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| + | [[19th Century|1882]] – [[Physics|Physicist]], rocket engineer and inventor Robert Goddard is born. He developed a mathematical theory for rocket propulsion in [[1912]], and proved that rockets would function in a vacuum for space flight in [[1915]]. At the time of his death, Goddard held 214 patents in rocketry. <br> | ||
[[1923]] – Edwin Hubble identifies the first [[wikipedia:Cepheid_variable|Cepheid variable star]]. <br> | [[1923]] – Edwin Hubble identifies the first [[wikipedia:Cepheid_variable|Cepheid variable star]]. <br> | ||
[[1984]] – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. <br> | [[1984]] – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. <br> | ||
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<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|279]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|279]]</noinclude> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 10 August 2023
1882 – Physicist, rocket engineer and inventor Robert Goddard is born. He developed a mathematical theory for rocket propulsion in 1912, and proved that rockets would function in a vacuum for space flight in 1915. At the time of his death, Goddard held 214 patents in rocketry.
1923 – Edwin Hubble identifies the first Cepheid variable star.
1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
