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September 7, 1958 : UK Launches Black Knight 1 Rocket From Woomera, Australia, Great Britain’s First Rocket To Reach Space
UK Black Knight 1 was launched to an altitude of approximately 500 km from Woomera, Australia, Great Britain’s first rocket to reach space.
The United Kingdom’s first indigenous rocketry project, Black Knight was manufactured by Saunders-Roe on the Isle of Wight, had its engines tested at The Needles and was launched at Woomera in Australia. Designed in 1955 by the Royal Aircraft Establishment and Saunders-Roe, 22 vehicles were fired between 1958 and 1965.
25 Black Knight vehicles were built in total at a unit cost of just over ã40,000 each. One (BK02) was used for ground testing. One (BK11) was fired as part of the ELDO project, to check out range facilities. 21 were fired as part of the re-entry experiments and the remaining two (BK02 and BK22) are in museums in Edinburgh and Liverpool.
September 7, 1988 : USSR Crippled Soviet Soyuz TM-5 Orbiter Landed Safely With Two Cosmonauts, One The First Afghan In Space
USSR’s crippled Soviet Soyuz TM-5 orbiter landed safely with 2 cosmonauts aboard. USSR had launched Soyuz TM-5 on 7 June 1988, transporting to the Mir orbital station a Soviet/Bulgarian crew comprised of cosmonauts A. Y. Solovyev, V. P. Savinykh and A. P. Aleksandrov (Bulgaria), to conduct joint research and experiments with cosmonauts V. G. Titov and M. K. Manarov. The Soyuz TM-5 remained the emergency landing vehicle at the Mir Space Station until replaced by the Soyuz TM-6.
Soyuz TM-5 undocked from Mir on 5 September 1988, and jettisoned the Orbital Module. The planned landing at 02:15 6 September failed due to confusion of the infrared horizon sensors. The repeat retrofire attempt one orbit later resulted only in a partial burn. The crew had to spend a tense 24 hours in the cramped Descent Module (the Orbital Module having already been jettisoned before the retrofire burn) before making a last chance to deorbit. Finally Lyakhov and Afghani cosmonaut Mohmand (Soyuz TM-6) returned safely to Earth, and landed 7 September 1988, 160 km SE of Dzhezkazgan.
September 7, 1999 : USA Launched Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-69, First Time Two Different Payloads Were Retrieved And Deployed
USA’s NASA launched Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-69 (Endeavour 9, 71st Shuttle mission), carrying the SPARTAN 201-03 and WSF-2 experiment platforms to orbit. Endeavour STS-69 marked the first time two different payloads were retrieved and deployed during same mission. It also featured an extravehicular activity to practice for International Space Station activities, and to evaluate space suit design modifications.
First of the two primary payloads, Spartan 201-03, was deployed on flight day two. The second primary payload, Wake Shield Facility-2 (WSF-2), was deployed on flight day five, and became first spacecraft to maneuver itself away from the orbiter, rather than other way around, by firing a small cold gas nitrogen thruster to maneuver away from Endeavour.
On flight day ten, Voss and Gernhardt conducted a six hour, 46 minute spacewalk, completing the final primary objective of STS-69. They evaluated thermal improvements made to their extravehicular activity suits and reported they remained comfortable, and also tested a variety of tools and techniques that may be used in assembly of International Space Station.
STS-69 was also the second flight of a "dog crew," a flight crew tradition that began on STS 53, on which both Walker and Voss flew. As the Dog Crew II, each STS-69 astronaut adopted a dogtag or nickname: Walker was Red Dog; Cockrell was Cujo; Voss, Dog Face; Newman, Pluto; and Gernhardt, Under Dog. Just another example of how Astronauts have fun. Good for them!
The Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-69 mission ended on 18 September 1995 when Endeavour landed on Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission duration was ten days, 20 hours, 28 minutes, 56 seconds. Endeavour landed on Earth revolution 171, on the first opportunity at Kennedy Space Center.
