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in space •  7 years ago  (edited)

July 29, 1958 - in the United States signed a law on the establishment of the National Agency for Aeronautics and Space Research.

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July 29 marks the 43th anniversary (1974) of the launch of the Molnia-1S communication satellite in the USSR (Baikonur Cosmodrome). The first domestic geostationary telecommunication apparatus.

July 29 marks the 23th anniversary (1994) of the launch of the Russian reconnaissance satellite Kosmos-2284 (Yantar-1KFT No. 17) from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

On July 29, it will be 8 years (2009) since the launch of a cluster of six foreign-made spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome with the help of the Dnepr carrier rocket.

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Well Happy Anniversary Space Cadets!