PULL · 6 APR 1997

This was
your sky.

Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone Credit:

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Project Mercury astronauts John H. Glenn, Virgil I. Grissom, and Alan B. Shepard Jr. pose in front of a Redstone rocket in this 1961 NASA photo. Mercury was the first U.S. program to put humans in space. It involved six flights using one-man capsules, launched by Redstone and Atlas rockets.

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1997-04-06 · ♈

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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ARIES

In tropical astrology, 6 APR 1997 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 APR 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 APR 1997

DAY

Sunday

MOON

New moon, 2% lit

POSITION

Day 96 of 365

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This was your sky.

Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone Credit:

This was
your sky.