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==Astronomy and space exploration== * January 26 β The [[Hale Telescope]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] in California, the largest [[aperture]] optical telescope in the world for 28 years, sees [[First light (astronomy)|first light]]. * June 14 β [[Albert II (monkey)|Albert II]], a [[rhesus monkey]], becomes the first [[Animals in space|mammal in space]], in a U.S.-launched [[V-2]] rocket, reaching an altitude of 83 miles (134 km) but dying on impact after a parachute failure.
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