Kepler claimed to have had an epiphany on July 19, 1595, while teaching in Graz, demonstrating the periodic conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the zodiac ; he realized that regular polygons bound one inscribed and one circumscribed circle at definite ratios, which, he reasoned, might be the geometrical basis of the universe.

Nevertheless, in late July it was announced that the Orbital Workshop would be launched as a part of Apollo mission AS-209, originally one of the Earth-orbit CSM test launches, followed by two Saturn I / CSM crew launches, AAP-1 and AAP-2.

In July 1969, Oberth returned to the United States to witness the launch of the Apollo project Saturn V rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that carried the Apollo 11 crew on the first landing mission to the Moon.

Fourteen Saturn 1Bs ( or partial vehicles ) were built, with five used in unmanned testing and five others used in manned missions, the last on July 15, 1975.

On July 16, 1969, as its crowning achievement in the Apollo space program, a Saturn V vehicle lifted the Apollo 11 spacecraft and three astronauts on their journey to the Moon.

The last Saturn IB flight was launched on July 15, 1975, carrying a three-man crew on a six-day mission to dock with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft .. Called the Apollo – Soyuz Test Project ( ASTP ), the primary purpose was to provide engineering experience for future joint space flights, but both spacecraft also had scientific experiments.

In July 2011, Bailey performed at the Sonisphere Festival in Knebworth, headlining the Saturn Stage.

One particular example of a Cross, which was not a Grand Cross, came during the summer of 2010 ( July 10 ), when Pluto ( in Capricorn ), Uranus and Jupiter ( in Aries ) and the Moon ( in Gemini moving into Cancer ) were at 0-3 ° Capricorn, Aries and Cancer, respectively, with Saturn being out of mode at 29 Virgo.

On July 3, 1989, Saturn passed in front of the 5th magnitude star 28 Sagittarii.

AS-203 ( or SA-203 ) was an unmanned flight of the Saturn IB rocket on July 5, 1966.

AS-202 was the third test flight of the Saturn IB, because a delay in the readiness of the Apollo spacecraft 011 pushed its launch past the July 1966 launch of AS-203.

* July 1-The Cassini-Huygens space probe arrives at Saturn and begins its nominal 4 year mission after successfully reaching orbit.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's ( JPL ) website shows that between the years 1900 and 2200, that the comet is only insignificantly perturbed by Saturn on July 29, 1957, when it passes within 1. 6AU of the giant planet's powerful influence.

The mission began July 28, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes.

An enhancement of Lunar: Silver Star Story, now entitled Lunar: Silver Star Story-Complete-was released for the Sega Saturn in Japan in July 1997 and later ported to the PlayStation in both Japan ( May 1998 ) and North America ( May 1999 ).

Originally released for the Sega Saturn in July 1998 in Japan ( still under the original title, Lunar: Eternal Blue ), as well as a PlayStation port in Japan in the summer of 1999 and America in December 2000, Eternal Blue had its graphics, sound, and animation revamped.

A-105 was launched from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 37B at 08: 00 EST ( 13: 00 GMT ) on July 30, 1965, on the last Saturn I rocket, SA-10.

The first Saturn to leave the assembly line in the Spring Hill, Tennessee factory was on July 30, 1990, the same day that then-CEO of GM, Roger Bonham Smith, retired.

A compilation titled Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus was released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on June 19,, and for the PlayStation on July 6 of the same year.

PowerJet is a 50-50 joint venture held by Snecma and NPO Saturn, created in July 2004.

On July 11, 1999 at Bash at the Beach the Jersey Triad defeated Benoit and Saturn again to retain their Tag Team Titles.

The Wilmington Assembly plant closed in July 2009, ending production as both the Pontiac and Saturn nameplates were retired.

On July 5, 1996, Sega released Nights into Dreams ... for their Saturn console in Japan ; bundled with it was the Saturn 3D control pad which featured an analog pad intended to give the player more fluid control over that game's flight-based gameplay.

