Population in Space at Historic High: 13
posted: 27 March 2009
11:17 am ET
The Thursday launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the world's first repeat space tourist and a new crew for the International Space Station has boosted the population of space to its historical max: 13 people.
The population boom ties the record for the maximum number of people in space at the same time. It is relatively rare but could become more commonplace once the space station shifts to a larger, six-person crew in late May.
Today's an interesting day in esoteric-related history:
196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt.
1306 - Robert The Bruce is crowned King of Scotland at Scone.
1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and all its population.
1329 - Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.
1836 - The first Mormon house of worship, Kirtland Temple, is dedicated in aservice led by Joseph Smith, Jr.
In disasters:
1964 - The Good Friday Earthquake kills 125 in US
1977 - 560 killed in Tenerlife plane crash
1980 - 120 killed in North Sea oil platform collapse
And in aerospace:
1969 - The Mars probe Mariner 7 is launched.
1970 - Concorde makes its first supersonic flight.
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1 comments:
I think that'd be 'Tenerife'. 'Tenerlife' is a door-to-door herbal supplement...
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