Rille on the moon.[1]
1972
- RSD -1/72: The Pioneer 10 probe is launched.[1]
- RSD -1/72: Apollo 16 spends more than 71 hours on the lunar surface.[1]
- RSD -1/72: Apollo 17 marks the end of NASA's manned lunar missions, spending a record 75 hours on the moon and returning with 113.6kg of lunar material.[1]
1973
- RSD -1/73: The United States orbits the Skylab space station and sets records for duration in space. Among the experiments performed is the evaluation of long-term weightlessness on humans. Skylab will remain in orbit until 1979.[1]
- RSD -1/73: The Mariner 10 probe is launched.[1]
1974
- Element 106 is discovered in the Soviet Union on Earth.[2]
1975
- RSD -1/75: Apollo 18 and Soyuz XIX link up in space, culminating two years of cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.[1]
1976
- 'RSD -1/76: Viking 1 soft-lands on Mars and begins transmitting photographs, climatic measurements, and soil composition data. Designed for 90 days, the lander remains functional for two years.[1]
1977
- RSD -1/77: Voyager 1 and 2 depart for the outer planets. Following up on the earlier Pioneer missions, these more sophisticated probes will encounter first Jupiter in 1979, then Saturn from 1980-81, eventually flying past Uranus in 1985.[1]
- Colladium (element 114) is discovered in the United States of America on Earth.[2]
1978
- RSD -1/78: Ten probes arrive at Venus in the largest research assault to date. Among the mysteries to be solved are understanding the atmospheric composition and the internal mass distribution of the planet.[1]
- Element 107 is discovered in the Soviet Union on Earth.[2]
1979
- Element 108 is discovered in Germany on Earth.[2]
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Goldstein, Stan et al (Authors). Spaceflight Chronology. Star Trek. Book. Wallaby Books. 1980.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Palestine, Eileen and Geoffrey Mandel (Editors). Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual. Star Trek. Book. Originally published by Star Fleet Productions, Inc.. Ballantine Books. 1977.
