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Watchmen Above the Treaty Stardate 132.2077 (October 17, 1963) In the small hours of 17 October 1963, an Atlas-Agena lifted two satellites from Cape Canaveral and set them on paths more than 100,000 kilometres

A Quiet Flame in Vacuum Stardate 447.7170 (October 16, 1969) On the morning of 16 October 1969, Georgy Shonin and Valeri Kubasov closed the hatch of Soyuz 6 and let the orbital module fall into vacuum.

Today in Space History - China's First Orbit 🚀 Stardate 2235.7500 (OCTOBER 15, 2003) Before the sun had fully cleared the desert horizon, a Long March rocket lifted Yang Liwei from Jiuquan. China became

Today in Space History - Three in a Cabin 🚀 Stardate 184.2210 (OCTOBER 12, 1964) On the morning of 12 October 1964, a modified Vostok rose from Baikonur with three men inside a cabin built for one. Vladimir

Today in space history, three October elevenths. The Path Reopens Stardate 394.5062 (11 October 1968) A Saturn IB rose from Launch Complex 34 carrying Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham.

Today in space history, two October tenths, 118 years apart. A Moon Beside a New World Stardate -6023.6320 (10 October 1846) William Lassell, a Liverpool brewer who ground his own mirrors, turned a 24-inch

Today in Space History - Names New to Orbit 🚀 Stardate 1602.7559 (OCTOBER 2, 1991) On the morning of 2 October 1991 a Soyuz-U2 left Baikonur with Alexander Volkov, Franz Viehböck, and Toktar Aubakirov.

Some dates stack. 29 September keeps returning with the same kind of first: not a parade, just a craft that opened a door and left a habit behind. Today in Space History - A Skylark Above the Ionosphere

Some dates stack. 28 September keeps coming back with the same kind of moment: not a parade, just a craft that did what it said it would, and left a habit behind. Today in Space History - A Private Rocket

Today in Space History - A Flag Above the Earth Stardate 2496.2920 (SEPTEMBER 27, 2008) On the morning of 27 September 2008, Zhai Zhigang opened the hatch of Shenzhou 7 and became the first Chinese astronaut

A Slow Path to the Moon

Today in Space History - The Tower That Fired Stardate 1181.2057 (SEPTEMBER 26, 1983) About ninety seconds before a planned night launch to Salyut 7, a valve on the Soyuz-U failed. Pressurant gas spun

Image credit: NASA One of the most amazing things that caught my attention in the Voyager mission is the Golden Record. It is a special disc on board the Voyager spacecraft (Voyager 1 and Voyager 2), launched

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