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Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

The agreement on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was signed on December 21, 1991.

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In 1959 a model of rocket "Vostok-L" was successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome

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In 1959 a model of rocket "Vostok-L" was successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome - e-history.kz
On September 12, at 8:40 a.m. a model of rocket “Vostok-L” was successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. It took out automatic interplanetary station to the route to the Moon. The next day for the first time in world practice it reached the surface of the Moon and performed hard landing on its surface. Discovery of the Sun wind was one of the most significant scientific achievements of the mission