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Gagarin Day

By *olly_chromatic OP TV/TS over a year ago

Stockport

Today is exactly 60 years since Yuri Gagarin's historic first flight of a man into space. By coincidence, it is also exactly 40 years since the first flight of the Space Shuttle.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Ohhh

That’s interesting - I never be knew that.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

He didn't enjoy his fame for long did he..

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By *gent CoulsonMan over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

This day in 1937 Frank whittle ground tested the first ever jet engine

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By *imon_hydeMan over a year ago

Stockport

Science is just so cool!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"This day in 1937 Frank whittle ground tested the first ever jet engine "

That must have been a blast! Led to the Meteor...

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By *allySlinkyWoman over a year ago

Leeds

Also the anniversary of the 16th space shuttle mission in 1985.

Today is International Cosmonaut Day.

Also anniversary of first non stop flight from London to Paris in 1911. Took three hours 56 minutes.

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By *ools and the brainCouple over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Imagine how much the shuttle would cost now ?

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