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1977: Space Probe Voyager 2 Launched

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1977: Space Probe Voyager 2 Launched

This day in 1977 marked the launch of the space probe Voyager 2, one of the most distant human-made objec ...

This day in 1977 marked the launch of the space probe Voyager 2, one of the most distant human-made objects (distance of 106.65 AU from the Sun). Voyager 2 travels through space, and its nuclear power ...

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1970: Soviets Make First Successful Landing on another Planet

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1970: Soviets Make First Successful Landing on another Planet

The first space probe in human history to successfully land on another planet was launched on this day in ...

The first space probe in human history to successfully land on another planet was launched on this day in 1970. The probe in question was called Venera 7 (Венера-7, Venus-7), and needed slightly under ...

August 17, 2019
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1990: The First Interplanetary Probe Launched from a Space Shuttle Reaches Venus

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1990: The First Interplanetary Probe Launched from a Space Shuttle Reaches Venus

On this day in 1990 the Magellan space probe entered into orbit around the planet Venus. It is interestin ...

On this day in 1990 the Magellan space probe entered into orbit around the planet Venus. It is interesting that the Magellan probe was the first interplanetary probe in history which was launched usin ...

August 10, 2019
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1950: First Rocket Launched from Cape Canaveral

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1950: First Rocket Launched from Cape Canaveral

On this day in 1950, the first rocket was launched from the famous Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Fl ...

On this day in 1950, the first rocket was launched from the famous Cape Canaveral in the U.S. state of Florida. Meanwhile, Cape Canaveral became known as the main U.S. launch site. Rockets with manned ...

July 24, 2019
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1983: First American Woman in Space

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1983: First American Woman in Space

On this day in 1983, the first American woman was launched into space. Her name was Sally Ride and she wa ...

On this day in 1983, the first American woman was launched into space. Her name was Sally Ride and she was than 32 years old. It is interesting that she remained the youngest American person ever laun ...

June 18, 2019
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1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space

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1985: The First Royal Prince, Arab and Muslim, to Fly in Outer Space

On this day in 1985, the first Arab and Muslim was sent into space. It was Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Sa ...

On this day in 1985, the first Arab and Muslim was sent into space. It was Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal dynasty. It is interesting that he was the first person of roya ...

June 17, 2019
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1983: Pioneer 10: The First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

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1983: Pioneer 10: The First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

On this day in 1983, the first man-made object left the Solar System. It was the Pioneer 10 space probe, ...

On this day in 1983, the first man-made object left the Solar System. It was the Pioneer 10 space probe, launched back in 1972 (11 years earlier). It left the Solar System when it crossed the orbit of ...

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1006: Brightest Supernova in Recorded Human History

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1006: Brightest Supernova in Recorded Human History

On this day back in 1006, therefore in the early Middle Ages, the brightest supernova in recorded human h ...

On this day back in 1006, therefore in the early Middle Ages, the brightest supernova in recorded human history exploded in the sky. It was an explosion of a star about 7,200 light years away from Ear ...

April 30, 2019
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