This Week In Space History (01/18 - 01/24)
๐ This Week in Space History (Jan 18 - Jan 24):
โญ๏ธ Jan 19, 2006: New Horizons blasted off toward Pluto! ๐ It set the record for the fastest launch speed ever recorded by a human-made object (approx. 36,000 mph!).
โญ๏ธ Jan 23, 2003: NASA received the final, faint signal from Pioneer 10. After 30 years of exploring deep space, the legendary probe finally went silent billions of miles from Earth. ๐กโค๏ธ
โญ๏ธ Jan 24, 1986: Voyager 2 became the first (and only!) spacecraft to visit Uranus. It discovered 10 new moons and gave us our first true look at the "Ice Giant." โ๏ธ๐ญ
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