Post by publius on Aug 12, 2022 18:23:28 GMT
1962
Hillary Clinton's letter about her interest in becoming an astronaut is received by a different employee who actually responds properly, thus setting Hillary on the path to becoming an astronaut.
The Mercury 13 program takes off, beating Valentina Tereshkova into being the first woman into space.
April 1970
The Apollo 13 makes it to the moon successfully and without error, leading to the Apollo program surviving.
1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger does not burst into flames. Every single part of the shuttle is looked over beforehand for efficiency, and they notice the flaw of the company Thiokol's SRBs long before launch. The Eight (Including Big Bird, who had come on to teach kids about Space) on board make it into space, and Christa McAuliffe becomes the first teacher ever to enter it.
1990s
Some space probes such as Russian Mars 96 are successful, causing an increase of interest in space exploration.
February 1, 2003
Space Shuttle Columbia doesn't break up on re-entry.
2010s
The first Moon Colony is founded.
2018
Private individuals concerned that asteroid Apophis will indeed hit Earth in 2029 start a foundation to back Mars One, Space-X and other private colonization efforts determining that 11 years isn't enough to see their own program work.
Hillary Clinton's letter about her interest in becoming an astronaut is received by a different employee who actually responds properly, thus setting Hillary on the path to becoming an astronaut.
The Mercury 13 program takes off, beating Valentina Tereshkova into being the first woman into space.
April 1970
The Apollo 13 makes it to the moon successfully and without error, leading to the Apollo program surviving.
1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger does not burst into flames. Every single part of the shuttle is looked over beforehand for efficiency, and they notice the flaw of the company Thiokol's SRBs long before launch. The Eight (Including Big Bird, who had come on to teach kids about Space) on board make it into space, and Christa McAuliffe becomes the first teacher ever to enter it.
1990s
Some space probes such as Russian Mars 96 are successful, causing an increase of interest in space exploration.
February 1, 2003
Space Shuttle Columbia doesn't break up on re-entry.
2010s
The first Moon Colony is founded.
2018
Private individuals concerned that asteroid Apophis will indeed hit Earth in 2029 start a foundation to back Mars One, Space-X and other private colonization efforts determining that 11 years isn't enough to see their own program work.