In 2011 the last US Space Shuttle mission launches.
Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched at 16:29 UTC on the 8th of July 2011 on its final mission designated STS 135 (Space Transportation System). The four man mission was to take supplies to the International space station and on 21st of July 2011 at 09:57 UTC the Shuttle landed safely at the JFK Space centre. Atlantis was NASA’s fourth space-rated shuttle whose maiden voyage was on the 3rd of October 1985 and 33 missions later she had travelled approximately 126,000,000 miles. NASA had a total of five space rated shuttles and a six, Enterprise, which was a test ship never intended for space.
The first shuttle produced for NASA was Columbia whose maiden voyage was on the 4th of December 1981. After 27 successful missions but on her 28th, mission, which took off on the 16th of January 2003, Columbia and her seven crew were lost. The Shuttle disintegrated on re-entry over East Texas, 16 minutes before it was due to land.
NASA’s second shuttle Challenger blew up just after launch of her tenth mission on the 28th of January 1986 killing all her seven crew.
NASA’s fourth shuttle, Discovery completed 39 missions successfully and their fifth Endeavour completed 28 missions.
In 1652 the First Anglo-Dutch War began when England declared war on the Netherlands
The First Anglo-Dutch war began over domination of trade roots throughout the world. The English wanted to increase its global trade but the Dutch had superior control of the seas. As a result of raids on Dutch Ships by the English, war broke out between the Commonwealth of England (when England briefly became a republic under Oliver Cromwell) and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. The First Anglo-Dutch War began on the 8th of July 1652 when England declared war on the Netherlands and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Westminster on the 15th of April 1654. The First War was a victory to the English, finally giving them control of the sea around England and control of trade to their colonies.
