Japan and China each launched their first satellites in 1970, bringing the total number of nations with independent launch capability to five. Apollo 13 was launched; after suffering an explosion in deep space it had to circumnavigate the moon and use the LM as a life boat.

Mar 29, 2023 · The 10-year span saw Kennedy help NASA reach farther into space than ever before. The center launched men to the moon five times, rescued a crew during an emergency, sent America’s first space station into orbit and then lofted a pair of spacecraft on a rare journey to see the four outer planets up -close.

Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing.

Jun 5, 2020 · The 1970s saw the final five flights of the Apollo Program including three uses of the Marshall-developed Lunar Roving Vehicle for the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions. The LRV allowed astronauts to expand the amount of science conducted on the lunar surface.

Apr 13, 1970 · Apollo 13, NASA's third crewed mission to the moon, launched on April 11, 1970. Two days later, on April 13, a fault in the electrical system of one of the Service Module's oxygen tanks produced an explosion that caused both oxygen tanks to fail and also led to a loss of electrical power.

Nov 4, 2024 · NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the '70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before?

Dec 31, 2014 · Chronology on science, technology, and policy. An immediate reference to aerospace-related events of 1970 is provided to help historians in preserving historical accuracy and precision. Chronologies of major NASA launches, and …

Oct 31, 2023 · This film is an introduction to planetary exploration and scientific satellite research planned for the 1970s. The film briefly describes plans for Mariner flybys of Mars, Pioneer studies of Jupiter, landings of Viking spacecraft on Mars, a Grand Tour of the outer planets, and solar and other astronomy research.

Aug 28, 2021 · A sweep of 1970s NASA images reveals treasures chronicling the early development of the Space Shuttle program, which required the agency’s centers and workforce to devise new approaches in testing a vehicle that functioned as part rocket, part cargo ship, part science lab, and part airplane.

Jun 10, 2024 · Explore the budget of NASA from 1970-1979, a decade of innovation featuring the Viking Mars missions, Skylab, and the start of the Space Shuttle program.