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1970s

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  1. 1970

    1. 1970-11-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-378 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    2. 1970-11-17 landing

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      Moon landing.

    3. 1970-11-18 launch

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      Thorad SLV-2H Agena D launched on the CORONA 140/1112 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1970-11-24 launch

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      Soyuz 11A511L launched on the Kosmos-379 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1970-11-24 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-380 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1970-11-27 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1970-12-02 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-381 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1970-12-02 launch

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      Proton-K/D launched on the Kosmos-382 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC81/23. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1970-12-03 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-383 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    10. 1970-12-10 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-384 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1970-12-11 launch

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      Thor Delta N6 launched on the NOAA 1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2W. Launch vehicle success.

    12. 1970-12-12 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-385 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1970-12-15 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-386 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1970-12-15 landing

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      Venera 7 returned data from the surface of Venus.

    15. 1970-12-16 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-387 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1970-12-18 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-388 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1970-12-18 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-389 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1970-12-22 launch failure

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the DS-P1-M No. 1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/2. Launch failure.

    19. 1970-12-25 launch

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      Molniya 8K78M launched on the Molniya-1 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

  2. 1971

    1. 1971 Year only

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      Ringworld () by Larry NivenAward: Hugo Award — Best NovelRole:

      Ringworld — 1971 Hugo Award, Best Novel (1971).

    2. 1971-01-12 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-390 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    3. 1971-01-14 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-391 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    4. 1971-01-20 launch

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      Vostok 8A92M launched on the Meteor flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

    5. 1971-01-21 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-392 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    6. 1971-01-21 launch

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      Titan 23B launched on the KH-8A flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

    7. 1971-01-26 launch

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      Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched on the Intelsat 4 F-2 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC36A. Launch vehicle success.

    8. 1971-01-26 launch

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the Kosmos-393 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch vehicle success.

    9. 1971-01-31 launch

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      Apollo 14 (January 31 – February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands.

    10. 1971-02-03 launch

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      Thor Delta M launched on the NATO 2B flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    11. 1971-02-05 landing

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      Moon landing.

    12. 1971-02-09 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-394 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    13. 1971-02-17 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-395 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    14. 1971-02-17 launch failure

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      Thorad SLV-2H Agena D (?) launched on the CORONA 141/1113 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch failure.

    15. 1971-02-18 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-396 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    16. 1971-02-25 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-397 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/20. Launch vehicle success.

    17. 1971-02-26 launch

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      Soyuz 11A511L launched on the Kosmos-398 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    18. 1971-03-03 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-399 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    19. 1971-03-03 launch

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      Chang Zheng 1 launched on the SJ-1 flight from Jiuquan Space Center, Nei Monggol Zizhiqu, China, pad LA2A. Launch vehicle success.

    20. 1971-03-05 launch failure

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      Kosmos 11K63 launched on the DS-P1-Yu No. 39 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/4. Launch failure.

    21. 1971-03-05 launch failure

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Zenit-2M flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch failure.

    22. 1971-03-13 launch

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      Thor Delta M6 launched on the Explorer 43 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    23. 1971-03-18 launch

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      Kosmos 11K65M launched on the Kosmos-400 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC132/1. Launch vehicle success.

    24. 1971-03-21 launch

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      Titan 33B launched on the OPS 4788 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC4W. Launch vehicle success.

    25. 1971-03-24 launch

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      Thorad SLV-2H Agena D launched on the CORONA 142/1114 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC3W. Launch vehicle success.

    26. 1971-03-27 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-401 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    27. 1971-04-01 launch

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      Thor Delta E1 launched on the Isis 2 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. Launch vehicle success.

    28. 1971-04-01 launch

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      Tsiklon-2 launched on the Kosmos-402 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC90/19. Launch vehicle success.

    29. 1971-04-02 launch

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      Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-403 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    30. 1971-04-03

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      Ringworld () by Larry NivenAward: Nebula Award — Best NovelRole:

      Ringworld — 1970 Nebula Award, Best Novel (1971-04-03).

    31. 1971-04-03

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      Ill Met in Lankhmar () by Fritz LeiberAward: Nebula Award — Best Novella

      Ill Met in Lankhmar won Best Novella.

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