On this day - 14 January

Huygens was the first spacecraft to land on Titan, a moon of Saturn. It landed on January 14th 2005 and was operated by the European Space Agency. The spacecraft took its name from the discoverer of Titan, Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who found Titan in 1655. The spacecraft had launched in October 1997 and remained dormant throughout its journey. On landing, Huygens transmitted data for around 90 minutes before contact was lost.

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