Loading ...Today is 28th April, 09 and here’s what happened today in tech…
1 - 2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station.
2 – 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched.
3 – 1986 Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster.
4 – 1983 NASA launches Geos-F.
5 – 1958 Vanguard TV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed).
[...] ScienceDaily: Latest Science News created an interesting post today on Today in Tech: April 28, 2009Here’s a short outlineToday is 28th April, 09 and here’s what happened today in tech… 1 – 2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. 2 – 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched. 3 – 1986 Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of… [...]