PULL · 7 JAN 1996 This was
This was
your sky.
Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone
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COSMIC MESSAGE
In this 1961 NASA publicity photo, Project Mercury astronauts John H. Glenn, Virgil I. Grissom, and Alan B. Shepard Jr. pose in front of a Redstone rocket. Project Mercury was the first U.S. program designed to put humans in space. It resulted in six manned flights using one-man capsules and Redstone rockets.
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1996-01-07 · ♑
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Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CAPRICORN
In tropical astrology, 7 JAN 1996 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 7 JAN 1996.
THE ALMANAC FOR 7 JAN 1996
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 7 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS