Did you know that today, 16th September, is the most popular day of the year to launch a spacecraft? Today in 1996 the Space Shuttle Atlantis 17 launched into space and in 1987 NASA launched space vehicle S-209.
Did you know that today in 1853 biochemist Albrecht Kossel, who discovered and named the four DNA nucleotides, was born and today in 1983 biological scientific wonder Arnold Schwarzenegger became a US citizen?
Today in 1979 USSR performed a nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh and today in 1975 the first prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor jet made its maiden flight - yes you’ve seen them in Top Gun!
Science is everywhere, every day.
Do you know the next scientific sensation?
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