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Tag Archives: space
November 6, 1973
On November 6, 1973, NASA’s Pioneer 10 spacecraft began photographing Jupiter. Jupiter was reluctant at first, but Pioneer 10 promised that it would only take tasteful, professional photos and would allow Jupiter to decide on… Continue reading
November 2, 2000
On November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on the planet together. Since then at least one person has remained on the international space station at all times. And yes, being on an airplane while it’s flying in the… Continue reading
September 22, 1979
On September 22, 1979 a bright flash, now known as the Vela Incident, was observed in the Indian Ocean near Prince Edward Islands. It was detected by the American Vela satellite which carried various sensors designed to detect… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Area 51, Ripsorck Epsilom 14 of Gliese 832, space
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November 29, 1961
On November 29, 1961, Enos, an American chimpanzee was launched into space by NASA. He was the third hominid and first chimpanzee to achieve Earth orbit. The first two hominids were Soviet astronauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. The Americans said Enos proved to be a better astronaut since he wouldn’t sneak vodka on board … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, America, chimpanzees, cute, Enos, firsts, Gherman Titov, NASA, not creepy, Russia, Soviet Union, space, vodka, Yuri Gagarin
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November 19, 2017
On November 19, 2017, a 400 meters long and reddish object, that unfortunately was shaped liked a massive coprolite was detected by scientists. Because of its speed, it was determined that this object, subsequently named Oumuamua, did not originate in our solar system. Oumuamua is the first identified interstellar tourist to our solar system. Unfortunate … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged coprolite, interstellar visitor, Oumuamua, science, space, Tourist
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January 7, 1985
On January 7, 1985, Japan launched its first interplanetary spacecraft, named the Sakigake. This was the first deep space probe launched by a nation not named the United States or the USSR. To the disappointment of future anime fans, the ship was not a Gundam Mecha nor did it have teenage Japanese girls wearing battle … Continue reading
June 27, 1978
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1978 the US launched Seasat, an experimental ocean surveillance satellite. Each day Seasat makes 14 orbits of Earth and in 36 hours is able to monitor nearly 96% of the oceanic surface. The satellite’s equipment is able to penetrate cloud cover and report measurements such as wave height, water … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Cthulhu, Pacific Ocean, R'lyeh, satellites, Seasat, space, The Nemo Point
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July 21, 1969
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1969, Buzz Aldrin became the second man to set foot on the moon, and the first to urinate. Why? He was a man. It’s what we do.
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Tagged astronauts, Buzz Aldrin, final frontiers, moon, NASA, space
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April 21, 1997
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 the ashes of Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry were launched into orbit around the Earth. Gene’s ashes were launched because of his desire to closer to space and the next Final Frontier. Timothy Leary’s ashes were expelled from the planet because the EPA declared his remains to be … Continue reading
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Tagged EPA, Gene Roddenberry, science, space, Timothy Leary
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November 16, 1974
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1974 the first intentional interstellar radio message was sent by the Arecibo telescope towards M41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away. Thirty years later in 2004 the text of the message was finally released to the general public and read as follows: When this note arrives … Continue reading
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Tagged interstellar communications, lightyears, poetry, space
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