π¬ China's first astronaut flies to space (2003)
Where: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
π On This Day: October 15
October 15, 2003: China's first astronaut flies to space. On this day in 2003, China's Shenzhou 5 carried astronaut Yang Liwei into space. He circled the Earth 14 times in about 21 hours before landing safely. China became the third country to send a person into space on its own rocket.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1928 π‘ The giant airship Graf Zeppelin landed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, completing its first flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Germany.
- 1956 π‘ FORTRAN, one of the first modern computer programming languages, was shared with programmers. It let people write instructions for computers using words and maths instead of raw numbers.
- 1997 π The Cassini spacecraft launched on its long journey to Saturn. It spent 13 years exploring the ringed planet and dropped the Huygens probe onto its moon Titan.
π§ Question of the day
Who was China's first astronaut?
- Neil Armstrong
- Yang Liwei
- Yuri Gagarin
Show the answer
Answer: Yang Liwei
π Landmarks that opened on October 15
Questions
What happened on October 15?
October 15, 2003: China's first astronaut flies to space. It happened in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.
Which landmarks opened on October 15?
Cologne Cathedral (completed 1880), The Motherland Calls (unveiled 1967), Cristo Rei of Dili (dedicated 1996).
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_5