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Today in Space History - First Breath of Another World 🚀 Stardate 342.7480 (OCTOBER 18, 1967) On this day in 1967 the Soviet probe Venera 4 entered the atmosphere of Venus and began to transmit. For

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