History: January 13 (#5)

History: January 13 (#5)
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January 13, 1993 Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.

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On January 13, in the year 1993: Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.

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Why January 13, 1993 matters: Space Shuttle program: Endeav our heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: January 13, 1993 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)