Pick any date since Sputnik. See what was happening in space — what flew, who was up there, and where the planets were.
1961 – 1972
From Gagarin's single orbit to bootprints in lunar dust — eleven years when two nations sprinted for the Moon and all of us won.
July 16, 1969
At least 2 people were off the planet:
From the SpaceOdysseyHub astronaut archive — notable flights, not an exhaustive roster.
New Moon
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