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In 1968, two Russian steppe tortoises travelled around the Moon before humans did. They survived a punishing 20G force while returning to Earth- In 1958, NASA launched a spacecraft Able 2 for the first time to the Moon but the mission failed after a small error and the probe reentered Earth's atmosphere about 43 hours after launch
- In 2000, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft mapped Jupiter's moon Io’s volcanoes at temperatures above 1,000°C. 26 years later, the data still reveal one of the solar system’s strangest volcanic worlds
- In 1999, a Florida teen hacked NASA, accessed source code of ISS and forced the world's most powerful space agency to shut down some systems for 21 daysIn 1999, 15-year-old hacker Jonathan James broke into NASA computers and downloaded proprietary software linked to the International Space ...26 Aug, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
- In 1966, Gemini VIII made the first U.S. docking in space; 27 minutes later, a stuck thruster sent it spinning near 1 revolution per second before Neil Armstrong stopped itThe Gemini VIII mission quickly transitioned from a planned rendezvous to a critical in-flight emergency. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Dav...26 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
- In 1965, an astronaut secretly smuggled corned-beef sandwich into space, creating a '$30 million' problem for NASAIn 1965, astronaut John Young secretly carried an unauthorized corned-beef sandwich aboard NASA’s Gemini 3 mission. The sandwich created pr...26 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
- NASA sent 3 aluminum LEGO figures on a 1.7 billion mile journey; by 2016, the figurines of 2 Roman gods and 1 famous scientist had become the fastest and farthest-traveling toys in history. Still orbiting Jupiter, they now face a fiery fateNASA's ambitious Juno mission made history by sending three aluminum LEGO figures to Jupiter, marking them as the fastest LEGO items ever c...26 Aug, 2026, 11.40 AM IST
- In 1958, US Air Force launched an Able 1 spacecraft to the Moon in humanity’s first attempt to send a spaceship anywhere beyond Earth orbit but the mission lasted only 73.6 secondsIn 1958, US Air Force launched an Able 1 spacecraft to the Moon in humanity’s first attempt to send a spaceship anywhere beyond Earth orbit...26 Aug, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
- In 1999, a small unit mismatch sent NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter deep into the Martian atmosphere and led to the failure of the missionIn 1999, a small unit mismatch sent NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter deep into the Martian atmosphere and led to the failure of the mission. The...25 Aug, 2026, 02.30 AM IST
- In 1970, Apollo 13 used a wristwatch to time a 14-second burn without computer guidance. 56 years later, the manual maneuver remains a textbook survival feat and a NASA legendWhen Apollo 13 Went Dark, a Mechanical Wrist watch Saved the Mission. After an explosion crippled their spacecraft, the crew powered down t...25 Aug, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
- In 1968, Apollo 8 photographed the famous Earthrise during its fourth lunar orbit; decades later, NASA used time-lapse images and LRO maps to reconstruct when and where it happenedThe forgotten camera aboard Apollo 8 inadvertently captured the Earthrise photo, highlighting an extraordinary moment for humanity. Utilizi...24 Aug, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
- In 1964, NASA first tracked a satellite with lasers; the method later helped measure sea-level rise and ice lossIn 1964, NASA researchers made history by tracking a satellite for the first time using a laser beam. Leveraging spare radar components and...24 Aug, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- In 1969, she helped Apollo 11 carrying Neil Armstrong land on the moon. Indiana woman wrote the code that made it happen. She was MIT's first female programmerMargaret Hamilton, a computer scientist from Indiana, played a crucial role in NASA’s Apollo programme by leading the team that developed t...24 Aug, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
- In 1968, two Afghan tortoises who beat humans to the Moon lost 10% of their weight - They flew around the moon on Soviet Zond 5 and returned alive 3 months before Apollo 8In September 1968, two tortoises made history as the first animals to orbit the Moon and safely return to Earth aboard the Soviet Zond 5 sp...24 Aug, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
- In 1975, Soviet Union sent a cannon to space and tested it from Salyut 3 station, just six months before US and Soviet astronauts met in orbit for the Apollo-Soyuz mission during the Cold WarIn January 1975, the Soviet Union fired a 23mm cannon from its Salyut 3 military space station as a test of its orbital defence system. The...24 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
- In 1966, Michael Collins lost a camera and a micrometeorite experiment during a Gemini X spacewalk; both drifted away into orbitDuring the Gemini X mission in 1966, astronaut Michael Collins faced setbacks when he lost both his camera and a scientific experiment duri...23 Aug, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
- Trump pledges 'golden age' of space travelUS President Trump plans to boost American space travel and lunar missions. The United States aims to compete with China for a moon landing...21 Aug, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
- NASA abandons attempt to rescue aging space telescope from atmospheric re-entryNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have ended their mission to save the Swift Observatory. Persistent attitude-control failures on the Li...21 Aug, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
- Rescue mission for aging NASA space telescope failsKatalyst's LINK craft was launched in early July to approach the observatory, also known as Swift, some 216 miles (347 km) in space, grap...20 Aug, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
- New NASA images show massive 60-foot crater created when SpaceX Falcon 9 stage hit the MoonNASA released new photographs of the SpaceX rocket crater on the Moon. These images were captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter space...19 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
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