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1990 - 1999

1990 - 1999. By: Jacob Paskorz. 1990. The Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope Launched by the Discovery shuttle The Magellan spacecraft arrives at Venus Maps Venus. 1992. Maiden voyage of Endeavour space shuttle. 1993. First Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS061

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1990 - 1999

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  1. 1990 - 1999 By: Jacob Paskorz

  2. 1990

  3. The Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope • Launched by the Discovery shuttle The Magellan spacecraft arrives at Venus • Maps Venus

  4. 1992

  5. Maiden voyage of Endeavour space shuttle

  6. 1993

  7. First Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission • STS061 • Instrument upgrades • New solar arrays

  8. 1994

  9. First Russian cosmonaut aboard shuttle (Krikalev aboard Discovery) • STS-60

  10. 1995

  11. First female shuttle pilot • Eileen Collins First shuttle docks with Mir Space Station • Atlantis

  12. Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter Unmanned NASA Spacecraft First spacecraft to orbit Jupiter

  13. Newest Space endurance record • 438 days • Commander - AlexandrViktorenko • Flight Engineer – Yelena Kondakova • Cosmonaut – ValeriPolyakov

  14. 1996

  15. X Prize Competition announced • Renamed “Ansari X Prize” • $10,000,000 prize to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks. • SpaceShipOne

  16. Shannon Lucid returns from Mir Space Station 179 days Life science Physical science

  17. 1997

  18. Mars pathfinder lands on Mars

  19. 1998

  20. International Space Station first module launched by Russia • Mir-2

  21. First American ISS module attached Unity Node 1 1 of 3 attachments

  22. John Glenn returns to space First American to orbit the Earth Payload Specialist on STS-95

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