September 12, or ''Luna-2''
Zodiac Sign Virgo
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Virgo, September 12. Born on this day care about the literal meaning of both the written and the spoken word.
However, they are not only interested in speech as such, but also in various forms of communication. We can say that they get great pleasure from an attentive audience. This does not mean that they are of the unrestrained type, on the contrary, they fully understand the importance of restraint.
Indeed, many of those born on this day are calm and solitary people.
Open-minded and hard-working, they prefer to let their actions speak for them instead of the words they value so highly.
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Virgo men born on September 12:
- boast the following characteristics:
- capable,
- cleanliness,
- thrifty,
- useful,
- kind.
- Virgo man can like only a woman who is ideal in every sense - modest, well-mannered, educated, with an impeccable appearance, inaccessible and mysterious.
- You should not expect surprises or explosive emotions from a Virgo man.
- It is stable, consistent, and very predictable.
- He performs all his actions according to a clear plan, understanding the logic of which, you can understand the man himself.
Virgo women born on September 12:
- endowed with such facets of temperament:
- smart,
- neat,
- organized.
- Virgos strive for excellence in everything - in their careers, and in relationships, and in appearance.
- Coquetry is alien to them, but false modesty is also an atypical feature of Virgos.
- They with dignity accept well-deserved compliments and courtship, but do not flatter them.
- Virgo women are well versed in people, they are difficult to deceive or mislead.
Main event
The Vostok-L rocket brought into flight the Luna-2 station, which for the first time in the world landed on the Moon
September 12, 1959
September 12, 1959
The automatic interplanetary station "Luna-2" is the first device in the world that landed on the Moon
September 12, 1959 at 8:40 from the Baikonur cosmodrome launched the Vostok-L rocket. It's put an automatic interplanetary station (AMC) "Luna-2" on the path of flight to the natural satellite of the Earth, to the Moon, which the next day for the first time in the world reached the surface of the Moon and made a hard landing on its surface, that is, at a tremendous speed stuck into the surface of the satellite of the Earth.
In the area of the Sea of Clarity, between the craters of Aristillus, Archimedes and Autolycus, two ball pennants were made in the manner of a soccer ball with pentagonal plates of stainless steel with th
The device did not have its own engines to correct the trajectory. From scientific equipment, scintillation counters, Geiger counters, magnetometers, micrometeorite detectors were installed on it.
One of the main scientific achievements of the mission was the discovery of the solar wind.
The moment of "meeting" with the Moon was registered by many observatories, even a dust cloud was photographed, and then radio communication was cut off.
This event was an important step in the implementation by the Soviet Union of a program for studying the Moon:
- Sergei Korolyov created a cooperation of firms that soon formed the backbone of the country's rocket and space complex.
- The design bureau of Sergey Lavochkin has accumulated experience in the development of guided missiles and control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles.
- By the mid-1960s, a Proton rocket was created at Vladimir Chelomey's Design Bureau, and the appearance of designer Sergei Babakin completed the formation of prerequisites for the successful fulfillment of the plans for "conquering" the Moon.
Holidays
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
South-South cooperation refers to cooperation between developing countries. The General Assembly resolution recognizes that developing countries bear the primary responsibility for South-South cooperation, but at the same time emphasizes the need for the world community to assist developing countries in expanding cooperation. South-South cooperation should in no way replace North-South cooperation.
Also on September 12...
1624 - the first submarine was tested in London. The first working submarine model was created for the King of England James by the Dutch engineer Cornelius van Drebbel - in London a rowing submarine for 12 rowers and 3 officers was built and successfully tested in the Thames.
1715 - Peter I issued a decree forbidding residents of the capital to knock down boots and shoes with brackets and nails. This was done with the aim of preserving the wooden coating of St. Petersburg streets. The decree said: “And if anyone with such boots or shoes, appears, they will be severely fined, and merchants who hold such braces and nails will be exiled to hard labor; and their possessions shall be taken."
1905 - Russian professor V.G. Tsege-von-Manteuiff for the first time conducted a successful operation to extract a bullet from the heart.
1919 - a small detachment of anarchists led by the symbolist poet G D'Annunzo captures the city of Fiume (Rijeka). For four years, the city will be free, but then still move to Italy.
1921 - Stanislav Lem was born, Polish writer, satirist, philosopher and science fiction ("Solaris", "Voice of Heaven", "Peace on Earth", "Invasion from Aldebaran"). Quote: “People don't want to live forever. People just don't want to die. ”
1940 - a cave of Lascaux with prehistoric paintings on the walls was found in France.
1944 - Barry White, an American rhythm and blues singer, was born.
1958 - ''Texas Instruments'' created the first microchip.
1958 - first integrated circuit designed by Texas Instruments Jack Kilby was tested. Regardless of him at the same time, this problem was addressed by Robert Noyce, who was the first to create an industrial design. He also got fame and money.
1961 - Mylene Farmer (real last name Gautier) was born, a French singer and actress.
1972 - Jason Statham was born, British actor (“Cards, money, two trunks”, “Big Jackpot”, “Revolver”, “Carrier”, “Adrenalin”).
1973 - Paul Walker, an American actor (“Fast and the Furious 1-5”, “White Captivity”, “Pleasantville”) was born.
1986 - Emmy Rossum, American singer, actress (“The Phantom of the Opera”, “The Mysterious River”, “The Day After Tomorrow”) was born.
1992 - the first married couple, the first black woman and the first Japanese astronaut flew into space.
1994 - in Atlanta, Marc Andreessen introduced the new ''Mosaic Netscape'' web browser, which was released in October.
2007 - Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life imprisonment for plundering the country.
2008 - the first and at that time the only Queen concert in Ukraine was held in Kharkov. With this free concert, the band began their European AIDS Support Tour. Queen in Kharkov gathered the largest audience in the history of the group. Queen + Paul Rodgers charity concert dedicated to the fight against AIDS was held with great success on the largest square of Ukraine and attracted an incredible number of spectators - according to international experts, 350 thousand people came to Freedom Square and surrounding streets on September 12! He wrote a new page in the history of the group, because for 40 years of its existence, Queen's concerts have never gathered such a huge audience.
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