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14 April 1958 – Sputnik 2 burns up re-entering the Earth´s atmosphere

13 April 2023 Jacek Domański

On 14th April 1958, the Sputnik 2 – the second spacecraft that was launched into the orbit – re-entered the Earth´s atmosphere after spending 162 days in space and encircling our planet 2570 times. The […]

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1 October 1958 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established

30 September 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

Probably everyone, even not being directly interested in aviation and aerospace, has heard about the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA. Nevertheless, to tell the story that led to creation of this world’s most […]

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16 October 1958 – Pan Am Flight 6 emergency landing

16 October 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser of the Pan Am Flight 6, made an emergency landing in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Pan Am Flight 6 (sometimes erroneously referred as Flight 943) was the multi-stopover airline […]

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