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Photographer: Kevin W. Taken: July 21, 2008 Caption: Century of Flight Monument Pylon (1990-2000)
Additional Description:
1990
Hubble telescope provides vision into space from orbit around Earth
1995
April 27
Global Positioning System fully operational
1997
July 4 Mars Pathfinder sends back more than 16,500 pictures after landing on Mars
1998
First components of International Space Station placed in orbit by 15-Nation development team
1999
July 22-27
Eileen Collins becomes first woman commander of a space shuttle
2000
October
First crew of International Space Station arrives in orbit establishing continuous human presence in space
Humankind is a continuum of pioneers sharing timeless dreams and the boundless possibilities of vast unexplored worlds.
Icarus International
2003, in the hundredth year of powered flight Submitted: August 10, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. Database Locator Identification Number: p31236 File Size: 2.147 Megabytes
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