* 1990: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor-Alien Nation

From 1990 to 2003 HP manufactured the HP-48 series of graphing RPN calculators and in 2006 introduced the HP-50g with a 131x80 LCD and a 75 MHz ARM CPU that emulates the Saturn CPU of the HP-48 series.

* 1990 – Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn.

Spring Hill was the site of the Saturn Corporation production facility, which operated from 1990 to 2007.

" While Saturn cars proved very popular with buyers, actual sales never met the optimistic projected targets, in part because of a recession in 1990.

Tom Bosley did radio commercials for the new Saturn Car Company a " different kind of car company ," in 1990.

The first two missions of the project were to be a mission to Saturn and its moon Titan, the Saturn Orbiter / Titan Probe, or SOTP ( later Cassini ) and the Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby ( CRAF ), both of which were approved by Congress in 1990.

Since debuting in 1990, Saturn wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ), World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ), the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ).

Released in the fall of 1989 for the 1990 model year, the U platform / GMT199 utilized a galvanized steel space frame underneath composite plastic dent resistant panels similar to those used in Saturn models and the Pontiac Fiero.

* Why I Hate Saturn, by Kyle Baker ( 1990 )

In 1990, he became President and CEO of Saturn of Orange County.

On February 17, 2009, GM originally proposed the elimination of its Saturn division, the sale of Saab, and either the sale or elimination of Hummer, depending on whether a buyer could be found quickly.

GM Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson said the Pontiac brand would be closed by 2010, calling it an “ extremely personal decision .” In addition to speeding up decisions on Saturn, Saab and Hummer, GM will be left with four brands – Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac.

However, GM had already decided to retire the brand as it has begun to sell off its remaining inventory and said that, unlike Saturn, the brand was not for sale.

In 2007, the General Motors Corporation ( GM ), the parent company of Saturn, shut the facility down to retool the facility for production of other GM vehicles and renamed it Spring Hill Manufacturing.

The brand was marketed as a " different kind of car company ," and Saturn operated outside the GM conglomerate, with its own assembly plant in Spring Hill, unique models and a separate retailer network.

It also proved cannibalistic as 41 % of Saturn buyers already owned a GM car.

In 1996, Saturn Dealerships distributed the electric General Motors EV1, the first car released under the GM marque.

In 1997, Saturn became the first General Motors North American vehicle to be fully built with right-hand-drive on the same assembly line as the left-hand-drive vehicles ( the previous right-hand-drive GM North American vehicle were built in the countries with left-hand road rule using the CDK kit and customised dashboard and steering components ) as it entered the Japanese market.

For 2005, Saturn began selling the Relay, a minivan and the first Saturn based on similar models from other GM brands.

In 2004, GM and the United Auto Workers dissolved their unique labor contract for the Spring Hill manufacturing plant, allowing Saturn operations to be integrated with the rest of GM.

By the end of 2009, GM closed all of its 46 Saturn dealerships in Canada, even for Saturn dealerships also selling Saab vehicles.

GM and Penske decided that they could no longer make a business case to distribute Saturn vehicles in Canada after the sale of the brand.

On September 30, 2009, Penske terminated its discussions with GM to acquire its Saturn subsidiary.

The tentative agreement was for GM to continue to produce the Saturn line until 2011 ; after that time, an undisclosed third company would assume production responsibilities.

Since that date Saturn vehicles have been serviced at other GM dealerships.

In February 2010, as a means of customer retention, GM announced it was offering existing Saturn owners up to US $ 2, 000 in incentives on purchasing a new Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick or GMC vehicle until March 31.

As of 2009, all Saturn models used common GM platforms and engines.

The 2009 Saturn models were the Sky roadster, the Aura sedan, the Astra hatchback, the Vue small crossover SUV and the Outlook full-size crossover SUV built off the GM Lambda platform.