History: October 6 (#3)

History: October 6 (#3)
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October 6, 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.

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On October 6, in the year 1990: Space Shut tle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions. Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter.

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Why October 6, 1990 matters: Space Shuttle Discovery is lau nched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions. 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: October 6, 1990 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: t wo 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 Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)