The first successful Mars Rover was launched on December 4, 1996.
GOES was first launched on June 16,1978
The first NASA spacecraft, Explorer 1, was launched on January 31, 1958. It was the United States' first successfully launched satellite and was instrumental in the discovery of Earth's radiation belts.
The first space craft was Sputnik, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
sputnik was the first space ship launched by india.
Ships turn with the aid of a rudder at the stern of the ship .
Sailing ships had rudders at the stern.
Germany's first dreadnoughts were of the four ships of the Nassau class, launched in 1908.
Superstitions surrounding ships probably began the very first time a human launched onto water clinging to a floating log.
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1000 Ships Launched by Helen's Face (Helen of Troy)
stern-post rudders
the "poop deck"
Helen of Troy
I believe it was Helen of Troy.
According to historical records, over a thousand ships were launched in honor of Helen of Troy after her abduction by Paris. These ships were part of the Greek fleet that sailed to Troy to rescue her, leading to the famous Trojan War.