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🚀 #OTD in 1959 #Luna1 spacecraft reached the vicinity of the Moon, just 5'995 km from its surface. This marked the 1st lunar flyby in history. Nicknamed "First Cosmic Ship" it became the first manmade object to escape Earth's velocity. 🛰️ ❗ In between Sputnik and Gagarin! https://t.co/ARhJ4GTbyQ — PolitiTweet.org