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Space News for June 7, 1999

Discovery Returns Safely to Earth Space Shuttle Discovery touched down early Sunday morning at the Kennedy Space Center in a…

25 years ago

Space News for June 4, 1999

Europa Probably Doesn't Have Life Although it's been speculated that Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life, new evidence casts suspicion…

25 years ago

Space News for June 3, 1999

Roton Tests Delayed Although ground tests of the Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle have been carried out, a full air test…

25 years ago

Space News for June 2, 1999

Mir Will Finally Be Shut Down Unable the find the additional funding they need, Russian officials have decided to scrap…

25 years ago

Space News for June 1, 1999

Shuttle Astronauts Visit Space Station As part of their mission, astronauts from the Space Shuttle began their supply mission to…

25 years ago

Space News for May 31, 1999

Evidence of Possible Oceans on Mars Recent maps of the Red Planet taken by the Mars Global Surveyor have found…

25 years ago

Space News for May 28, 1999

Global Surveyor Builds Mars Map Still orbiting the Red Planet, Mars Global Surveyor has been busy providing data for a…

26 years ago

Space News for May 27, 1999

Indian Rocket Launch Successful India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully lifted off from Sriharikota, an island off the coast of…

26 years ago

Space News for May 26, 1999

Universe Could Be Younger Than Previously Thought The age of the universe has been adjusted to 13.4 billion years according…

26 years ago

Space News for May 25, 1999

Shuttle Ready for Launch Engineers have repaired the hail damage to Discovery's fuel tank, and are preparing the Shuttle for…

26 years ago