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The year 1969 in science and technology

1 Astronomy and space exploration

• January 15 - The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5
• March 3 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module
• March 13 - Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to EarthEarth also known as the Earth or Terra is the planet on which we live, the third planet outward from the Sun. It is the largest of the solar system's terrestrial planets, and the only planetary body that modern science confirms as harbouring life. The pla after testing the Lunar Module
• May 16May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). There are 229 days remaining. Events 1204 Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 1527 The Florentines drive out the Medici for a seco - Venera program: Venera 5 , a Soviet spaceprobe, lands on VenusVenus is the second planet from the Sun, named after the Roman goddess Venus. It is a terrestrial planet, very similar in size and bulk composition to Earth; it is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" as a result of this similarity. Although all plane
• May 17May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). There are 228 days remaining. Events 1590 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. 1642 Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Mon - Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins to descend into Venus', atmosphere sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure
• May 18 - Apollo program: Apollo 10 launches
• May 22 - Apollo program: Apollo 10's lunar module flies within 15,400 m of the moon's surface
• May 26 - Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the upcoming first manned moon landing
• July 20 - Apollo program: The human race, represented by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands on the Moon. Apollo 11 lifted off for the moon on July 16 and returned safely on July 24
• August 5 - Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers)
• November 14 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon (landed on the Moon on November 19)
• November 19 - Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon