Timeline Tuesday 29 October 1991

Events on Tuesday 29 October 1991 1

• 1991 Galileo Spacecraft Makes First Asteroid Flyby Probe images asteroid 951 Gaspra NASA's Galileo spacecraft, en route to Jupiter, flew past the asteroid 951 Gaspra and captured the first close-up images ever taken of an asteroid. The flyby provided the first direct evidence of an asteroid's irregular shape and cratered surface. It was a landmark moment in solar system exploration.