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That droid is a probe droid, but to be more specific, a Viper probe droid.
A book at bedtime first broadcast 1st January 1949. It was read by Valentine Dial best known for his sinister character the Man in Black. Unfortunately I do not know the name of the book.
The Man who understood women
My name is Mark Brown I was born 12/10/1959
Marie Osmond was born on October 13, 1959.
The first US space probe was named "Pioneer 1". It was launched on 11th October 1958.
The rocket that launched Near on 17 February 1997 was a Boeing Delta II.
The Soviet made Sputnik 1 launched in 1957
The probe launched on November 26, 2011 is called the Mars Science Laboratory, and includes a new larger rover called Curiosity. The probe will arrive at Mars in August 2012.
Beagle 2
Beagle 2
Beagle 2
STS-34 used Atlantis for the mission.
Sputnik 1 - launched October 4 1957 (orbited until January 4, 1958)
Buran. That was the name of their main useable one. (Got destroyed when a roof collapsed on it.)
The First satellite to be launched by NASA was Explorer Eight in 1960. The first satellite be to be launched by the USA was Explorer One on January 31st 1958.
New Horizons was launched on 19th January 2006 and it's closest approach will be on July 14 2015See related link for further information.