PULL · 23 APR 2001

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Space Shuttle Lifts Off for Space Station

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Last Thursday, Space Shuttle Endeavor lifted off for the latest round of building the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit around Earth. A highlight of the 11-day mission was the installation of Canadarm2, a robotic arm that will assist in future construction and utilization of the ISS. Canadarm2 is a larger and more sophisticated version of the shuttle's own robotic arm, and it can move around the station's exterior. This was the ninth shuttle mission dedicated to ISS construction.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 23 APR 2001 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 23 APR 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 23 APR 2001
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 113 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday