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Happy Birthday Victor Glover (1976)

Apr 30, 2026Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1976, 30/04, Artemis II, Moon, Orion, Victor Glover

Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is an American naval officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut of the 2013 class. A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020,…

Pioneer 11 is launched (1973)

Apr 6, 2026Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration06/04, 1973, NASA, Pioneer 11, satellite

Pioneer 11 (also known as Pioneer G) is a NASA robotic space probe launched on April 5, 1973, to study the asteroid belt, the environment around Jupiter and Saturn, the solar wind, and cosmic rays. It was the first probe to encounter Saturn,…

Happy Birthday Jim Lovell (1928)

Mar 25, 2026Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration13, 1928, 25/03, 8, Apollo, Gemini, Jim Lovell, Lost moon

James Arthur Lovell Jr. (March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders,…

Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Feb 18, 2026Selldon0150 Aircraft, 0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration18/02, 1977, 747, Boeing, Boing 747, Enterprise, SCA, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle Enterprise (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) is the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after…

Pioneer 10 Satellite Has Closest Approach to Jupiter (1973)

Dec 3, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration03/12, 1973, Jupiter, NASA, Pioneer 10

Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter. Pioneer 10 became the first of five artificial objects to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System.…

Maiden Flight of the Space Shuttle Buran (1988)

Nov 15, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration15/11, 1988, Buran, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle

Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. The Buran orbiters were similar in design to the U.S. Space Shuttle.Buran completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988, and was…

Voyager 2 Passes Saturn (1981)

Aug 26, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1981, 26/08, NASA, Saturn, Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants…

Viking 1 is Launched to Mars (1975)

Aug 20, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration1975, 20/08, Mars, Space probe, Viking 1

Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft, along with Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA’s Viking program. The…

The Magellan Space Probe Reaches Venus (1989)

Aug 10, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft, Selective Coloration10/08, 1989, Magellan, Space probe, Venus

The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989. Its mission objectives were to map the surface of Venus by using…

First Images of Halley’s Comet Captured

Mar 4, 2025Selldon0160 Spacecraft1986, comet, Halley's Comet, satellite, Vega 1

The 1986 apparition of Halley’s Comet gave scientists the opportunity to study the comet closely, and several probes were launched to do so. The Soviet Vega 1 probe began returning…