PULL · 18 MAY 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
The First Explorer
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COSMIC MESSAGE
The first US satellite, Explorer 1, launched in 1958. It was the fourth stage of a Jupiter-C rocket, a modified US Army Redstone ballistic missile. Explorer 1 carried instruments to measure temperatures, micrometeorite impacts, and a James A. Van Allen experiment. This experiment led to the discovery of Earth's radiation belts.
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1997-05-18 · ♉
SKYBORN
The First Explorer
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BORN 10633 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 18 MAY 1997 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 MAY 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 MAY 1997
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 87% lit
POSITION
Day 138 of 365
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