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2007-2008 Academic Year
(in process and will be posted soon)
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Days of Air and Space Calendar
Jul 01 |
Kennedy Space Center's 45th Birthday (1962) |
Jul 04 |
10th Anniversary (1997), Mars Pathfinder, Mars Landing |
Jul 06 |
320th Anniversary (1687), Isaac Newton's Principia Published |
Jul 08 |
15th Anniversary (1992), Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.0008 AU), Comet Breakup ("the string of pearls") |
Jul 10 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Telstar 1 Launch |
Jul 13 |
Langley Research Center's 90th Birthday (1917) |
Jul 19 |
40th Anniversary (1967), Explorer 35 Launch (Moon Orbiter) |
Jul 22 |
35th Anniversary (1972), Landsat 1 Launch |
Jul 29 |
South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak |
Jul 29 |
25th Anniversary (1982), Burnup of Salyut 6 Space Station (USSR) |
Aug ?? |
Mars Gravity Biosatellite Falcon 1 Launch |
Aug 02 |
Progress M-61 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station 26P) |
Aug 02 |
40th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 5 Launch |
Aug 02 |
Progress M-61 Soyuz U Launch (International Space Station 26P) |
Aug 02 |
40th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 5 Launch |
Aug 08 |
Launch of space shuttle orbiter Endeavour with astronaut Barbara Morgan as Mission Specialist traveling with the entire crew of mission STS-118 to the International Space Station for an 11- 14day ISS construction mission. Click here for more information. |
Aug 09 |
STS-120 Launch, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Node2 (International Space Station 10A) |
Aug 10 |
15th Anniversary (1992), TOPEX/Poseidon Launch |
Aug 11 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Vostok 3 Launch |
Aug 11 |
130th Anniversary (1877), Asaph Hall's Discovery of Mars Moon Deimos |
Aug 12 |
Perseids Meteor Shower Peak |
Aug 12 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Vostok 4 Launch |
Aug 13 |
365th Anniversary (1642), Christiaan Huygens' Discovery of Mars' South Polar Cap |
Aug 17 |
130th Anniversary (1877), Asaph Hall's Discovery of Mars Moon Phobos |
Aug 20 |
30th Anniversary (1977), Voyager 2 Launch |
Aug 27 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Mariner 2 Launch |
| Aug 28 | Total Lunar Eclipse. In Vermont, the eclipse begins at 5:52 am and ends at 7:22 am EDT. Sunrise is at 6:10am so the moon will set while in totality and the sun will rise--so tell your students to get up early and watch closely from 5:52 through sunrise for as long as they can see the moon. Click here for more information. |
Aug 30 |
15th Anniversary (1992), David Jewitt's & Jane Luu's Discovery of the 1st Kuiper Belt Object (1992 QB1) |
Sep 03 |
Soyuz TMA-11 Soyuz FG Launch (International Space Station 15S) |
Sep 05 |
30th Anniversary (1977), Voyager 1 Launch |
Sep 08 |
40th Anniversary (1967), Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Lander) |
Sep 09 |
25th Anniversary (1982), Conestoga I Launch (1st Private Rocket) |
Sep 11 |
10th Anniversary (1997), Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Orbit Insertion |
Sep 23 |
Autumnal Equinox, 09:51 UT |
Sep 25 |
15th Anniversary (1992), Mars Observer Launch |
Sep 28 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Alouette Launch (Canada's 1st Satellite) |
Sep 29 |
30th Anniversary (1977), Salyut 6 Launch (USSR Space Station) |
Oct ?? |
STS-122 Launch, Space Shuttle Discovery, ESA's Columbus Laboratory (International Space Station 1E) |
Oct 03 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Sigma 7 Launch (Walter Schirra) |
Oct 03 |
45th Anniversary (1962), Zagami Meteorite Fall (Mars Meteorite) |
Oct 04 |
50th Anniversary (1957), Sputnik 1 Launch Historic 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik. Do your students know the significance of this event? Have they even heard of Sputnik? Probably not, which means they aren't familiar with the space race and the space exploration programs that developed as a result of the launch of Sputnik. These programs of the past are the building blocks that lead to the future, the future that your current students and their children will be part of. This is a great way to launch into STEM-G (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Geography) which can also be integrated into a thematic unit with every subject area. VSEP can help. |
Oct 04-10 |
World Space Week |
Oct 05 |
Robert Goddard's 125th Birthday (1882) |
Oct 09 |
Draconids Meteor Shower Peak |
Oct 09 |
15th Anniversary (1992), Peekskill Meteorite Fall (Hit Car) |
Oct 14 |
60th Anniversary (1947), Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier |
Oct 15 |
10th Anniversary (1997), Cassini Launch |
Please check back for the rest of the calendar for 2007-2008 which will be posted by Sept. 1. (gb-8/28/07)
This page last updated August 28, 2007
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