#OTD in 1984, Soviet cosmonaut, two times Hero of the Soviet Union, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a spacewalk. She entered the open space during "Soyuz T-12" mission. She was also the first female cosmonaut to fly to space twice

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25 июля 1984 года, советский космонавт, дважды Герой Советского Союза, Светлана Савицкая стала первой в истории женщиной, вышедшей в открытый космос, во время полета космического корабля "Союз Т-12". Также она стала первой в мире женщиной-космонавтом, отправившейся в космос дважды

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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station took pictures of Russia’s ‘Pirs’ module entering Earth’s atmosphere after it was undocked from the ISS. ‘Nauka” multipurpose lab is to take its place tomorrow, July 29, 2021.

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Французский астронавт Тома Песке с борта Международной космической станции сфотографировал как российский модуль "Пирс", отстыковавшись от МКС, входит в атмосферу Земли. Многоцелевой лабораторный модуль "Наука" должен занять его место завтра, 29 июля 2021 г.


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Russia’s new ‘Prichal’ nodal module arrived at the Baikonur cosmodrome. Its launch scheduled for November 24, 2021. ‘Prichal’ will boost the potential for Russian spaceships, including the new Oryol lunar spacecraft, to dock with the space station.

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Новый российский узловой модуль "Причал" доставлен на космодром "Байконур". Запуск запланирован на 24 ноября 2021 г. "Причал" позволит расширить возможности стыковок со станцией российских кораблей, в том числе нового "лунного" корабля "Орел".

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#OTD On 11 August 1962 Soviet spacecraft #Vostok3 was launched carrying to space the USSR's 3rd cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev. The results of #Vostok3 and #Vostok4 missions (they were launched simultaneously) proved the very possibility of a flight to the Moon.

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В этот день в 1962 г. в космос был запущен советский корабль "Восток 3" с 3-м космонавтом СССР Андрияном Николаевым на борту. Результаты полетов "Востока 3" и "Востока 4" (они осуществлялись одновременно) доказали возможность полета на Луну.

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The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket carrying British OneWeb communication satellites has been installed on the launch pad at Site 31 (Vostok) at the Baikonur spaceport, according to Russia's Roscosmos state agency.

It is scheduled to be launched at 01:23 AM Moscow time on August 20. The rocket will deliver 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit, bringing the total number of satellites in the OneWeb constellation to 288. The delivery process will take three hours and 45 minutes.

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Ракета-носитель "Союз-2.1б" с британскими спутниками связи OneWeb установлена на стартовом комплексе площадки №31 ("Восток") космодрома Байконур, сообщает Роскосмос.

Запуск ракеты запланирован на 01:23 мск 20 августа. Она должна вывести на орбиту 34 британских спутника связи OneWeb. Таким образом, количество космических аппаратов данной группировки достигнет 288. Выведение займет 3 часа 45 минут.

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#OTD in 1957, 64 years ago, a way to outer space was paved! #USSR launched #Sputnik1, Earth's first artificial satellite, from Baikonur Cosmodrome thus starting the Space Age and fulfilling the thousand-year-old dream of humanity to reach the outer space. It will forever remain one of the greatest achievements of in history of our country and humankind.

Sputnik-1 also became the first human-made apparatus in history to send a message to Earth from outer space - the famous "Beep... Beep... Beep..." sound.
Follow the link to listen to its historic radio signal

➡️https://is.gd/kuV1cq

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Russian Ambassador to South Africa H.E. Mr.Ilya Rogachev & Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Wits University, unveiled the bust of Yuri Gagarin - world’s first cosmonaut - at Wits Planetarium

➡️ https://bit.ly/2XzfS4k

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#OTD in 1970, 51 years ago, Soviet #Luna17 space probe was launched. This mission brought famous Lunokhod-1 (Moon Walker 1) to the Moon – first-ever exploration remote-controlled robot a.k.a "rover" to freely move on the surface of another celestial body

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10 ноября 1970 года, 51 год назад, был запущен советский аппарат Луна-17. На Луну был доставлен знаменитый Луноход-1 - первый в истории дистанционно управляемый робот, который успешно работал на поверхности другого небесного тела

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📆 56 years ago, on 27 March 1968, Yuri Gagarin, Earth’s first cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union, died in a plane crash while test-piloting Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.

🕯 He was only 34 when his life found a tragic end.

According to his friends, Yuri was not affected by his worldwide fame and remained as everyone knew him before the historic space flight – modest and kind to the people around him. He dearly loved his wife, Valentina, and his daughters.

🌐 Yuri Gagarin’s memory is cherished all over the world, with numerous monuments erected, streets, vessels and planes named after him.

🌠 Since 2000, “Yuri's Night”, an international celebration, is held annually to commemorate milestones in space exploration.

🇿🇦 In South Africa’s Hermanus, Western Cape, Yuri Gagarin’s bust was unveiled in November 2020 on South African National Space Agency’s site.

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🚀 A reason to be proud!

The Russian-designed Angara-A5 heavy carrier with the "Orion" upper stage has successfully taken off from the Russian Vostochny Cosmodrome

The importance of this event cannot be overestimated: this is the first launch of the rocket of this type.

🌠 The Angara-A5 can be used for delivering satellites as well as other cargo to the orbit of the Earth.

Eventually, this rocket will serve the goal of reaching the Moon.

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🚀 On April 12, 1961, at 09:07 Moscow time, the Vostok-1 spacecraft with pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, marking the beginning of the space age in the history of mankind.

✍️ Spacecraft designer Sergei Korolev, who ran the launch of Vostok-1 into outer space, said “I hope he goes there and returns alive” after start.

🌍 Vostok-1 climbed to an altitude of 302 km, once orbited the Earth and successfully came back down. Y.Gagarin parachuted to the ground separately from his capsule in Saratov region of Russia. The first spaceflight lasted only 108 minutes but it marked the beginning of a new chapter of human endeavour in outer space.

💬 FM Sergey Lavrov: For billions of people around the world, Yuri Gagarin continues to serve as an example of heroism and selflessness, inspiring them to overcome any obstacles in pursuit of the most ambitious and noble goals (Minister's video message on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight).

🌟 Gagarin's flight embodied the triumph of Soviet science and technology and was of crucial importance for further development of space exploration and the mankind.

Having declared 1️⃣2️⃣ April as the International Day of Human Space Flight, the UN General Assembly expressed its deep conviction of the common interest of mankind in promoting and expanding the exploration and further use of outer space for peaceful purposes.

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🚀 Spacecraft “Soyuz-2.1b” with satillites “Ionosfera-M” has been installed on the launch pad at Vostochny cosmodrome.

The morning in the "space heart" of the Amur taiga began with the verticalization of the rocket. Roscosmos specialists continue to prepare it for launch that will take place on 5 Nov 2024.

🌐 Satellites “Iobosfera-M” are part of the Ionosonde project to monitor near-Earth space and research ionospheric plasma and wave processes in it.

Photos by Roscosmos

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