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==1970== | ==1970== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7000: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7000: Disaster is averted as [[Apollo program#Apollo_13|''Apollo'' 13]], which experiences a power failure en route to the [[Moon (Sol IIIa)|moon]], is skillfully swung around the satellite and brought safely back to [[Earth]].<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1971== | ==1971== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7100: Apollo 14 lands at Fra Mauro on the moon.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7100: [[Apollo program#Apollo_14|''Apollo'' 14]] lands at Fra Mauro on the [[Moon (Sol IIIa)|moon]], the destination originally chosen for the ill-fated ''Apollo'' 13.<ref name="SFC"/> |
| − | * RSD -1/7100: Apollo 15 lands in Hadley Rille on the moon.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7100: [[Apollo program#Apollo_15|''Apollo'' 15]] lands in Hadley Rille on the [[Moon (Sol IIIa)|moon]].<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1972== | ==1972== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7200: The Pioneer 10 probe is launched.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7200: The [[Pioneer series#Pioneer_10|''Pioneer'' 10]] probe is launched.<ref name="SFC"/> |
| − | * RSD -1/7200: Apollo 16 spends more than 71 hours on the | + | * RSD -1/7200: [[Apollo program#Apollo_16|''Apollo'' 16]] spends more than 71 hours on the [[Moon (Sol IIIa)|lunar]] surface.<ref name="SFC"/> |
| − | * RSD -1/7200: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7200: [[Apollo program#Apollo_17|''Apollo'' 17]] marks the end of [[NASA]]'s manned [[Moon (Sol IIIa)|lunar]] missions, spending a record 75 hours on the moon and returning with 113.6kg of lunar material.<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1973== | ==1973== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7300: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7300: The [[United States of America|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.<ref name="SFC"/> |
| − | * RSD -1/7300: The Mariner 10 probe is launched.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7300: The [[Mariner series#Mariner_10|''Mariner'' 10]] probe is launched.<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1975== | ==1975== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7500: Apollo 18 and Soyuz XIX link up in space, culminating two years of cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * RSD -1/7500: [[Apollo program#Apollo_18|''Apollo'' 18]] and [[Soyuz program#Soyuz_XIX|''Soyuz'' XIX]] link up in space, culminating two years of cooperation between the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet Union]].<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1976== | ==1976== | ||
| − | * RSD -1/7600: Viking 1 soft-lands on Mars and begins transmitting photographs, climatic measurements, and soil composition data. Designed for 90 days, the lander | + | * RSD -1/7600: [[Viking series#Viking_1|''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.<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1977== | ==1977== | ||
| − | * -1/7700: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * -1/7700: [[Voyager series#Voyager_1|''Voyager'' 1]] and [[Voyager_series#Voyager_2|2]] depart for the outer planets. Following up on the earlier [[Pioneer series|''Pioneer'']] missions, these more sophisticated probes will encounter first [[Jupiter]] in 1979, then [[Saturn]] from 1980-81, eventually flying past [[Uranus]] in 1985.<ref name="SFC"/> |
==1978== | ==1978== | ||
| − | * -1/7800: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> | + | * -1/7800: 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.<ref name="SFC"/> |
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Reference Stardate -1/7000 through -1/7900
1970
- RSD -1/7000: 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]
1971
- RSD -1/7100: Apollo 14 lands at Fra Mauro on the moon, the destination originally chosen for the ill-fated Apollo 13.[1]
- RSD -1/7100: Apollo 15 lands in Hadley Rille on the moon.[1]
1972
- RSD -1/7200: The Pioneer 10 probe is launched.[1]
- RSD -1/7200: Apollo 16 spends more than 71 hours on the lunar surface.[1]
- RSD -1/7200: 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 -1/7300: 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 -1/7300: The Mariner 10 probe is launched.[1]
1975
- RSD -1/7500: 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 -1/7600: 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
- -1/7700: 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]
1978
- -1/7800: 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]
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