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On This Date............

August 4, 1971
1st satellite launched into lunar orbit form
manned craft. (Apollo 15) USA


August 7, 1959
1st satellite image of Earth returned. USA


August 11, 1877
1st Martian satallite, Deimos, discovored by A. Hall.


August 17, 1877
Martian satellite, Phobos, discovered A. Hall


August 20, 1977
Voyager 2 launched to outer Solar System. USA


August 21, 1965
G. Cooper became 1st man to make a 2nd orbital spaceflight. USA


August 23, 1966
Lunar Orbiter 7 returned 1st image of Earth from vicinity of Moon. USA


August 24, 1989
Voyager 2 made 1st flyby of Neptune; returned 1st close up images. USA