Events in Ascension Islands History
- 1501-05-20 Portuguese explorer João da Nova Castell discovers the uninhabited Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean
- 1783-12-01 Jacques Charles and Nicolas Roberts make first untethered ascension with gas hydrogen balloon in Paris
HMS Beagle at Ascension Island
1836-07-19 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin arrives in Ascension Island
- 1966-02-05 BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island
- 1989-09-30 NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii & Ascension
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