On September 8, at 7:30 p.m. Polish time, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch died at the age of 96, after 70 years of reign. His son, who will be called Charles III, must sit on the throne. The whole world now remembers Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth II loved the cosmos
Elizabeth II became queen on February 6, 1952. This means that her reign lasted longer than the entire space race between the United States and the USSR. The Queen has witnessed events such as:
- Placement of the first satellite in Earth orbit – Sputnik 1 – 1957;
- The first animal in orbit – Laika, Sputnik 2 – 1957;
- The first man to orbit the Earth – Yuri Gagarin, Vostok 1 – 1961;
- The first spacewalk – Alexey Leonov, Voschod 2 – 1965;
- The first man on the moon – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 – 1969
The queen herself was also to have a keen interest in space exploration. The official Buckingham Palace website describes it as follows: “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have for many years supported the advancement of science, technology, engineering and other similar endeavours. Over the years, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness have observed key scientific achievements, particularly related to space exploration. »
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Indeed, Yuri Gagarin, on his return to Earth, was invited to Buckingham Palace in 1961. The crew of Apollo 11 – Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins – were also hosted by Elizabeth II. Interestingly, Apollo 11 also had a message written by the Queen, which accompanied the Americans throughout the mission.
Cosmos remained close to Elizabeth II also in later years. In 2007 she visited the American Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Tim Peake – The British astronaut returning from a mission to the International Space Station in 2015 received a personal letter from the Queen.
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