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On This Date.........


October 1, 1958
Inauguration of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).

October 3, 1942
Germany launched 1st rocket to reach outer space.

October 4, 1957
Sputnik 1, 1st artificial satellite, launched. USSR.

October 7, 1959
1st images returned of lunar far side. USSR.

October 10, 1846
1st satellite of Neptune, Triton, discovered by W. Lassell.

October 11, 1968
Apollo 7, 1st manned Apollo flight, launched into Earth
orbit. USA

October 19, 1947
C. Yeager made 1st supersonic flight,. USA

October 22, 1975
1st images returned from surface of Venus. USSR