Space & Aviation
Today in history... The voyage of the second Congressman in space
January 12, 1986: Senator Bill Nelson blasts into space aboard the space shuttle Columbia
Today in History... Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California
January 11 1935: The famous aviator makes a daring solo flight above the Pacific Ocean
Today in History... the 1st radar contact with the Moon
23 years prior to the Moon landings the Diana Radar made first contact with the Moon
Today in history... Nixon sets the Space Shuttle program in motion
January 5, 1972 saw the President's last contribution to space exploration before scandals broke
Today in history... Galileo is the first to see Neptune
December 28, 1612: he spots the eighth planet from our Sun... and mistakes it for a star
Today in history... Man's first broadcast from space
December 24, 1968: Apollo 8 transmits the first space footage to stunned TV viewers back home
Today in history... The launch of Soyuz 13
December 18, 1973: after the failure of two space stations, Russia tries its first space science mission
