1969 In Science

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The year 1969 in Science and Technology

ASTRONOMY AND SPACE EXPLORATION

Venera 6 begins to descend into Venus ', atmosphere sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure

returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the upcoming first manned Moon landing

and Buzz Aldrin , lands on the Moon . Apollo 11 lifted off for the Moon on July 16 and returned safely on July 24

launches Apollo 12 , the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon (landed on the Moon on November 19 )

astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth Human s to walk on the Moon

COMPUTER SCIENCE

April 7 - RFC 1 , the first Request For Comments document from the Internet Engineering Task Force is published.

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METEOROLOGY

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