PULL · 28 JUL 2003

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your sky.

Launch of the Spirit Rover Toward Mars

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Spirit rover, part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission, launched from Cape Canaveral on a Boeing Delta II rocket. Solid fuel boosters fell away as the rocket ascended, reflecting exhaust light. Spirit is expected to arrive at Mars in January and will use parachutes and airbags for landing.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 28 JUL 2003 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 28 JUL 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 JUL 2003
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 209 of 365