On this day in 1978 – January 26th – the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) was launched.

The IUE was a joint effort by the European Space Agency (ESA), the UK Science Research Council and NASA. It was switched off in 1996, after it had worked 14 years beyond its planned lifetime.


Mona Evans
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