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On July 3, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1886, Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (died 1969) was born. In 1935, Harrison Schmitt, American geologist, astronaut, and politician was born. In 1943, Norman E. Thagard, American astronaut was born. In 1958, Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic was born. In 1967, The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny. In 1970, Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. In 1970, The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1971, Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks was born. In 1973, David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. In 2004, Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (born 1929) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Mission to save NASA telescope that's falling to Earth

The West Australian

July 3, 2026

lean right

Mission to save NASA telescope that's falling to Earth

US scientists have launched a mission to tow an ageing satellite observatory into a safer orbit using a robot spacecraft.

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