Terrifying History on Instagram: "On August 24, 2009, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, during a diplomatic visit to Tripoli. The meeting was part of U.S. efforts to normalize relations with Libya after its 2003 abandonment of WMD programs. Photographs from the event show formal handshakes, with Clinton emphasizing “a new chapter” in bilateral ties. Regarding reactions to Muammar Gaddafi’s death in October 2011: A widely

Som ET - 59 - Mars - Mars Pathfinder - Sojourner Rover - 1996 The Mars Pathfinder mission, designed to demonstrate a low-cost method for delivering a set of science instruments to the Red Planet, was the first wheeled vehicle to be used on any other planet in the solar system and served as the foundation for the Mars rovers of today. The mission landed a rover -- Sojourner -- on the surface of Mars using an air bag landing system and innovative petal design, which have been used since in various

OTD In Space - July 4: Mars Pathfinder Arrives On Mars

Calling all space pirates: Check out this new interactive 360 view of the 1997 Pathfinder mission. It features Sojourner, the first Mars rover ever! http://bitly.com/360pathfinder | NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover