Date: August 22, 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. Date: January 16, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Spirit Rover Launches…
Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Date: June 2, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Serbian…
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers. Date: January 8, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003EU Treaty of Accession Signed in…
The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere. Date: September 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003SMART-1 Satellite Launches September 27, 2003Iraq War: U.S. Forces Kill Uday and Qusay Hussein…
The last Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre, carrying Intelsat 907. Date: February 15, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003AOL Time Warner Disbands Netscape, Mozilla Foundation Established July 15,…
192 people die when an arsonist sets fire to a subway train in Daegu, South Korea. Date: February 18, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2003Mars Closest Approach to Earth in 60,000 Years, August…