Summer has arrived! Whether you’re enduring the humid heat, seeking refuge under shade, or tiptoeing on searing beach sand, the advent of summer ushers in extended daylight hours and, of
The world’s first astronaut was a 27-year-old Soviet aviator named Yury Gagarin. On April 12, 1961, the 4.75-ton spacecraft Vostok 1 was launched from a location in Baikonur, a wasteland
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