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The Moon, as seen from lunar orbit during NASA’s Apollo 12 mission, November 14-24, 1969. (NASA/ASU)

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The Gemini 11 space capsule passes over Florida as it orbits the Earth on September 14, 1966. (NASA/ASU)

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ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: A volcano in the Aleutian Islands lets off some steam, as seen by astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station, January 2, 2016.

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“I like Princess Leia. I like how she handles things. I like how she treats people. She tells the truth. She, you know, gets what she wants done. I don’t have a real problem with Princess Leia. I’ve sort of melded with her over time.”

—Carrie Fisher

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TODAY IN HISTORY: The Apollo 9 spacecraft inches its way to Launch Complex 39 at Cape Canaveral, January 3, 1969. (NASA)

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Behold Saturn, glimpsed by the Voyager 2 space probe on June 30, 1981.

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Apollo 16 blasts off on April 16, 1972. (NASA)