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On 15 December 1970, the Soviet Venera 7 probe became the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet.

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The article reflects on humanity's long journey toward flight, noting that when the U.S. was founded in 1776, human flight was still 7 years

From 1776 to Artemis: How the U.S. aerospace era transformed human flight and returned to the moon

The article reflects on humanity's long journey toward flight, noting that when the U.S. was founded in 1776, human flight was still 7 years

From 1776 to Artemis: How the U.S. aerospace era transformed human flight and returned to the moon

The article reflects on humanity's long journey toward flight, noting that when the U.S. was founded in 1776, human flight was still 7 years