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50 Years Ago: Launch of Helios 1 to Explore the Sun 
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On Dec. 10, 1974, NASA launched Helios 1, the first of two spacecraft to make close observations of the Sun. In one of the largest international efforts at the time, the Federal Republic of Germany, also known as West Germany,…

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