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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 813, Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius). In 1850, Annie Armstrong, American missionary (died 1938) was born. In 1933, Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (died 2013) was born. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 1962, First transatlantic satellite television transmission. In 1963, Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host was born. In 1966, Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (born 1913) passed away. In 1968, Michael Geist, Canadian journalist and academic was born. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 2021, Richard Branson becomes the first civilian to be launched into space via his Virgin Galactic spacecraft. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Nasa wants to send you on ‘deep space mission’ without ever leaving Earth
No social media but you get to do 'Martian walks'.
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· Mar 15, 2025
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NASA
· Jul 1, 2026
NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this []
The Next Web
· Jun 22, 2026
Germany tells Trump: you cannot get to the moon without us
Germany’s space minister has a message for Washington: the dependence runs both ways. In an interview with Politico at the VivaTech trade show in Paris this week, Dorothee Bär said Europe provides “critical key technologies” for American space missions, adding bluntly: “Without us, it cannot be done.” The claim is not bluster. NASA describes the European Service [] This story continues at The Next Web
Daily Mail
· Jun 29, 2026
Catch me if you can! Inside NASA's daring plan to save a space telescope from plunging back to Earth
Catch me if you can! Inside NASA's daring plan to save a space telescope from plunging back to Earth
UrduPoint
· Jun 29, 2026
NASA to launch mission to save space observatory from Earth re-entry
NASA to launch mission to save space observatory from Earth re-entry
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