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Michael Collins

... that Michael Collins (pictured), the command module pilot for Apollo 11, was the first person to perform two spacewalks in a single mission?
... that the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, led to a period of public anxiety in the United States and accelerated the Space Race?
... that pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and first to orbit the Earth, ejected from his descending spacecraft at an altitude of about 7,000 metres (23,000 ft)?
... that two Russian tortoises were aboard the first spacecraft to return safely from a trip around the Moon?
... that Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand and was a medical officer for the Peace Corps before becoming an astronaut?
... that the Soviet probe Luna 2, the first human-made object to make contact with the Moon, began a trend of crash landing missions that continued even after soft landings were mastered?
... that David Scott's performance under pressure during Gemini 8, the first mission to achieve a docking in space, led to his selection for the Apollo program?
... that cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made 42 trips outside the Soviet Union between 1963 and 1970 in response to invitations she received after becoming the first woman in space?
... that Félicette, the first cat in space, was subjected to 9.5 g of acceleration and five minutes of weightlessness?

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+* ... that '''[[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[Apollo command and service module|command module]] pilot for [[Apollo&nbsp;11]], was the first person to perform two spacewalks in [[Gemini 10|a single mission]]?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that a swan sculpture ''(pictured)'' in '''[[Stapenhill Gardens]]''', described by the park superintendent as a "monstrosity" after its construction in 1953, is now a town landmark?
+* ... that the 1957 launch of '''[[Sputnik&nbsp;1]]''', the first artificial satellite, led to [[Sputnik crisis|a period of public anxiety]] in the United States and accelerated the [[Space Race]]?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that '''[[Binod Chaudhary]]''' is the first Nepali to be listed on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'s}} billionaire list?
-* ... that four of the fourteen astronauts in '''[[NASA Astronaut Group&nbsp;3]]''' were killed in training accidents before they had a chance to fly in space?<!--Special occasion hook for July 20-->
+* ... that [[Astronaut#Russian|pilot-cosmonaut]] '''[[Yuri Gagarin]]''', the first human in space and first to orbit the Earth, ejected from [[Vostok 1|his descending spacecraft]] at an altitude of about {{convert|23,000|ft|m|disp=flip}}?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
+* ... that two [[Russian tortoise]]s were aboard the '''[[Zond 5|first spacecraft to return safely]]''' from a trip around the Moon?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that the [[Oboe|oboist]] and composer '''[[Rolf Riehm]]''' taught music theory [[Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts|in Frankfurt]] from 1974 to 2000 and wrote an opera, ''[[Sirenen]]'', for a 2014 premiere at the [[Oper Frankfurt]]?
+* ... that '''[[Mae Jemison]]''', the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodian [[refugee camp]] in Thailand and was a medical officer for the [[Peace Corps]] before becoming an astronaut?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that during the '''[[1924–25 Cardiff City F.C. season|1924–25 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.]] became the first Welsh team to reach an [[FA Cup]] final?
+* ... that the Soviet probe '''''[[Luna&nbsp;2]]''''', the first human-made object to make contact with the Moon, began a trend of [[Lander (spacecraft)#Impactors|crash landing]] missions that continued even after [[Soft landing (aeronautics)|soft landings]] were mastered?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that Captain '''[[Henry Meintjes]]''', a South African World War&nbsp;I flying ace, was shot in the wrist when far over enemy lines but still managed to bring his airplane back and land it safely?
+* ... that '''[[David Scott]]'''{{`s}} performance under pressure during [[Gemini&nbsp;8]], the first mission to achieve a [[Docking and berthing of spacecraft|docking in space]], led to his selection for the [[Apollo program]]?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that the extinction of the '''[[Bramble Cay melomys]]''' was described as the first for a mammal species due to [[Global warming|anthropogenic climate change]]?
+* ... that cosmonaut '''[[Valentina Tereshkova]]''' made 42 trips outside the Soviet Union between 1963 and 1970 in response to invitations she received after becoming the first woman in space?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
-* ... that when he graduated in medicine at the age of 24, '''[[James Fraser (surgeon)|James Fraser]]''' was already [[Sir]] James Fraser?
+* ... that '''[[Félicette]]''', the first cat in space, was subjected to 9.5&nbsp;[[g-force|g]] of acceleration and five minutes of weightlessness?<!--Special occasion hook for July 21-->
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