Astronomy and Space Exploration
- June 14 - Albert II, a Rhesus Monkey, becomes the first mammal in space, in a U.S.-launched V-2 rocket, reaching an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) but dying on impact after a parachute failure.
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Famous quotes containing the words astronomy, space and/or exploration:
“It is noticed, that the consideration of the great periods and spaces of astronomy induces a dignity of mind, and an indifference to death.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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“The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.”
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