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1974 in spaceflight

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year1974
imageSoyuz 18 booster.jpg
captionSoyuz-U launch vehicle
first5 January
last2 December

On 29 March 1974 Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to fly by Mercury, that saw a spacecraft for the first and last time in the 20th century.

Orbital launches

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

|- |d-date = 19 July 1974 |d-date =12 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span = |d-date =

August

|- |d-date = 28 August 1974

September

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October

|- |d-date = 14 March 1980

November

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December

|- |d-date = 8 December 1974 |d-date =

Suborbital launches

January-March

|- |d-date = 12 Jan 1974 |d-date = 5 January 1974 |d-date = 8 January 1974 |d-date = 12 January 1974 |d-date = 15 January 1974 |d-date = 16 January 1974 |d-date = 16 January 1974 |d-date = 16 January 1974 |d-date = 16 January 1974 |d-date = 17 January 1974 |d-date = 19 January 1974 |d-date = 20 January 1974 |d-date = 21 January 1974 |d-date = 21 January 1974 |d-date = 22 January 1974 |d-date = 22 January 1974 |d-date = 22 January 1974 |d-date = 22 January 1974 |d-date = 23 January 1974 |d-date = 23 January 1974 |d-date = 25 January 1974 |d-date = 25 January 1974 |d-date = 26 January 1974 |d-date = 26 January 1974 |d-date = 27 January 1974 || |d-date = 30 January 1974 |d-date = 1 February 1974 |d-date = 4 February 1974 |d-date = 4 February 1974 |d-date = 6 February 1974 |d-date = 6 February 1974 |d-date = 6 February 1974 |d-date = 9 February 1974 |d-date = 9 February 1974

April-June

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July-September

|- |d-date =11 July |d-time = |d-span = |o-span =

October-December

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Deep Space Rendezvous

Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
5 FebruaryMariner 10Flyby of VenusGravity assist; Closest approach: 5768 km
10 FebruaryMars 4Flyby of MarsClosest approach: 2200 km (orbiter mission)
12 FebruaryMars 5Areocentric orbit injection
9 MarchMars 7Lander missed mars by 1300 km
12 MarchMars 6Lander lost a few seconds before anticipated landing
29 MarchMariner 101st flyby of MercuryClosest approach: 703 km
2 JuneLuna 22Selenocentric orbit injectionPhotographic mission
21 SeptemberMariner 102nd flyby of MercuryClosest approach: 48069 km
2 NovemberLuna 23Landed rough at Mare Crisium, the MoonSample return mission
3 DecemberPioneer 11Flyby of JupiterGravity assist; Closest approach: 42960 km

EVAs

Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks
3 February
15:195 hours
19 minutes20:38Skylab
SLM-3USAGerald P. Carr
USAEdward GibsonRetrieved the final film from the solar observatory and photographed Kohoutek using an electronographic camera.

References

Footnotes

References

  1. "Launch list by family: R-14".
  2. (19 January 1974). "British Satellite Launched". [[The News-Press]].
  3. "Launch list by family: Raven".
  4. (5 January 1974). "Scientits See Comet From Plane". [[The Herald-Mail.
  5. "Launch list by family: Nike".
  6. "Launch list by family: R-36".
  7. "Launch list by family: BB5".
  8. "Launch list by family: K420".
  9. "Launch list by family: Arcas".
  10. Wade, Mark. "K63D".
  11. Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "BOR-3".
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