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On August 19, 1960, the satellite ‘Sputnik 5’ was launched. It was the first mission to send animals to space and return them safely back, including Belka and Strelka.
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On July 25, 1984, a Soviet aviator Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a spacewalk. Also she was the second woman in space.
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On July 20, 1969, commander of the ‘Apollo 11’ crew Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon’s surface. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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On July 14, 1965, the spacecraft ‘Mariner 4’ performed the world's first successful flyby on Mars. Also the first close-up pictures of the Martian surface were taken during the mission.
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Today is the 27th anniversary of the premiere of the 1st movie of the ‘Men in Black’ franchise. Sounds like a great reason to rewatch all the franchise or at least two first movies 😊
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On June 14, 1949, Albert II made a flight into space to an attitude of 83 miles. Albert was a rhesus macaque who was the first primate and first mammal in space.
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On June 11th, 1985, the space probe Vega-2 inflated and released a balloon on Venus. In fact, it was the first balloon deployed on another planet.
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On 25th May, 1979, Ridley Scott’s film ‘Alien’ premiered worldwide. ‘Alien’ spawned a whole media franchise of films about space monsters.
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On May 23, 1969, the world’s first docking of two crewed spacecraft around the Moon was done. It was also the first lunar mission to include the lunar landing module.
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On May 20, 2010, the world's first space sailboat IKAROS to use solar sailing was launched in Japan. In the future, IKAROS can be used for interplanetary trek.
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On May 14, 2012, exactly 12 years ago, the movie ‘Men in Black 3' was released. The long-awaited sequel of the trilogy became a grand event for all movie fans. Which MIB movie do you like better? 😎
