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    On This Day in Tech History

    Stories Published November 12 Throughout History

    Historic Tech Events

    Columbia Returns to Space on the STS-2 Mission

    Columbia Returns to Space on the STS-2 Mission
    1981

    Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice. Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly rode the reusable, orbital, spacecraft on a pillar of fire from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

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    First images of Saturn's rings captured

    First images of Saturn's rings captured
    1980

    The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.

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    Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web
    1990

    On 12 November 1990 Tim Berners Lee along with Robert Cailliau published a formal proposal outlining principal concepts and defining important terms behind the web.

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