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Space History for March 11

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1811
Born, Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier, co-discoverer of Neptune

1890
Born, Vannevar Bush, developed the first electronic analog computer

1893
A Charlois discovered asteroids #360 Carlova and #361 Bononia.

1897
A meteorite entered the Earth's atmosphere and exploded over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris caused damage but no human injuries were reported.

1907
J H Metcalf discovered asteroid #637 Chrysothemis.

1918
M Wolf discovered asteroid #890 Waltraut.

1920
Died, Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer
Julio Garavito Armero (January 5, 1865 – March 11, 1920) was a Colombian astronomer. He was a child prodigy in science and mathematics, and obtained degrees in mathematics and civil engineering. As an astronomer at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (National Astronomical Observatory) in Columbia, his researches included calculating the latitude of Bogotá, studies about the comets which passed the Earth between 1901 and 1910 (such as Comet Halley), and the 1916 solar eclipse (seen in the majority of Colombia). The most widely important aspects of his studies were about celestial mechanics, lunar fluctuations and their influence in weather, floods, polar ice, and Earth's orbital acceleration.

1921
Died, Sherburne W Burnham, US astronomer (double territory)

1921
M Wolf discovered asteroid #949 Hel.

1924
M Wolf discovered asteroid #1021 Flammario.

1942
Y Vaisala discovered asteroid #1656 Suomi.

1956
Born, Curtis L Brown Jr, Elizabethtown North Carolina, astronaut (STS 47, STS 66)

1960
NASA launched Pioneer 5 into a Solar orbit between Earth and Venus, it became the first probe to approach near Venus.

1986
The Japanese probe Sakigake flew within 6.8 million km of Comet Halley.

1997
The ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry were launched into space.

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