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Humans have been in the space business for a long time.

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On this day in 1959 – May 30th – American geophysicist and planetary scientist Claudia Joan Alexander was born in Vancouver, Canada.

Alexander was the last project manager of NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and until her death was the project manager and scientist of NASA's role in the European Rosetta mission.

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On this day in 1963 – May 30th – English chemist, astronaut and science communicator, Helen Sharman, was born in Grenoside, Sheffield.

Chosen to train as a cosmonaut, Sharman was the first Briton in space and the first woman to visit the Mir space station.

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On this day in 1975 – May 30th – nine countries signed the convention to establish the European Space Agency (ESA).

The convention came into force on 30 October 1980 with the deposit of the last instrument of ratification.

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On this day in 1877 – May 31st – French astronomer Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion was born in Meudon in the département of Hauts-de-Seine.

Gabrielle, the second wife of the prominent astronomer Camille Flammarion, was General Secretary of the Société Astronomique de France. She worked with her husband at his observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France from where she carried out observations of the planets, minor planets and variable stars. Gabrielle Flammarion published work on several topics including the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the surface features of Mars.

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On this day in 1858 – June 2nd – Giovanni Battista Donati first observed the comet that bears his name.

Comet Donati, formally designated C/1858 L1 and 1858 VI, was one of the most brilliant comets of the 19th century. It inspired artists and poets and was also the first comet to be photographed, though the photograph has been lost.

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On this day in 1930 – June 2nd – Apollo astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. was born.

Conrad was the commander of the Apollo 12 mission and the third person to walk on the Moon.

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On this day in 1955 – June 2nd – the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan became operational.

It was from here that the first satellite to orbit the Earth was launched, and Yuri Gagarin, the first man to orbit the Earth, was launched into space. It is still the world's largest space launch facility.

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On this day in 1977 – June 2nd – 14 delegates from nations around the world plus the UN Secretary-General recorded greetings for the Voyager space probes' golden record.

Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched a month apart later in the year. Decades later Voyager 1 became the first probe to cross the heliopause into interstellar space

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On this day in 2003 – June 2nd – the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Mars Express and Beagle 2.

Mars Express is still an operational orbiter. The British lander Beagle 2 was damaged as it landed on Mars and never became operational.

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