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On this day in 1992 the first flight of space shuttle Endeavour(STS-49) took place.

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On this day in 1929 Paul Lauterbur was born. In 2003 he shared the Nobel prize with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) possible.

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On this day in 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American launched into space. His sub-orbital flight lasted 15 minutes.

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On this day in 1989, the Magellan probe was launched on a voyage of discovery to the planet Venus.

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Today marks the passing of one of the original seven Mercury astronauts and the only one who flew on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, Wally Schirra.

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Elijah McCoy, inventor and holder of over 50 patents was born in 1844.

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On this day in 1839 Count (Louis-Marie-) Hilaire Bernigaud Chardonnet the inventor of rayon was born.