PULL · 18 SEP 1999 This was
This was
your sky.
Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone
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COSMIC MESSAGE
In 1961, astronauts John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, and Alan Shepard Jr. posed with a Redstone rocket. This publicity photo captures a moment from Project Mercury, the first U.S. program to send humans into space. These missions used one-man capsules and both Redstone and Atlas rockets to achieve their suborbital and orbital flights.
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1999-09-18 · ♍
SKYBORN
Mercury Astronauts and a Redstone
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♍
VIRGO
In tropical astrology, 18 SEP 1999 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 SEP 1999.
THE ALMANAC FOR 18 SEP 1999
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 55% lit
POSITION
Day 261 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS