Difference between revisions of "October 07"

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1958 – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed "Project Mercury."
1959 – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits first ever photographs of the far side of the moon.
2008 – Asteroid "2008 TC3" impacts Earth over Sudan, marking the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into the planet's atmosphere.
2401 - Daniel Wueste is assigned as commanding officer of the USS Valley Forge, CA-1996 .

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-[[1958]] – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.<br />
+[[1958]] – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed "Project [[Mercury]]." <br>
-[[1959]] – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits first ever photographs of the far side of the moon.<br />
+[[1959]] – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits first ever photographs of the far side of [[Luna|the moon]]. <br>
-[[2004]] - Hotel magnate Robert Bigelow establishes the ''America's Space Prize'', offering $50 million to the first US-based privately-funded team to design and build a reusable manned capsule capable of flying 5 astronauts to a Bigelow Aerospace inflatable space module.<br />
+[[2008]] – Asteroid "2008 TC3" impacts [[Earth]] over Sudan, marking the first time an [[asteroid]] impact is detected prior to its entry into the planet's [[atmosphere]]. <br>
 [[2401]] - [[Daniel Wueste]] is assigned as [[commanding officer]] of the {{USS|Valley Forge|CA|1996}}.
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