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π° On 19 May 1961 the Soviet #Venera1 space probe made a first-ever flyby of #Venus. βΉοΈ It was also the first spacecraft to perform mid-course correction - via 3-axis stabilization using the Sun and Canopus as coordinate anchors Btw #VeneraD to resume Venus exploration in 2029 https://t.co/z17JlcDMTI — PolitiTweet.org