The 11th Hour | Finales, Endings and Closures | Dec 9, 2021
Brian Williams hosted his final episode of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, giving a cryptic 3 minute monologue as a final sign-off to viewers. Read his complete final 11th Hour sign-off Here.
PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia | Project Endings | Jan 4, 1958
On January 4th, 1958, the first artificial Earth satellite, called Sputnik 1, fell back into Earth’s atmosphere after successfully orbiting silently for two months. The rocket was manufactured as part of the Soviet space program by PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, which was called OKB-1 at the time. The USSR launched ….
The last standalone JVC VHS player was produced on this date | Oct 28, 2008
Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt | Finales, Endings and Closures | Dec 13, 1972
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. As of 2021, they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.
NASA | Finales, Endings and Closures | Dec 11, 1972
Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
