PULL · 1 AUG 1999 This was
This was
your sky.
Walking in Space
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COSMIC MESSAGE
This is Edward White, the first American astronaut to walk in space, outside the Gemini 4 capsule in 1965. Spacewalks are better described as floats, as astronauts move in free-fall. White used a Hand-Held Self-Maneuvering Unit to move around, connected to the capsule by a tether.
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COMMON
1999-08-01 · ♌
SKYBORN
Walking in Space
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO
In tropical astrology, 1 AUG 1999 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 AUG 1999.
THE ALMANAC FOR 1 AUG 1999
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 82% lit
POSITION
Day 213 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS