The Soviet Union Aboard the Vostok 1 spaceship, the cosmonaut Jurij Gagarin (1934 –1968) makes the first orbital flight around the Earth and then lands in the Saratov region. He leaves the space capsule, which brought him safe and sound through the atmosphere, with an ejection seat and ends his historical space flight by parachute. [...]
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Europa 2009-International Year of Astronomy
June 10th, 2009 
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776 viewsTitle: Europa 2009-International Year of Astronomy Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 10.00 – NOK 12.00 In 2009, it is 400 years since Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) pointed a telescope at the sky and saw that the Earth was only one of many planets and not the centre of the universe. His [...]
