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Venera 9 Landed on Venus and Took the First Photos from the Surface of Another Planet on October 22, 1975

On October 22, 1975, Soviet Union’s Venera 9 spacecraft landed on Venus and took the first photos from the surface of another planet.

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Galileo spacecraft was launched on October 18, 1989

NASA’s Galileo spacecraft was launched on October 18, 1989, with the mission of studying Jupiter and its moons. It orbited Jupiter for almost eight years and made close passes by all its major moons. By doing so, it became the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet in our solar system. Galileo also studied two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida, and discovered the first moon orbiting an asteroid (Dactyl orbiting Ida).

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Salary of an astronaut: how much does a NASA astronaut earn [yearly]?

Being an astronaut is a dream job for many (including me). But, how much does a NASA astronaut earn yearly? What is the salary of an astronaut?

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Voskhod 1 became the first multi-person spacecraft in space on October 12, 1964

Voskhod 1, the seventh crewed Soviet spacecraft was launched on October 12, 1964. Three cosmonauts, Vladimir Komarov (16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967), Konstantin Feoktistov (7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009), and Boris Yegorov (26 November 1937 – 12 September 1994) were aboard, so Voskhod 1 became the first multi-person spacecraft in space.

It also set a crewed spacecraft altitude record of 336 kilometers (209 miles). Another first was, the spacecraft carried either an engineer or a physician into outer space.

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Apollo 7 was launched on October 11, 1968

Apollo 7, the first crewed flight in NASA’s Apollo program was launched on October 11, 1968, exactly ten years after the space agency’s first launch. The mission successfully demonstrated the crewed performance of the Command and Service Modules and featured the first American live broadcast from space.

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NASA’s first launch: Pioneer 1 [October 11, 1958]

On October 11, 1958, the newly-established space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Pioneer 1 (also known as Able 2), a lunar probe intended to orbit the Moon. It was the first launch of NASA, which was formed on July 29, 1958.

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The First Photo of the Far Side of the Moon was Taken by Luna 3 on October 7, 1959

On October 7, 1959, Soviet Union’s Luna 3 spacecraft photographed the far side of the moon for the first time ever. These photographs, despite being of poor quality, caused excitement when they were published because the humanity had never saw the far side of the moon before.

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Mount Everest from Space [5 Most Amazing NASA Photos]

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Its summit is 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet) above sea level. Naturally, It looks amazing from space, and as a result, many astronauts take its photos during their journeys. Here are the top 5 most amazing photos of Mount Everest from space, published by NASA.

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International Space Station Tracking Map [Live!]

Where’s the International Space Station right now? Here’s the live International Space Station tracking map, powered by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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9/11 Attacks on the Twin Towers from space

On September 11, 2001, during the 9/11 attacks, NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson took this photo from the International Space Station (ISS) of smoke rising from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.