The flight crew for Endeavour STS-69 was Mission Commander David M. Walker, Pilot Kenneth D. Cockrell, Payload Commander James S. Voss, Mission Specialist 2 James H. Newman, Mission Specialist 3 Michael L. Gernhardt.
Space Travel History Tomorrow : 8 September 2010
September 8, 1966 : USA First Star Trek TV Series Created By Gene Roddenberry Premieres On NBC
The first Star Trek series premieres on NBC. Star Trek was a science fiction television series, created by Gene Roddenberry, that was telecast in the United States of America and southern Canada by NBC-TV from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969.
Although this TV series had the title of Star Trek, it has acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series to distinguish it from the numerous sequels that have followed it, and also from the fictional universe that it created. Its time setting is roughly the 23rd century. The original Star Trek series follows the adventures of the starship Enterprise and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley).
William Shatner’s voice-over introduction during each episode’s opening credits stated the starship’s purpose:
ââ¬ÅSpace: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.ââ¬Â
When Star Trek premiered on NBC-TV in 1966, it was not an immediate hit. Initially, its Nielsen ratings were rather low, and its advertising revenue was modest. Before the end of the first season of Star Trek, some executives at NBC wanted to cancel the series because of its rather low ratings. The chief of the Desilu Productions company, Lucille Ball, reportedly "single-handedly kept Star Trek from being dumped from the NBC-TV lineup."
– Captain James T. Kirk, Commanding officer – William Shatner
– Lieutenant Commander Spock, First officer/Science officer – Leonard Nimoy
– Lieutenant Commander Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Chief medical officer – DeForest Kelley
– Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Chief engineer/Second officer – James Doohan
– Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, Chief Communications officer – Nichelle Nichols
– Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu Helmsman/Weapons – George Takei
– Ensign Pavel Chekov Navigator/Security Officer/Tactical Officer – Walter Koenig
– Yeoman Janice Rand, Captain’s yeoman – Grace Lee Whitney
– Lieutenant Christine Chapel, Head nurse – Majel Barrett
September 8, 2000 : USA Launched Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-106 To ISS Space Station For Final Preps. For First Permanant Crew
USA’s NASA launched Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-106 (Atlantis 22) on a 12-day mission to outfit the ISS, completing the installation of the Zvezda module. STS-106 was launched 8 September 2000 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B after a smooth countdown.
Of nearly 12 days in orbit, STS-106 spent seven docked with the International Space Station, preparing the ISS for the arrival of the first residents in its permanent habitation, the Expedition One crew. Atlantis docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the International Space Station on 10 September.
The STS-106 crew spent five days, 9 hours and 21 minutes inside the International Space Station. The seven crewmembers completed a long checklist aimed at making the station a home for its first residents, who would arrive about five weeks later to stay for more than four months. Acting as plumbers, movers, installers and electricians, the astronauts installed batteries, power converters, a toilet and a treadmill on the orbiting outpost. They also delivered more than 2,993 kilograms (6,600 pounds) of supplies.
The Shuttle undocked from ISS on 18 September. After undocking, Pilot Scott Altman moved Atlantis to a distance of about 137 meters (450 feet) from the station, and made two circuits of the station, each lasting half an orbit, as the rest of the crew photographed its exterior for documentation.
Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-106 ended 20 September 2000 when Atlantis landed on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, for a mission duration of 11 days, 19 hours, 10 minutes.
The Flight Crew for Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-106 were Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialist 1 Edward T. Lu,`Mission Specialist 2 Richard A. Mastracchio, Mission Specialist 3 Daniel C. Burbank, Mission Specialist 4 Yuri Malenchenko, RKA, Mission Specialist 5 Boris Morukov, RKA.
Space Travel History Day After Tomorrow : 9 September 2010
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Space Travel History 3 Day’s From Today : 10 September 2010
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