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World Space Week

Posted on October 4, 2019 by vanbraman

Today was the start of World Space Week. Friday seems like the wrong day to start a week of commemoration, but October 4 is a significant date in Space history. Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. Above is a … Continue reading →

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German Unity Day

Posted on October 3, 2019 by vanbraman

Today was German Unity Day. I know this because I had to look up why all my German colleagues were taking the rest of the week off. Germany Unity Day commemorates the formal reunification of Germany on October 3, 1990. … Continue reading →

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