Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1499, Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil. In 1636, Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567) passed away. In 1927, Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. In 1957, Hermann Buhl, Austrian soldier and mountaineer (born 1924) passed away. In 1965, S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist was born. In 1973, Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian musician was born. In 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 1992, Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress was born. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. In 2015, Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Taiwan Space Telescope ‘VERTECS’ Successfully Launched on Japanese H3 Rocket

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June 26, 2026

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Taiwan Space Telescope ‘VERTECS’ Successfully Launched on Japanese H3 Rocket

Taiwan’s space technology has taken another major step forward. According to the Central News Agency, the Cosmic Observation System independently developed by Taiwan’s National Applied Research Laboratories’ National Space Organization (TASA) was recently launched aboard a Japanese rocket and successfully reached space to begin its mission. This not only verifies Taiwan’s domestically developed space payload []

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