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5 Unforgettable Moments in the History of Spaceflight and Space Exploration
Above the clouds 130 nautical miles below, astronaut Mark C. Lee floats freely without tethers as he tests the new Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Spacewalk Rescue (SAFER) system, Sept. 16, 1994. Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64
Gravity: From Apples to the Universe
Voskhod. The first human in space. Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet Voskhod 2 records pilot Aleksey Leonov historic 10 min. spacewalk, March 18, 1965. Leonov extravehicular activities (EVA) was the first human to ever walk in space
The First Space Walk
After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.
7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History
Colorful winter sunset
What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?
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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
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July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
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Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
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Also Known As Franz Artur Viehböck
Born August 24, 1960 (age 64) • Austria
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Haigneré, Claudie
Claudie Haigneré
French cosmonaut, doctor, and politician
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
Afghan pilot and cosmonaut
Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov.
Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov
Russian cosmonaut
Helen Sharman
Helen Sharman
British chemist and astronaut
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov.
Gennady Mikhailovich Strekalov
Russian cosmonaut
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyov.
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyov
Soviet cosmonaut
Jean-Loup Chrétien.
Jean-Loup Chrétien
French astronaut
Astronaut Shannon Lucid.
Shannon Wells Lucid
American astronaut
Muhammed Faris
Syrian pilot and air force officer
Ulf Merbold.
Ulf Merbold
German physicist and astronaut
Valery Polyakov
Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov
Soviet cosmonaut
Yelena Kondakova.
Yelena Kondakova
Russian cosmonaut
Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut
Russell Louis Schweickart
American astronaut
Ellison Onizuka
American astronaut
Jonny Kim
Jonny Kim
Korean-American Navy SEAL, doctor, aviator, and astronaut
Peggy Whitson
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American biochemist and astronaut
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