1970s (FASA)
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1970
- 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]
1972
- The Pioneer 10 probe is launched.[1]
1973
- 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]
- The Mariner 10 probe is launched.[1]
1975
- Apollo 18 and Soyuz XIX link up in space, culminating two years of cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union.[1]
1976
- Viking 1 soft-lands on Mars and begins transmitting photographs, climatic measurements, and soil composition data. Designed for 90 days, the lander may remain functional for two years.[1]
1977
- 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
- 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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